UK not equipped to track Wagner Group | Possible reason why Putin has to let Prigozhin 'sit easy' explained
By Diana Magnay, Moscow correspondent
The focus may be on Wagner now after its short-lived march on Moscow, but the UK governme…

Melbourne | Fiji’s uneasy relationship with China has hit an unusual roadblock, in the form of an office door.
In a video posted to social media this week, the Pacific island nation’s prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, said he was declining an invit…

NORTH Korea rolled out the red carpet for the Russian defence minister as Moscow cosies up to Kim Jong-un in a bid to get weapons.
Vladimir Putin's crony Sergei Shoigu wore his army general's uniform as he was greeted by hundreds of KPA sol…

Simon Napier-Bell, the celebrated author, filmmaker and artist manager, who guided the careers of Rock Hall inductee George Michael and Wham and introduced the duo to Chinese audiences for a historic 10-day visit in the mid-’80s, becoming the first Wes…

Taiwan staged its first-ever military drill at Taoyuan International Airport on Wednesday, briefly halting commercial traffic as soldiers practised defending the facility against a simulated attack by Beijing.
The exercise is part of Taiwan's wee…

“Despite the tight labour market, with unemployment at an all-time low of 3.5 per cent, the full effects of tighter monetary policy on the economy are yet to be fully experienced.”…
This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com media intelligence and s…

LONDON/NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) – Property markets knocked by high interest rates and the end of cheap financing have caught the eye of hedge funds.
U.S. and European commercial property markets face lingering office vacancies, diminished reta…

July 26 (Reuters) – China pledged to step up stimulus measures as the economy faces what it described as "new" difficulties and a "tortuous" recovery, following a meeting of the powerful politburo of the ruling Communist P…

There was little robust research to demonstrate digital technology inherently added value to education, Unesco said in its 2023 Global Education Monitor report.
Smartphones should be banned from schools to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning …

US secretary of state Antony Blinken warned of China’s “problematic behaviour” during a visit to the Pacific island nation of Tonga, citing Beijing’s militarisation of the South China Sea and what he called economic coercion.…
This data comes fro…

NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) – Some investors are zeroing in on the battered currencies of commodity-producing countries such as Norway and Australia to take advantage of more potential weakness in the dollar, which has recently wobbled on signs t…

From the Sensex pack, Larsen & Toubro jumped 4% and Tata Motors climbed nearly 2%.
pack, Larsen & Toubro jumped 4% and climbed nearly 2%. From the 30-share club, HDFC Bank and Asian Paints were the laggards.…
This data comes from the Chin…

LONDON/SINGAPORE, July 26 (Reuters) – A slide in the dollar and signs that volatility is returning to foreign exchange markets as interest-rate hikes bite is causing investors to reassess wildly popular carry trades and to be pickier about which …

PM Modi To Inaugurate ‘World-Class’ ITPO Complex At Pragati Maidan Today
India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the state-of-the-art International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre (IECC) complex at Pragati Maidan i…

[1/5] Commanders of the Korean People's Army visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, in Pyongyang, North Korea, July 25, 2023 in this image released by North Korea's Korean Centr…

[1/6] Black Hawk helicopters prepare to land at Taoyuan International Airport as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Taoyuan, Taiwan July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang
TAOYUAN, Taiwan, July 26 (Reuters) – Taiwan conducted an anti-aircr…

Following the unexpected removal of the previous foreign minister Qin Gang, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that he anticipates “working well” with China’s incoming foreign minister.
“I’ve also known Wang Yi for more than a decad…

Jim Gomez, The Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri ripped tin roofs off of homes, flooded low-lying villages, knocked out power and displaced more than 12,000 people Wednesday as it smashed into a small island and lashed norther…

Analysts say the spectacle will likely include the North’s nuclear-tipped missiles banned by the United Nations Security Council, where Russia and China are permanent members.
The visiting dignitaries, which include Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoi…

Other officials are due to fan across Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Palau and elsewhere in the weeks to come, seeking to close the gap in a region that administration officials acknowledge has gotten “short shrift”.…
This data comes from the Chin…

China offered no explanation for the sacking of foreign minister Qin Gang on Wednesday, while scrubbing mentions of him from a government website.
Qin — who has not been seen in public for over a month — was removed from office by Beijing&#…