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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will announce a rise in defence spending as China's influence grows in the Indo-Pacific region
World
17.08.2024
Australia to boost defence spending as China tensions rise
The Commonwealth Games Village Sports Complex jas been converted into a temporary care centre in New Delhi
World
17.08.2024
EU to open borders to 'safe' countries as pandemic accelerates
Boxes with protective masks from China -- which has exerted growing influence during the COVID-19 crisis -- are seen at a state camp in Dusseldorf, Germany, in June 2020
World
17.08.2024
Post-COVID, more in West see China as major power: study
The Kalinga camp in Masisi Territory, eastern DR Congo, houses nearly 9,000 people who have fled their homes
World
17.08.2024
DR Congo violence displaces over one million in six months: UN
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Russians began voting last week on the package of constitutional changes proposed by Vladimir Putin, including a reset of presidential term limits
World 17.08.2024
Putin urges Russians to vote for security, prosperity
Critics and western governments fear Hong Kong's security law will stifle freedoms in the semi-autonomous city
World 17.08.2024
Beijing says HK security law a 'sword' over lawbreakers' heads
Ethnic tensions are a major challenge to Ethiopia's Nobel-winning premier, Abiy Ahmed
World 17.08.2024
Three dead as protests erupt over killing of Ethiopian singer
Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah launched a hunger strike late last year; her five year sentence was upheld on Tuesday
World 17.08.2024
Iran passes death sentence, upholds jail term in French-linked cases
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh to escape a military crackdown in Myanmar
World 17.08.2024
Myanmar finds soldiers guilty in Rohingya atrocities court martial
The Maseru Bridge border post between Lesotho and South Africa. A landmark agreement would scrap all customs duties on internal trade between African countries, but progress is slow
World 17.08.2024
Africa free-trade vision clouded by virus and pace of talks
Makeshift polling stations popped up throughout the country last Thursday, when Russians started voting outdoors
World 17.08.2024
On buses, benches and picnic tables, Russians vote on reforms
At least 16,500 people were sterilised without their consent under a law which targeted those with disabilities and remained in force until 1996
World 17.08.2024
Tokyo court rejects damages for man forcibly sterilised at age 14
The Taliban have reaffirmed their commitment to a deal signed with Washington to draw down the Afghan conflict
World 17.08.2024
Taliban reaffirm commitment to US deal in Pompeo call
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