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Worsening fighting in Sudan limiting humanitarian operations: UN

In a worsening situation, fighting across Sudan severely limits humanitarian operations, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday."There is limited ability to move personnel an

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Saudis say US sought 1 month delay of OPEC+ production cuts

Saudi Arabia said Thursday that the U.S. had urged it to postpone a decision by OPEC and its allies — including Russia — to cut oil production by a month. Such a delay

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Chinese envoy calls for restraint on Korean Peninsula

A Chinese ambassador to the United Nations (UN) on Wednesday urged all related parties to stay calm, exercise restraint and not make any moves that may escalate tension

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Japan protests Russia's expulsion of official, denies spying

Japan protested to Russia on Tuesday over the detention of a Japanese consulate official on espionage allegations, denying the allegations and accusing Russian authorit

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Europe facing worst drought in 500 years: EU agency

Europe is experiencing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with almost two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, a European Union (EU) agency sai

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Biden's PACT Act highlights U.S. double standards on human rights: U.S. scholar

U.S. President Joe Biden's PACT Act, which aids 3.5 million injured American veterans linked to toxic exposure in Iraq and Afghanistan, highlights the U.S. double stand

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Lavrov reassures Egypt over Russian grain supplies in Cairo visit

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances to Egypt over Russian grain supplies during a visit to Cairo on Sunday amid uncertainty over a deal to resu

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (July 09- July 15)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Xi extends condolenc

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IMF's Georgieva warns against 'complacency' on global debt problems

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva is pushing Group of 20 economies to speed up debt relief for a growing number of heavily indebted countries, warning that fai

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Sri Lankan president tells PM he will resign

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially told Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will be resigning as previously announced, the prime minister's

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America's four grave challenges on July 4

Like other similar anniversaries globally, the United States Independence Day signifies triumph from external domination. But the unprecedented chaos this year points t

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Putin tells Scholz gas payments can continue in euros: Berlin

The German government said that Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday that Europe could continue paying for Russian gas in euros and

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Heat wave a glimpse of climate change's impact in N. America

The U.S. Pacific Northwest was in the throes of a record-shattering heat wave last summer when a woman in her 70s was wheeled into an emergency room with symptoms of a

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Heat wave a glimpse of climate change's impact in N. America

The U.S. Pacific Northwest was in the throes of a record-shattering heat wave last summer when a woman in her 70s was wheeled into an emergency room with symptoms of a

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A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible

There's no silver bullet to the climate crisis, but nuclear fusion may be the closest thing to it. In the quest for a near-limitless, zero-carbon source of reliable pow

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Humanitarian crisis feared in Madagascar following Cyclone Batsirai

Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday, leaving behind 20 people dead, 55,000 others homeless. The storm also devastated the drought-hit island's agricultu

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Fed Vice Chair Clarida to resign over pandemic stock trades

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida announced on Monday that he would be resigning from his position early following months of media reports scrutinizing stock t