Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced his retirement after 30 years in power. Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to...
India’s economy expanded by 6.6 percent during October-December, the lowest in five quarters, on weak consumer demand and investments, dealing a...
Berlin had already announced that it will fall significantly short of NATO’s defence spending goals, annoying the United States. It now risks...
Buoyed by hopes of higher wages yet burdened by loans, Vietnamese youth will be among those most affected by a new scheme to let in more blue-collar...
A tropical cyclone in Mozambique that caused the death of over 140 people and also the destruction of electricity and phone infrastructure has...
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is said to have ordered the surveillance, detention and torture of Saudi Arabian dissidents...
Turkey is emerging as the leader of a new Middle East bloc with support from Russia and Iran. The Ottoman Empire historically known in Western Europe...
China is to implement a new Foreign Investment Law in 2020, seeking to assuage US concerns over technology and intellectual property rights. The law...
The European Commission will present a series of action points to stop unfair trade practices by China ahead of a crucial EU-China summit in April...
ISIL’s few remaining enclaves are primed to be run over. However, the defeat of ISIL brings with it a number of considerations in regard to the...
Bangladesh's planned relocation of 23,000 Rohingya from Cox's Bazar imperils their lives. The proposed relocation site sits in a geographically...
The US could overtake Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil exporter by 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted. The...
As ongoing direct talks between the United States and the Taliban further open the door for peace in Afghanistan, the country is facing ‘daunting...
The coalition government in Finland resigned because it could not deliver on a healthcare reform package that is widely seen as crucial to securing...
Food security threatens the lives of millions around the world, especially those in underprivileged countries. Organizations such as the WTO and WHO...
New Zealand is considering introducing laws aimed at curbing foreign influence in domestic politics, ahead of a general election next year. New...
The threat of Islamic State is mounting in the Philippines along with the growing momentum among local pro-Islamic State militant groups. In Iraq and...
The Japanese government downgraded its assessment of a key indicator of economic trends, suggesting Japan may have already entered a recession rather...
The European Central Bank said it will offer more cheap loans to banks and keep interest rates at a record low for a longer period as a weakening...
The European Commission has declared the migration crisis over, as it sharpened its attack on “fake news” and “misinformation” about the issue. Frans...
