UN official says conflicts, disasters and funding cuts a ‘perfect storm’ causing acute hunger
BANGKOK (AP) — A string of natural disasters and global conflicts, combined with drastic cuts to international aid…
Chinese, Philippine ships collide near disputed shoal in South China Sea | Border Disputes News
Both sides traded accusations six days after Beijing announced plans to turn the atoll into a nature reserve.…
Chinese and Philippine ships collide in South China Sea dispute
BEIJING (AP) — China’s coast guard accused a Philippine ship of deliberately ramming one of its vessels on…
Duplantis breaks pole vault world record to win gold in Tokyo | Athletics News
Sweden’s Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis sails over the bar to set a 14th pole vault record at the World…
Nepal’s Prime Minister Karki appoints 3 new ministers after protests
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s prime minister on Monday selected three new ministers to join her interim administration,…
Framework deal reached over future of TikTok
MADRID (AP) — A framework deal has been reached between China and the U.S. for the ownership of…
China accuses Nvidia of violating antimonopoly laws
LONDON (AP) — China accused Nvidia on Monday of violating the country’s antimonopoly laws and said it would…
Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described…
Nepal’s new prime minister urges calm after deadly protests
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s new prime minister took office Sunday and “urged calm and cooperation to rebuild”…
Travel ban keeps international students from attending US colleges
With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing…
Military airstrike on schools in western Myanmar kills at least 18 people, most of them students
BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike by Myanmar’s military on two private schools in a village in Myanmar has…
Curfew is lifted in Nepal as calm returns after deadly mass protests
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese authorities lifted the curfew in the country’s capital and surrounding areas on Saturday…