By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, July 11 (ANI): Singapore-based cruise ships started making port calls to neighbouring countries in July. This is the first time this is happening since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world and closed international cruises ...

London [UK], July 11 (ANI): UK Foreign Minister, Lizz Truss on Sunday launched a bid to succeed Boris Johnson as the leader of the conservative party and prime minister, said a local media report. Truss, 46 is widely seen as one of the potential cont...

There is a niche in the global submarine industry that Australia is well-placed to occupy, reports Alan Austin.IT WOULD BE a bold move which only a visionary and courageous government could accomplish. Australia has the chance now to reimagine its st...

Karachi [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Chinese industries are planning to relocate their labour-intensive industries like textiles to Pakistan to take advantage of reduced production costs. However, Pakistan may yet welcome some Chinese industries - and ...

Washington - At least 15 people were killed in a Russian rocket attack on a five-story apartment building in the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar and perhaps another two dozen may be trapped in the rubble, Ukrainian officials said Sunday.The Saturday nig...

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a personal letter to Indonesian President Joko Widodo to extend Eid-al Adha greetings and also said he is looking forward to visit the island nation for the G20 Summit later this ...

SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday fired what appeared to be artillery shots, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The JCS said in a statement that it detected the trajectories, presumed to be the artillery...

SINGAPORE, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's national women's team won its first FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup title after defeating defending champion Australia 14-10 in the final here on Sunday. China, who finished third in 2017 and was runner-up in 2018, made a bre...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese shuttlers took two gold medals from the women's and mixed doubles at the Malaysia Masters which concluded here on Sunday. China's women's doubles pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan had a convincing 21-11, 2...

Washington - Ukrainian officials said Sunday a Russian rocket attack on a 5-story apartment building has killed at least 15 people.Officials say more could be trapped under the rubble in the town of Chasiv Yar.Ukraine also reported heavy Russian miss...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged China to oppose Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Blinken during the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali.The meeting between the two lasted 5 hours. According to Antony Blinken, China cannot ...

BANGKOK - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Bangkok, where Myanmar is expected to feature prominently in meetings Sunday with Thailand's leaders.After initial talks with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai...

Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, UK military intelligence warned on Saturday, a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stormed out of G20 talks in Indo...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Bangkok, where Myanmar is expected to feature prominently in meetings Sunday with Thailand's leaders.The main topic of their discussions will likely be the crisis in Myanmar, said U.S. Assistant Secretary ...

Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): US State Secretary Antony Blinken will visit Tokyo on Monday to offer condolences to the Japanese people on the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, State Department said. During his visit to Japan, Blinken will ...

PARIS, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese sport climbing team grabbed the men's and women's speed gold medals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup stop in Chamonix, France on Saturday. China's Deng Lijuan, the Villar stop title holder last week, continued her ...

LONDON -- As more candidates have announced their leadership bids to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's new prime minister, a period of "relative calm" is expected in the British caretaker government, a political expert told Xinhua. "What's really go...

Washington - Ukraine reported heavy Russian missile and rocket strikes in the east and south on Saturday. A missile strike on the northeastern city of Kharkiv wounded three civilians, its governor said, though Russia's main attacks appeared focused o...

During a meeting of top-level diplomats, Washington once again tried to press Beijing into backing its anti-Russia positionChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday that China wants the US to respect its f...

During a meeting of top-level diplomats, Washington once again tried to press Beijing into backing its anti-Russia positionChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday that China wants the US to respect its f...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart Saturday that China's support for Russia's war in Ukraine is complicating U.S.-Chinese relations at a time when they are already beset by rifts and enmity over numerous other issues....

KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Chen Yufei outperformed Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 23-21 on Saturday to advance to the Malaysia Masters final, where she will face South Korea's An Se-young. In women's doubles, China's Che...

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after party leaders in the parliament demanded both he and the president to resign, as protesters stormed the president's residence and office on Saturday. A statement fro...

