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UN deputy chief calls for promoting women's participation in peacebuilding

UN deputy chief calls for promoting women's participation...

United Nations, October 21: The international community should step up efforts to promote women's participation in conflict-prevention and peacebuilding, United...

U.S. stocks fall amid rising Treasury yields

U.S. stocks fall amid rising Treasury yields

New York (US), October 21: Wall Street's major indexes declined on Thursday, weighed by a continued momentum in U.S. Treasury...

U.S. dollar slips amid economic data

U.S. dollar slips amid economic data

New York (US), October 21: The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Thursday as market participants parsed a slew...

Putin inspects training of newly mobilized forces

Putin inspects training of newly mobilized forces

Moscow (Russia), October 21: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday inspected the training of the newly drafted personnel who will...

Aussie gov't boosts funding for Great Barrier Reef protection

Aussie gov't boosts funding for Great Barrier Reef...

Canberra (Australia), October 21: The Australian government has announced a funding boost for the conservation of the iconic Great Barrier...

S.Korea reports 24,751 new COVID-19 cases

S.Korea reports 24,751 new COVID-19 cases

Seoul (South Korea), October 21: South Korea reported 24,751 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours...

Racist appeals heat up in final weeks before U.S. midterms: WP

Racist appeals heat up in final weeks before...

New York (US), October 21: As the campaign heats up in the final weeks before November's U.S. midterm elections, so...

Hungarian gov't determined to protect EU-China economic cooperation: FM

Hungarian gov't determined to protect EU-China economic cooperation:...

Budapest (Hungary), October 21: The government of Hungary rejects all proposals that would damage economic cooperation between the European Union...

UK PM Truss resigns, new leader expected next week

UK PM Truss resigns, new leader expected next...

London (UK), October 21: United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after just a little over six...

Indonesia raises benchmark interest rate to 4.75 pct to control inflation

Indonesia raises benchmark interest rate to 4.75 pct...

Jakarta (Indonesia), October 21: Indonesia's central bank, Bank Indonesia, on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate for the third consecutive...

Iranian commander warns against "foreign interference" in internal affairs

Iranian commander warns against "foreign interference" in internal...

Tehran (Iran), October 21: The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Thursday warned some foreign countries against...

Tehran rejects EU claim of using Iranian drones, missiles against Ukraine

Tehran rejects EU claim of using Iranian drones,...

Tehran (Iran), October 21: Iranian foreign minister on Thursday rejected the claim of the European Union (EU) that Iran had...

LG Energy Solution signs battery material supply deal with Australian producer

LG Energy Solution signs battery material supply deal...

Seoul (South Korea), October 20: South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Thursday it has signed a...

UN envoy sees real hope for peace in Central African Republic

UN envoy sees real hope for peace in...

United Nations, October 20: The top UN envoy for the Central African Republic (CAR) said Wednesday that there is real...

S. Korea has backing of full U.S. capabilities, including nuclear weapons: State Dept.

S. Korea has backing of full U.S. capabilities,...

Washington (US), October 20: South Korea is backed by the "full range" of U.S. defense capabilities, including nuclear capabilities, a...

N. Korea urges effort to attain this year's economic goals during Cabinet meeting

N. Korea urges effort to attain this year's...

Seoul (South Korea), October 20: North Korea has held a Cabinet meeting to assess its economic performance so far this...

Yoon orders inquiry into death of worker at bread factory

Yoon orders inquiry into death of worker at...

Seoul (South Korea), October 20: President Yoon Suk-yeol lamented the recent death of a young worker at a bread factory...

Iran imposes sanctions on British officials, institutes for "backing terrorism"

Iran imposes sanctions on British officials, institutes for...

Tehran (Iran), October 20: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a number of British institutes and individuals...

Japan logs trade deficit for 14th month in September

Japan logs trade deficit for 14th month in...

Tokyo (Japan), October 20: Japan logged a trade deficit for the 14th straight month in September, owing to soaring import...

Australian COVID-19 response fails most vulnerable: independent review

Australian COVID-19 response fails most vulnerable: independent review

Canberra (Australia), October 20: Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic failed the country's most vulnerable people, an independent review has...

U.S. Fed survey: Price growth remains elevated, labor demand cools

U.S. Fed survey: Price growth remains elevated, labor...

Washington (US), October 20: Price growth in the United States remained elevated, though some easing was noted across several Districts,...

NASA's Webb telescope captures portrait of Pillars of Creation

NASA's Webb telescope captures portrait of Pillars of...

Los Angeles (US), October 20: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the iconic Pillars of Creation, where new stars...

Roundup: U.S. crude supplies down, other petroleum data mixed

Roundup: U.S. crude supplies down, other petroleum data...

Houston (US), October 20: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.6 million barrels per day (b/d) during the week ending...

Iran ready to help end Ukraine crisis: president

Iran ready to help end Ukraine crisis: president

Tehran (Iran), October 20: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday rejected certain "unsubstantiated claims" about Tehran's stance toward the conflict...

LG Group chief visits joint EV battery plant in Ohio

LG Group chief visits joint EV battery plant...

Seoul (South Korea), October 19: LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo visited a joint venture between the group's battery making affiliate...

Kia, labor union reach tentative wage deal

Kia, labor union reach tentative wage deal

Seoul (South Korea), October 19: South Korean automaker Kia Corp. and its labor union reached a tentative wage deal Tuesday...

N.K. says it fired artillery shots as 'serious warning' over S. Korea's military drills

N.K. says it fired artillery shots as 'serious...

Seoul (South Korea), October 19: North Korea's military said Wednesday it fired artillery shots overnight into maritime buffer zones near...