Police in New York state have shot dead a 13-year-old boy after he ran from police while holding a replica handgun, authorities said.

China’s treasury futures leapt to fresh highs on Thursday, while long-dated yields skirted record lows, as investors continued to plough money into bonds, shrugging off repeated warnings about risk from the central bank.

Ecuador says it will suspend visa-free entry into the country for Chinese citizens, starting July 1, citing a ’’worrying’’ increase in irregular migration.

At least 16 people have been killed while several others were injured in a series of six tragic incidents that occurred within a few hours in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Two giant pandas are on their way from China to the San Diego Zoo, the first pair of pandas to enter the United States in 21 years, according to the zoo’s press release.

Beijing’s aggressive strategies in its peripheral regions often create a false perception of its growing global stature. Far from being considered a superpower, China is viewed as an adversarial power by most, if not all, of its prominent neighbors

Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister, recently concluded a significant visit to Sri Lanka. This visit is seen as a precursor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit, underscoring the strategic and diplomatic impo

In a significant escalation of tensions, Taiwan reported on Tuesday that a total of 17 China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and 8 People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were detected operating around Taiwan as of 6 am (UTC+8).

All health centres and hospitals in Bangladesh have been ordered to stock anti-venom after reports of a surge in snake bites around the country.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long boasted of lifting 800 million people out of poverty, using this claim to justify its authoritarian rule. However, a closer look at the facts reveals that this narrative is largely a myth. In reality, the CC

South Africa has identified six additional laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox, taking the total number of cases from seven to 13 since the first case was reported last month.

Former President of the Central Tibetan Administration, Lobsang Sangay on Thursday emphasised that the United States Congressional delegation’s meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama underscored the US’ commitment to advocating for trut

In March, Chinese Premier Li Qiang set an ambitious economic growth target of 5% for 2024, a goal supported by former World Bank chief economist Justin Yifu Lin. Lin projected that China’s economy could expand at an average yearly rate of 5-6% over

Health officials in Japan are on high alert after close to 1,000 cases of a deadly infection were reported across the country. The disease, known as Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS), or ‘flesh-eating bacteria’, is spreading rapidly, resu

Pope Francis made an historic appearance at the Group of Seven summit on Friday to speak about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, while G7 leaders also pledged to tackle what they said were harmful business practices by China.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to visit North Korea for the first time in 24 years on Tuesday.

There is widespread anger in Pakistan towards the government over the significant tax hikes that the authorities have levied to boost state revenues with an aim to achieve approval for an International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) bailout to prevent anoth

AFP - New Chinese coast guard rules took effect Saturday, under which it can detain foreigners for trespassing in the disputed South China Sea, where neighbours and the G7 have accused Beijing of intimidation and coercion.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Friday that the new regulations that would allow the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) to board vessels and detain foreign citizens accused of trespassing are in violation of international law, Taiwan New

Singapore authorities are scrambling to clean up a major oil spill that has blackened the city-state’s southern coastline, days after a shipping accident.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Pope Francis on the sidelines of G7 summit in Italy’s Apulia.

The leaders of Italy and Germany have strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine, as scores of countries gathered at a two-day summit in Switzerland to discuss ending the conflict.

The European Commission said on Wednesday that it plans to impose provisional tariffs on imports of battery electric vehicles (EVs) from China starting from July 4.

The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has announced the development of a comprehensive reform roadmap to institutionalise itself as the main opposition party.

The European Commission is planning to impose increased duties of up to 38 per cent on imported Chinese electric vehicles from July, escalating a trade dispute that Brussels sees as part of an effort to protect EU-bloc manufacturers, the Voice of Ame

Sexual assault on minor girls aged three to eight years were on the rise in the city which must be stopped, it was observed in a meeting chaired by Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi on Wednesday.

Tesla shareholders have backed a record-breaking pay package for boss Elon Musk and approved a plan to move the firm’s legal headquarters to Texas.

Fazalhaq Farooqi starred with the ball as Afghanistan pumped Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets to qualify for the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup.

The longstanding fascination with extraterrestrial life has taken a new turn with a recent study from Harvard University suggesting that alien beings could be living covertly alongside humans on Earth.

The recent motion passed by the Canadian House of Commons acknowledging Tibetan self-determination has left China surprised. The motion, proposed by Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, a Member of Parliament representing the Bloc Quebecois, gained unanimous sup