World
14 Aug 2023
Some 1.3 million civil servants are due to retire by 2030. Unions say the government will need to hike pay and improve working conditions to recruit new workers.
14 Aug 2023
The German chancellor said the Saudi-led peace talks and others will help Russia realize it has "taken the wrong path." Scholz was, however, non-committal on whether Berlin would supply Kyiv with Taurus cruise missiles.
14 Aug 2023
General elections must be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the parliament's lower house, which occurred earlier this week. But elections could be delayed as the Election Commission redraws constituencies.
14 Aug 2023
Taiwanese Vice President William Lai is on a brief visit to the US before heading to Paraguay. China has condemned this action, and called him a "troublemaker."
13 Aug 2023
The Ukrainian army has repeatedly managed to capture Russian weapons during military offensives. What happens with them, and what discoveries has the military made under close examination?
13 Aug 2023
Russia's space agency has returned its focus to the moon, almost 50 years since the Soviet Union's last lunar landing. The mission's official aim is to search for frozen water near the moon's south pole.
13 Aug 2023
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's new European election campaign agenda features euroskeptic rhetoric. But the populist party is not alone in the European Parliament when it comes to such sentiment.
13 Aug 2023
Germany is considering sending "Taurus" guided missiles to Ukraine. What can these systems do?
13 Aug 2023
A passenger train out of Karachi derailed despite moving at a relatively low speed. Pakistan's railway minister said the authorities would also look into possible sabotage as a reason for the deadly incident.
13 Aug 2023
Ahmad H. allegedly led a pro-Assad militia in the suburbs of Damascus during the early years of the Syrian civil war. He has been accused of crimes against humanity and arrested in Bremen.
13 Aug 2023
Although Russia ended the so-called grain deal with Ukraine, prices have not skyrocketed as they did after the start of the war. Since the grain market didn't panic, the focus is now shifting to Russian grain exports.
13 Aug 2023
Hindu marches followed by clashes with Muslims have become a growing concern for nominally secular India. Analysts say Hindu-nationalists, including the ruling BJP, are partially to blame.