BALI, Indonesia, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China and the Netherlands pledged here on Friday to deepen pragmatic cooperation between the two countries. While meeting with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra on the sidelines of the...

BALI, Indonesia, July 9 (Xinhua) -- China and Germany agreed here to take the advantage of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries to deepen bilateral cooperation in various fields. While meeting wi...

BALI, Indonesia, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares agreed here on Friday to further develop relations between their two countries. During a meeting with Albares on...

The top diplomats from the United States and China are meeting Saturday in an effort to reduce growing tensions between the two countries.U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a morning of talks as well as a...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met today in Indonesia in an attempt to calm tensions between the two world powers, AFP reported."In a relationship as complex and important as that between the United States a...

beijing - China has demanded the U.S. cease what it called military collusion with Taiwan.During a virtual meeting Thursday between the joint chiefs of staff from the two countries, General Li Zuocheng told General Mark Milley that China had 'no room...

Bali [Indonesia], July 9 (ANI): US State Secretary Antony Blinken met with his Chinese Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Indonesia's Bali in a bid to reinforce guardrails on the relation...

BOGOTA -- Colombia has entered the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, so citizens should reinforce self-care measures and get vaccinated against the virus, Minister of Health and Social Protection Fernando Ruiz said Friday. "Evidently we are in the...

By the Government rightly dropping the charges against Witness K's lawyer Bernard Collaery, Australia was reminded of the illegal bugging operation against Timor-Leste, writes Bruce Haigh.THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mark Dreyfus, ha

The war in Ukraine and its impact on energy and food supplies dominated G-20 talks Friday in Bali.The G-20 host country called on ministers to 'find a way forward' in discussing the war and its impact on rising food and energy prices.'It is our respo...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, prompting French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna to note that R...

Bali [Indonesia], July 9 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said that it is open to negotiations with the West on ways to resolve several issues including the blockade of Ukrainian grain at Black Sea ports but added that "if they...

London [UK], July 8 (ANI): After Boris Johnson stepped down as Prime Minister of Britain, former minister Rishi Sunak has put forward his contendership to become the next Prime Minister of Britain. "I'm standing to be the next leader of the Conservat...

BALI, 8th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, partici...

washington - The United States is sending more aid to Ukraine aimed at helping Ukrainian forces target, disrupt and destroy Russia's ability to wage war in the Donbas region and beyond.U.S. officials Friday unveiled a new $400 million package for Ukr...

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Friday she hoped for a "new start" to relations with Britain after Boris Johnson's resigned as Conservative Party leader.During Johnson's tenure, ties between London and Paris had been strained by a rang...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia said on Friday it will lift quarantine requirements for unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated inbound travelers, but require them to undergo a rapid antigen test upon their arrivals. The decision will take effect from July 11, H...

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 8 (ANI): Over 2,000 websites in India were hacked by hacker groups in Indonesia and Malaysia, police in Gujarat said on Friday. The two hacker groups listed by the officials include Dragon Force Malaysia and Hacktivi...

Bali [Indonesia], July 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met with Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting organized by Indonesia. "Glad to catch up with FM @Vivia...

Bali [Indonesia], July 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met his Dutch and Korean counterparts - Wopke Hoekstra and Park Jin respectively on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting organized by Indonesia. EAM Jaish...

"We probably have nothing to talk about with the West," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists on the sidelines of the meeting of G20 foreign ministers on the island of Bali in Indonesia, quoted by TASS. On Friday, Lavrov, who was sp...

Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks that will be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation and food and energy secu...

The Group of 20 foreign ministers met in Indonesia on Friday with the top envoys from the United States and Russia attending, their first gathering since the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest developments. Al...

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described the politician as someone ?clinging to power,? whose activities are intended for showBoris Johnson has proven himself to be a politician, who is "first and foremost interested in putting on a show," Russia...

