Amid G7, China hosts summit of its own with Central Asia May 18, 2023 at 10:05AM

China's leader, Xi Jinping, is kicking off a summit on Thursday that the country is heralding as a historic milestone, rolling out the red carpet for five Central Asian countries that are critical to China's regional ambitions.

In symbolic Hiroshima, US & allies size up Russia & China May 18, 2023 at 10:12AM

US President Joe Biden and Japan's Fumio Kishida met for talks in the deeply symbolic city of Hiroshima on Thursday, aiming for closer cooperation in the face of an ascendant China and an unpredictable Russia they see as threatening the post-war order. The two met ahead of a three-day Group of Seven (G7) summit that starts on Friday in Hiroshima, the first city to be levelled by an atomic bomb.

Imran Khan brings up 1971 to beat down rivals May 18, 2023 at 09:05AM

Former PM Imran Khan has compared Pakistan’s current politics with circumstances prevalent before the 1971 war that led to the secession of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

Myanmar raises death toll from Mocha to 54, full extent of damage unknown May 18, 2023 at 06:19AM

At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar by a powerful cyclone last weekend, state television MRTV reported Thursday. Communication difficulties in the affected areas, where infrastructure was already poor, and the military government’s tight control over information leave the actual extent of casualties and destruction unclear.

China's loans pushing world's poorest countries to brink of collapse May 18, 2023 at 05:32AM

First full-size 3D scan of Titanic shows shipwreck in new light May 18, 2023 at 04:20AM

Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the wreck said Thursday. Using two remote operated submersibles, a team of researchers spent six weeks last summer in the North Atlantic mapping the whole shipwreck and the surrounding 3-mile debris field, where personal belongings of the ocean liner's passengers such as shoes and watches were scattered.

Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits, labour market still showing strength May 18, 2023 at 02:50AM