Sri Lanka’s September 22, 2026 Easter Sunday judgment marks a decisive legal reckoning with one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks, convicting 15 of 24 defendants after an extensive examination of thousands
The ongoing annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia has sent a strong signal that Asia’s economy remains promising despite challenges and uncertainties worldwide. Themed “Asia and the World: Common Challenges,
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Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export revenue hit 1.25 billion U.S. dollars in the first three months of this year, which is the first time the value exceeded 1 billion dollars right in
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Energy company executives attending the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024 in Boao, south China’s Hainan Province, have pledged aggressive plans while also calling for more global cooperation to help accelerate
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A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said the mainland is closely following Taiwan military’s movements in Kinmen. Any provocative move Taiwan military takes is doomed to fail, said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson
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by Dana Halawi “It’s not easy to rely on the support from others, but sometimes we barely have food to feed our hunger,” said Nahida Ajam, a Palestinian refugee living in Lebanon’s
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India’s foreign exchange reserves reached an all-time high of 642.49 billion U.S. dollars during the week ended March 15, the country’s central bank has reported. This was the fourth straight week with
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About 79 percent of Afghanistan’s population lacks access to potable water, according to a report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Afghanistan. The report released Friday pointed out that the severe
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Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi group, raised alarms earlier this month with his declaration of intent to disrupt maritime traffic in the Indian Ocean, particularly around the strategic Cape
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The rejection of a U.S.-proposed draft resolution on a Gaza ceasefire at the UN Security Council on Friday has highlighted the “increasing global isolation” of the United States, experts said. Adel Abdel
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had concluded his visit to Israel, the last leg of his sixth Middle East tour since the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Predictably, his efforts fell
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Twenty-one years have elapsed since the U.S. army invaded Iraq under the pretext of rooting out weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and “spreading democracy.” However, the absence of such weapons, the fiasco
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The Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Tuesday passed the safeguarding national security bill, a milestone by the HKSAR in fulfilling its constitutional duty as stipulated
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Since the end of the Cold War about three decades ago, the majority of the world has supported multilateralism and advocated for a multi-polar world order. Washington, however, has been stubbornly pursuing
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At the 55th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council currently taking place here, the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict is undoubtedly one of the biggest focuses among participants, with many believing
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A natural gas processing terminal project, the largest of its kind constructed by the Bohai Oilfield, China’s largest offshore crude oil producer, has officially started supplying gas to surrounding areas, according to
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