Bali [Indonesia], July 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here and discussed various global and regional issues. This year, the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting is being organised by Indon...

Western officials didn't use the forum for the purposes, for which it was created, the Russian foreign minister said Western foreign ministers attending a G20 meeting in I...

Bali [Indonesia], July 8 (ANI): On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna and discussed the contemporary challenges for the world. "My fi...

Bali [Indonesia], July 8 (ANI): On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meet, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and discussed bilateral matters along with exchanging views on contemporary re...

The Albanese Government has acted quickly to abandon the prosecution of Bernard Collaery, who was charged in relation to the leaking of information about Australia's alleged spying in Timor-Leste.Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus

Bali [Indonesia], July 8 (ANI): As the G20 Foreign Ministers' Summit begins in Bali, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi urged her counterparts to "find ways to move forward" and end the war in Ukraine sooner rather than later. While opening th...

BALI -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin agreed here on Thursday to expand bilateral cooperation and strengthen exchanges between their two countries. When meeting with Park on the sideli...

Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks that will be dominated by the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation and food and energy secu...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned Kyiv and its Western allies that Moscow has not even started its military campaign in Ukraine "in earnest". Read FRANCE 24's blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time, GMT+...

The Group of 20 foreign ministers met in Indonesia on Friday with the top envoys from the United States and Russia attending, their first gathering since the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest developments. Al...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is high on the agenda as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with other foreign ministers from the Group of 20 largest economies, or G-20, this week in Bali, Indonesia.Before the first session of the meeting got ...

BEIJING, China: China's Silk Road Fund has signed an agreement to invest up to $2.99 billion in Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund.The two funds announced the agreement this week, with some analysts noting that it could deter Western investors from co...

At least one person was killed and six wounded on Thursday in a Russian air strike on the heart of Kramatorsk, the de facto administrative capital of Donetsk, the top regional official said. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest development...

BALI, 7th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Su...

At least one person was killed and six wounded on Thursday in a Russian air strike on the heart of Kramatorsk, the de facto administrative capital of Donetsk, the top regional official said. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the latest development...

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to sustain momentum to complete disengagement to restore peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC...

© Provided by Xinhua Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China rejects any attempt to equate the Ukraine crisis with the Taiwan question, noting that China will firmly defend its core interests.BALI, Indonesia, J

BALI, Indonesia, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar here on Thursday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers' meeting in Bali, ...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Brunei's overall consumer price index (CPI) increased by 3.8 percent year-on-year in March, the highest since January 2010, official data showed Thursday. The rise was in line with the increase in non-food as well as food and n...

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): As the Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann tied the knot with his second wife Dr Gurpreet Kaur in an intimate wedding ceremony on Thursday, he has joined the list of Indian politicians who g...

London [UK], July 7 (ANI): Following mass resignations by Cabinet members which started on Wednesday and on Thursday the numbers of resignations raised over 50 that compelled Boris Johnson to step down as British Prime Minister. He expressed his 'reg...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting here, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday met his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi and appreciated the arrangements done for the summit. "Pleas...

London [UK], July 7 (ANI): After more han 50 government ministers or aides of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday, he agreed to step down. The British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has also cut short her trip to a G20 meeting in I...

JAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss agreed on Thursday that their countries will strengthen cooperation in the field of renewable energy, according to a press release fro...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 7 (ANI): Indian shuttler HS Prannoy cruised into the quarter-finals of the ongoing Malaysia Masters 2022 on Thursday. Playing at Court 3, Prannoy defeated Taiwan's Wang Tzu-Wei 21-19, 21-16, in a match that lasted for 44...

Liz Truss will reportedly cut her trip to Indonesia short and return to London due to the expected resignation of PM Boris JohnsonBritish Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will not attend the upcoming meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Indonesia, BBC repo...

LANZHOU, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The 28th China Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair kicked off Thursday in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province. The five-day event that will feature business negotiations and forums aims to boost economic and...

