US posts record-high 580K Covid-19 cases

WASHINGTON – The United States has set several new records in Covid-19 indicators as the pandemic enters…

Global markets cheer up as Omicron worries fade

ISTANBUL – With fears fading that the Omicron variant will disrupt the global economic recovery, equity markets…

French premier tests positive for Covid-19

PARIS – French premier Jean Castex tested positive for Covid-19 after one of his daughters was infected…

IMF: Global fossil fuel subsidies totaled $6T in 2020

ANKARA – International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva said global fossil fuel subsidies amounted to around…

US renews call for dialogue with North Korea

ANKARA – The US on Tuesday renewed its call for dialogue with North Korea and said Washington…

Powerful Hurricane Ida mauls Louisiana, other US regions

HOUSTON, Texas – Dangerous high-end category 4 Hurricane Ida on Sunday made a landfall with maximum sustained winds…

UN HR Experts: It’s Unacceptable to let ‘terrorist organization’ overrun Afghanistan

GENEVA – It is unacceptable for states to just stand on the sidelines as a UN Security…

Malaysia’s premier, Cabinet resign

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Malaysia’s king has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and told him…

US supports Asean’s principles on South China Sea

HÀNỘI – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member countries and the United States on Wednesday affirmed…

Covid-19 spirals out of control in Asia-Pacific

ANKARA – The number of daily coronavirus cases has increased in the vast majority of the Asia-Pacific…