Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi used his Ramadan holiday message on Monday to urge Muslim nations to set aside their differences and unite to fight Israel and the “arrogant powers” of the Western world.
Egypt is selling real estate to the United Arab Emirates for $24 billion to make up for the Suez Canal shortfall from Houthi terrorism.
The Russian Defense Ministry on Monday announced that a group of Russian warships has arrived in Iranian waters for participation in a joint exercise with Iran and China called “Maritime Security Belt 2024.”
Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, Aramco, on Sunday reported near-record profits of $121 billion in 2023. The eye-catching total might seem a bit surprising given media narratives that fossil fuels are on the way out, but Aramco found demand for oil stronger than ever, albeit distributed somewhat differently than in years past.
The U.S. Southern Command airlifted non-essential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and sent more troops to the embassy to provide security.
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has opened a case against human traffickers luring Indians to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
A secret 2022 Chinese government directive called “Document 79″ seeks to “delete America” from the Chinese high-tech market.
UNESCO published a study that finds artificial intelligence systems are incorporating racial and sex stereotypes.
President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) speech included a brief mention of China, but the language was carefully trimmed to avoid saying anything that might offend Beijing, beyond the most cursory mention of Taiwan.
Kenyan opposition leader Ekuru Aukot said he will file a court challenge against President William Ruto’s plan to send hundreds of police to Haiti.
The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska declined an invitation from the White House to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address.
John Kerry said people may “feel better” about Russia if it invests as much effort into fighting climate change as fighting Ukraine.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadis are once more accused of kidnapping dozens of women from a refugee camp in northeastern Nigeria.
South Korea seeks early renewal of a defense agreement, anticipating Donald Trump will return to office and demand much higher contributions.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that major Indian firms are interested in building at least ten gigawatts of coal-fired power generation over the next decade, expanding some existing plants and reviving projects that stalled out when coal power fell into environmentalist disfavor.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resurfaced in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, having disappeared from public view after a meeting in Kenya.
One of the Indian men who were lured to Russia with the promise of a good job and forced into the Russian military has reportedly been killed.
The families of several Indian citizens tricked into fighting for Russia on the front lines in Ukraine have asked the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring their missing sons and husbands home safely.
China set an official 2024 target for GDP growth of around five percent in a report from Premier Li Qiang to the National People’s Congress.
Haiti’s neighbors scrambled to increase patrols, build border fences, and recall their diplomatic missions as violence escalated on Monday.
The FBI issued a public alert for Majid Dastjani Farahani, an Iranian agent allegedly plotting to kill Trump administration officials.
Indian police on Sunday detained four men and continued their manhunt for three others who allegedly attacked a Spanish tourist couple, beat them both, and gang-raped the woman.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in for another term on Monday, despite opposition protests.
Almost 3,000 people who claim to have suffered illnesses from China’s dodgy coronavirus vaccine signed a petition asking Chinese Communist Party officials to take responsibility for their illnesses and plan to appear at this week’s “Two Sessions” policy meeting in Beijing.
The Haitian government declared a state of emergency on Sunday following days of street battles, two dangerous prison breaks, and an open declaration of insurrection by gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier.
The government of Nepal is requiring everyone who climbs Mount Everest to carry a tracking chip for safety and verification.
The meeting of World Trade Organization (WTO) ministers in Abu Dhabi ran into a fifth day on Friday as most major issues remained deadlocked.
Freedom House rates the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan conquered in 2023, as the most unfree place on Earth.
Mourners gathered for the funeral of opposition leader Alexei Navalny faced a heavy police presence in Moscow on Friday.
Nicaragua’s brutal socialist dictator Daniel Ortega hosted a meeting on Wednesday with Gen. Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of Russia’s Security Council, and several other high-ranking Russian security officials.
India and South Africa on Wednesday blocked the passage of a major investment agreement at the World Trade Organization (WTO) conference in Abu Dhabi, potentially scuttling hundreds of billions of dollars in investments — many of them slated for developing countries of the “Global South,” which India frequently claims to champion.
Cholnan Srikaew, the health minister of Thailand, said on Thursday that recreational marijuana will be banned by the end of 2024. Thailand was the first Southeast Asian country to legalize medical marijuana in 2018, followed by recreational use in 2022.
China cites President Joe Biden’s campaign page on TikTok as evidence that the U.S. government has been lying about the dangers of the app.
Indonesia takes some pride in holding the world’s largest single-day election, but the toll this takes on overworked election staffers is severe.
Japan, Singapore, and South Korea all posted record-low birth rates for 2023, providing the latest evidence that much of Asia is grappling with a severe demographic crisis that will lead to higher costs for social services and reduced manpower for industry in the near future.
Brazil’s far-left socialist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he hopes Joe Biden wins the 2024 presidential election.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss the Houthi terror attacks on Red Sea shipping.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, already jailed on corruption and national security charges, was indicted on Tuesday on charges that he and his wife Bushra Bibi accepted parcels of land as bribes when Khan was in office.
Friends and allies of Alexei Navalny say they cannot find a public or private funeral agency in Moscow willing to host a ceremony.
Chinese security forces are cracking down hard on Tibetans protesting against a massive hydroelectric dam project that will destroy several villages and Buddhist monasteries.
