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Read more The world has changed and institutions need to work together, says IMF chiefIndonesian President Joko Widodo makes a speech during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Minister’s Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 14, 2023. Murat Gok |…
Read more Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments systemBEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attending a pair of regional summits in Saudi Arabia this week amid efforts to kick-start economic growth weighed down by strict…
Read more China’s Xi visiting Saudi Arabia amid bid to boost economyTIRANA, Albania — EU leaders and their Western Balkan counterparts gathered Tuesday for talks aimed at strengthening their partnership as Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the…
Read more EU, Western Balkans to boost partnership amid Ukraine warMEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday that he will host meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in…
Read more Mexico says it will host US, Canadian leaders in JanuaryCAIRO — Egypt announced late Thursday the release of 30 political activists from jail, the latest in a series of mass releases from detention amid intensifying international scrutiny…
Read more Egypt announces freedom, mass pardon for 30 jailed activistsISLAMABAD — A breakthrough funding deal at the COP27 conference to help poor countries ravaged by climate change was welcomed Sunday by Pakistan, a nation devastated this year…
Read more Pakistan welcomes ‘loss and damage’ deal inked at UN summitMANILA, Philippines — Vice President Kamala Harris would underscore America’s commitment to defending treaty ally the Philippines with a visit that starts Sunday and involves flying to an…
Read more VP Harris to visit, support Philippine island amid sea feudTUNIS, Tunisia — Leaders of French-speaking countries gathered Saturday on a Tunisian island to discuss debt relief, migration, food and energy shortages, with a soaring cost of living…
Read more Leaders of French-speaking countries hold summit in TunisiaSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Egypt say they have struck a potential breakthrough deal on the creation of a fund for compensating poor…
Read more The Latest | UN Climate SummitBANGKOK — Leaders from around the Asia-Pacific called for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine and pledged to steer the region’s economies toward sustainable growth as they…
Read more Asia-Pacific leaders condemn war, renew calls for open tradeBANGKOK — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke briefly with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Saturday in another step toward keeping lines of communication open between the two…
Read more VP Harris has brief encounter with China’s leader XiSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Antigua and Barbuda’s environment minister says they have concerns about an EU proposal on loss and damage funding for countries vulnerable to climate change…
Read more The Latest | UN Climate SummitBANGKOK — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrived Thursday in Thailand, where she plans to affirm America’s commitment to Southeast Asia and drive home the message that the…
Read more US VP Harris arrives in Thailand for Asia-Pacific summitSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — Sherry Rehman, climate minister for Pakistan, said developing countries would continue to press hard for a deal on the issue of ‘loss and damage’…
Read more The Latest | UN Climate SummitBANGKOK — The war in Ukraine, great power rivalry Asia, inflation and food and energy shortages are on the agenda as leaders prepare for the third back-to-back gathering…
Read more Asia-Pacific leaders tackle trade, sustainability in BangkokSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile Thursday toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, hours after the North threatened to launch “fiercer”…
Read more Seoul: North Korea fires ballistic missile toward seaJOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the African Union to be included as a permanent member of the Group of 20 leading economies. The…
Read more South African president calls for Africa to be member of G20PRZEWODOW, Poland — NATO member Poland and the head of the military alliance both said Wednesday a missile strike in Polish farmland that killed two people did not…
Read more Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attackBEIJING — U.S., Japanese, Australian and Canadian warships are currently staging extensive joint drills in Japanese and international waters, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. Without mentioning China directly,…
Read more US, others hold joint naval drills amid China concerns
