Updated: 6 October Tensions between Taipei and Beijing are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan’s defense minister says, citing a recent increase in incursions by Chinese military aircraft into the island’s air defense identification zone. Although no shots have been fired, Taiwan says that nearly 150 aircraft […]

Sophia Ankel writes: October 7, 2021, 7:00 An activist for one such group told Insider they’ve had no problems negotiating with the Taliban. She said the Taliban are helping because they “want Americans out.” See more stories on Insider’s business page. An activist helping with the ongoing evacuations of remaining […]

More than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050, the United Nations warned Tuesday, urging leaders to seize the initiative at the COP26 summit. Already in 2018, 3.6 billion people had inadequate access to water for at least one month per year, said a new report from […]

Anas Siddiqui writes: FRANKFURT — In Germany, where one in four jobs depends on exports, the crisis gumming up the world’s supply chains is weighing heavily on the economy, which is Europe’s largest and a linchpin to global commerce. Recent surveys and data point to a sharp slowdown of the […]

The polarizing leader had previously considered a vice-presidential bid after his six-year term ends next year. By Jon Emont Oct. 2, 2021 7:52 am ET [Image: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaking to the media in Manila on Saturday. PHOTO: LISA MARIE DAVID/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES] Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose brash […]

By Phil Stewart and Mica Rosenberg 4 minute read Something unexpected is happening at U.S. military bases hosting Afghan evacuees: Many hundreds of them are simply leaving before receiving U.S. resettlement services, two sources familiar with the data told Reuters. The number of “independent departures,” which top 700 and could […]

No representative from Afghanistan will address the annual high-level U.N. General Assembly in New York after the ambassador for the government ousted by the Taliban – who was due to speak on Monday – withdrew his name. The move comes amid competing claims for Afghanistan’s U.N. seat in New York […]

Daily Dhaka Post; Updated: Sep 25, 2021, 20:02 Narendra Modi took a sharp dig at both Pakistan and China in his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Saturday. Modi said that countries with regressive thinking use terrorism as a political tool but don’t understand […]

Jordan William writes: 23 September 2021: A French defense contractor will bill Australia after a multibillion-dollar deal was canceled due to a new submarine agreement Canberra made with the United States and United Kingdom. Naval Group CEO Pierre Eric Pommellet told French newspaper Le Figaro that his company would send […]

By Kate Sullivan, Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak Updated 8 hrs ago President Joe Biden on Tuesday detailed his vision for leading the United States into a new era of diplomacy as he sought to reassure allies — some freshly skeptical — he was moving past the “America First” era […]