International

Xinhua/APP Jakarta: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern province of Papua earlier Sunday, with no potential to cause a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency said. The weather…

AFP/APP London: Two-time Oscar-nominated actor Tom Wilkinson, who starred in "The Full Monty," a film about a group of unemployed steel workers who launch new careers as strippers, died on Saturday, aged 75. The British actor's death was…

APP United Nations: South Africa has filed a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging that Israel has committed 'genocidal acts' in Gaza. South Africa has filed a case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ),…

AFP/APP Bangladesh: An award-winning architect in Bangladesh, one of the nations most at risk from flooding driven by climate change, has developed an ingenious two-floor housing solution to help people survive what scientists warn is a…

News Desk United Nations: In his New Year's address, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a unified global effort to shape 2024 as a year characterized by trust and hope. Amidst the backdrop of immense suffering, violence,…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to address a New Year's address ushering in 2024 this Sunday. The address will be broadcast across prominent television and radio channels under the China Media Group.…

AFP/APP Washington: The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary ballot, the second state to disqualify him over his role in the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.…

AFP/APP Washington: US presidential hopeful Nikki Haley faced a firestorm of criticism on Thursday after failing to mention slavery as a cause of the American Civil War when asked what led to the conflict at a campaign event. Less…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: The British Pakistani community in Bradford is always on the forefront when it comes to acknowledging and celebrating our national icons. There is no bigger icon than Qaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: A group of researchers have assessed the net global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of domestic paper-related industries across 30 major countries from 1961 to 2019 and found significant differences in terms of…