International

AFP/APP Jakarta: Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the country's rich folklore of ghosts and monsters. The genre now dominates Indonesia’s theatres after…

APP United Nations: Global trade could contract by three percent following the United States' latest tariff measures, which may ultimately reshape international supply chains and foster untapped regional trade ties, a senior UN economist…

AFP/APP Jerusalem: Israel's military said Friday it had intercepted an incoming UAV while a military source in Jordan said another drone had crashed there, as Iran-backed Huthis claimed the attacks. "A short while ago, a UAV (drone)…

AFP/APP Washington: President Donald Trump insisted Friday that his tariff policy was "doing really well" despite China hiking levies on US goods to 125 percent in the spiraling trade war between the world's two biggest economies.…

Xinhua/APP Chengdu: In a bustling exhibition hall in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Gregory Cattin, a French beverage industry veteran, savored a cup of osmanthus-scented oolong, his expression shifting from curiosity to…

Agencies Islamabad: President Donald Trump's unexpected decision to pause newly imposed tariffs on several countries sparked a surge in global stock markets on Thursday, even as tensions with China escalated further. This move came…

AFP/APP Beijing: Twenty people have died in a fire at a nursing home in northern China's Hebei province, Beijing's state news agency Xinhua said Wednesday. The fire broke out around 9:00 pm (1300 GMT) Tuesday night at the nursing home…

APP United Nations: With no aid allowed into besieged Gaza for more than a month, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for guaranteed humanitarian access to the enclave. Speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters on…

AFP/APP Sarnia, Canada: Like many Canadian border cities, Sarnia has seen a surge of patriotism in response to President Donald Trump's aggressive behavior, but residents of the community on Lake Huron have focused on one threat in…

AFP/APP Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 19 people across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas. Civil…