Foreign
Indonesia pushes ASEAN Declaration on family dev’t
March 14, 2023, 2:59 pm
JAKARTA – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy called for the establishment of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Declaration regarding family development to bolster the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC). Effendy made the… Read More
Chinese modernization ‘common prosperity’ for all – experts
March 14, 2023, 1:04 pm
BEIJING – China’s path of modernization that focuses on universal issues such as poverty eradication and climate change would bring “common prosperity” not only to its people but to its neighboring countries and the world, the foreign experts said. In a forum “Modernization Toward Common… Read More
Francis celebrates 10th anniversary with first 'Popecast'
March 13, 2023, 8:59 pm
ROME – Pope Francis celebrated the 10th anniversary of his election to the helm of the Catholic Church on Monday with the release of his first podcast, or 'Popecast', on Vatican media. When asked what would be the best anniversary gift, Francis replied: "peace, peace is needed.” "I didn't… Read More
China’s reform, opening up to continue – new premier
March 13, 2023, 8:57 pm
BEIJING – New Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday said China will continue the process of reform and will further open its door to the world, a strategy that propelled China as the world’s second largest economy. "In the process of advancing China's modernization, we must continue the process… Read More
'Everything Everywhere All at Once' wins best picture in Oscars
March 13, 2023, 3:09 pm
WASHINGTON – Comedy-drama film "Everything Everywhere All at Once," written, directed, and co-produced by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, won the Best Picture Oscar. The Daniels also won the Best Original Screenplay award for the same movie, according to the live broadcast of the Academy… Read More
N. Korea fired 2 'strategic cruise missiles' from submarine: KCNA
March 13, 2023, 2:25 pm
SEOUL – North Korea fired two "strategic cruise missiles" from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, the country's state media said Monday. The North's first known firing of cruise missiles from a submarine is widely viewed as an apparent show of force against a major South… Read More
UK to ramp up defense budget by $6B in next 2 years: PM’s office
March 13, 2023, 1:12 pm
LONDON – The British government will boost its defense spending by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) during the next two years in light of the conflict in Ukraine, the office of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, the investment in defense will be… Read More
Women are first waste material, says pope
March 12, 2023, 1:33 pm
ROME – Women are the first waste material in much of today's world, Pope Francis said Saturday, denouncing what he called a "scourge". "Every person's dignity and fundamental rights must be respected: education, work, freedom of expression, and so on. This is especially true for women, because… Read More
Beijing excludes S. Korea from group tour destination
March 11, 2023, 6:45 pm
SEOUL – China on Friday dropped South Korea from the second batch of countries that allowed for Chinese group tourists, a move widely seen as a form of political complaint. The Chinese culture ministry added 40 foreign countries, including France, Italy, Denmark, Portugal, and Iran to its list… Read More
Search, rescue dog becomes Türkiye’s hero
March 11, 2023, 3:21 pm
ANTALYA, Türkiye – Ocak, a search and rescue dog, became a hero in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaras province, the epicenter of 7.6- and 7.7-magnitude earthquakes last month. The dog was taken to the region by an Antalya Gendarmerie Search and Rescue (JAK) team shortly after the quakes struck. In 16… Read More
California winter storm deaths now 14; Biden declares emergency
March 11, 2023, 1:37 pm
HOUSTON, United States – US President Joe Biden declared a federal state of emergency Friday in California as back-to-back winter storms have claimed 14 lives. At least one death occurred during the current severe weather system when a roof collapsed at a coffee warehouse in Oakland, the Los… Read More
Iran, Saudi agree to resume diplomatic ties, reopen embassies
March 11, 2023, 12:58 pm
TEHRAN – Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume bilateral diplomatic ties after several days of deliberations between top security officials of the two countries in Beijing.Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani held several rounds of talks with his Saudi counterpart in the Chinese… Read More
Mexican drug cartel apologizes for kidnapping Americans
March 10, 2023, 5:36 pm
MEXICO CITY – Police in the Mexican city of Matamoros found five men tied and gagged on Thursday next to a cloth banner apologizing for the kidnapping of four US citizens and the murder of two of them and assuring that the men were responsible for the attack. The message was allegedly left by… Read More
World air travel rises 67% in January
March 10, 2023, 4:37 pm
ANKARA – Global air traffic grew 67 percent year-on-year in January, thanks to continuation of the upward trend in travel demand, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Air traffic –measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs – was at 84.2 percent of its… Read More
Xi Jinping elected China’s president for 3rd time
March 10, 2023, 3:39 pm
BEIJING – Xi Jinping clinched a third term as China’s president after being re-elected at the 14th National People's Congress on Friday. Xi was elected in the first General Assembly of the Congress in the capital Beijing by a unanimous vote in which he was the only candidate. Han Zheng was… Read More
At least 7 dead, several wounded in Hamburg shooting
March 10, 2023, 3:17 pm
LONDON – At least seven people, including the suspect, were killed in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witness church in the northern German city of Hamburg, local media reported Thursday. The police said on Twitter that the shooting occurred at a church in the Gross Borstel district, where several… Read More
Türkiye, Finland, Sweden agree on joint mechanism vs. terrorism
March 10, 2023, 1:42 pm
LONDON – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said on Thursday that Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden have agreed on the "long-term value of the permanent joint mechanism in fighting terrorism and will continue to cooperate in this format." The three countries also agreed to meet again… Read More
EU official says 11M Ukrainian refugees returned home
March 9, 2023, 7:52 pm
GENEVA – About 16 million Ukrainians arrived in the European Union (EU) in 2022 and 11 million of them have returned to their homeland, an EU commissioner said on Wednesday. "We have welcomed 16 million Ukrainians into the European Union [in 2022]. Eleven million have gone back to Ukraine again.… Read More
‘We need to see more women in leadership positions:’ ECB chief
March 9, 2023, 7:28 pm
GENEVA – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Wednesday called for more women's participation in leadership positions. Speaking at an International Women's Day event organized by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Lagarde said women have held only 12% of top jobs at… Read More
European bank to invest up to $1.6B in Türkiye’s quake-hit region
March 9, 2023, 6:21 pm
ANKARA – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will invest up to €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) in southern Türkiye over the next two years after powerful earthquakes shook the region on Feb. 6. The EBRD aims to support the recovery, reconstruction and reintegration of the… Read More