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia will start exporting frozen, chilled and processed chickens to its neighboring country Singapore which is currently experiencing domestic price increases and shortages of poultry animals. Indonesia ...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (local time) ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting held bilateral talks with the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and UAE where he recognized the bilateral coope...

JAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia recorded an increase in foreign exchange reserves in June amidst strengthening pressure on the local currency due to the aggressiveness of the United States' central bank the Fed, said the country's central bank ...

The Russian president will take part in November's summit in Indonesia, but not necessarily in person, the Foreign Ministry saysRussian President Vladimir Putin intends to participate in the upcoming summit of G20 leaders in Indonesia, but how he doe...

Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks likely to be overshadowed by tensions over the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met his Senegalese counterpart Aissata Tall Sall and agreed to take forward ties in various fields including agriculture, health, and fertiliser production. Both the l...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting on Thursday (local time), met with the Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama and reviewed the development projects between both natio...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 7 (ANI): Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Thursday bowed out of the ongoing Malaysia Masters 2022. Kashyap lost to Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21-10, 21-15, in a match that lasted for 34 minutes, here at Cou...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): Ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meet, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday (local time) met with the European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Bali, Indonesia where they discussed the fallouts of ...

Bali [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting and held discussions over "outstanding issues" including the border situ...

The evacuation of civilians from the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk continued Wednesday as Russian troops pressed towards the city in their campaign to control the Donbas region. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog to see how the day's events unfolded....

Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are gathering in Indonesia's resort island of Bali for talks likely to be overshadowed by tensions over the conflict in Ukraine despite an agenda focused on global cooperation...

CANBERRA -- Australian researchers have discovered how a protein that drives the development of Alzheimer's disease turns into a disease state, offering hopes of a treatment. In a study published on Thursday, the team from Flinders University reveale...

by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia will start exporting frozen, chilled and processed chickens to its neighboring country Singapore which is currently experiencing domestic price increases and shortages of poultry animals...

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The livewire of the Blue Tigresses, one of the biggest stars of Indian Football, Dangmei Grace has fulfilled her first dream of playing abroad by signing a professional contract with an overseas club - FC Nasaf from U...

Jakarta [Indonesia], July 7 (ANI): The inaugural edition of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup in South Africa next year has its latest participant in the form of Indonesia. Their thrilling win over Papua New Guinea helped the Indonesian women book a ...

New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday released the second provisional list of 23 beneficiaries under the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for promoting the manufacturing of drones and drone components in...

BALI, 6th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Re...

The Russian president will take part in November's summit in Indonesia, but not necessarily in person, the Foreign Ministry saysRussian President Vladimir Putin intends to participate in the upcoming summit of G20 leaders in Indonesia, but how he doe...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Xinhua) -- There were mixed fortunes for Chinese shuttlers on the second day of the 2022 Malaysia Masters on Wednesday. In the men's singles, Li Shifeng easily outplayed local opponent Soong Joo Ven 21-14, 21-12, while his compa...

MOSCOW -- Moscow has informed Jakarta of Russian President Vladimir Putin's intention to participate in the summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in November, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The format of Putin's participation will depend on t...

JAKARTA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- A ship with 18 people on board capsized in the water off Mimika district of Central Papua Province in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, leaving 11 people missing. A search operation is underway and seven people were rescued,...

Leaders of the world's seven advanced economies have once again pledged economic support for Africa and other developing countries. But the realisation of these commitments depends on political developments in the Group of Seven (G7) countries, speci...

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 6 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy HS started off his campaign at the ongoing Malaysia Masters 2022, defeating France's Brice Leverdez in the first round of the men's singles category here in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday....

The Russian president will take part in November's summit in Indonesia, but not necessarily in person, the Foreign Ministry says Russian President Vladimir Putin intends t...

The Russian president will take part in November's summit in Indonesia, but not necessarily in person, the Foreign Ministry says Russian President Vladimir Putin intends t...