PURWOREJO, Indonesia – Keen to store more irrigation water to shore up food security and protect itself from longer climate change-fueled droughts and extreme rainfall, Indonesia has embarked
MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced a gender equality law that will require more equal representation of women
DUBAI — Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that
BEIJING — China set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5% on Sunday as it kicked off the
BEIJING/TAIPEI — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan on Sunday as well as resolute steps to oppose Taiwan independence,
NEGOTIATORS from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental
MANILA – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to the Philippines that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must prove it is “relevant” in
LOS ANGELES – Two US astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut were safely on their way to the International Space Station (ISS) on
BERLIN/WASHINGTON – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold confidential talks on Friday in Washington with US President Joe Biden about Russia’s war in Ukraine, China and other matters amid signs of strains between the transatlantic partners. Mr. Scholz
SAO PAULO – The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday that Thailand, Iran and Jordan have temporarily suspended imports of beef from Brazil while authorities investigate a case
