Asia
Russia Becomes First Country to Formally Recognise Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry called it a historic step, and quoted Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi as welcoming the decision as "a good example for...
Four Dead, Over 500 Injured as Massive Explosion Hits Iran’s Bandar Abbas
Social media videos show a huge plume of black smoke and a ball of fire rising from the area of the explosion.
TEHRAN --- A...
UN Warns US Aid Cuts Threaten Millions of Afghans With Famine
KABUL -- Fresh US cuts to food assistance risk worsening already widespread hunger in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Programme, which warned it...
No Clear Winner: Xi Jinping Reacts As China Hikes Tariffs on US Goods to 125%
BEIJING -- There is no winner in a tariff war, and going against the world will only result in self-isolation, Chinese President Xi Jinping...
Myanmar Struck by 98 Aftershocks in 11 days Following 7.7-magnitude Quake
YANGON — A total of 98 aftershocks have hit Myanmar since a devastating earthquake struck the country, according to the country's Department of Meteorology...