Switzerland joins 6th round of EU sanctions vs. Russia, Belarus

GENEVA – Switzerland has supported the European Union’s decision to adopt the sixth package of sanctions,…

Debt levels in advanced economies alarming

ISTANBUL – Global debts have exceeded the US$300 trillion threshold as of the end of the…

US faces uphill challenges to deploy ground-based missiles in Asia

TOKYO -- None of the U.S.'s five treaty allies in Asia -- the Philippines, Japan, South…

G7 economies determined to rein in rising inflation

FRANKFURT – Germany’s Finance Minister Christian Lindner said the Group of Seven (G7) countries are determined to rein in…

WHO: Covid-19 is not over until it’s over everywhere

GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told global health ministers on Sunday that…

Biden considers DMZ trip during upcoming SK visit

SEOUL – US President Joe Biden may visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas…

PACE calls for tribunal to probe Russian war crimes in Ukraine

tates to urgently set up an international criminal tribunal on the principle of universal jurisdiction to…

Biden asks US Congress for additional US$33-B aid to Ukraine

MOSCOW -- US President Joe Biden had on Thursday requested the US Congress to provide an additional…

France, Saudi, UAE discuss options to diversify Europe’s energy supplies

PARIS -- France held talks Sunday with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on diversifying…

Ukraine claims Russia lost 17,000 troops during war

Nearly 17,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine so far, the Ukrainian General Staff said…