Most G20 members condemn Russia's war in Ukraine -draft declaration The summit, which host Indonesia and other countries said should focus on risks to the global economy, has been overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. World 15 Nov, 2022
Biden says won't veer into conflict with China, as first summit ends in Asia "The United States and its NATO allies are trying to master this space," Lavrov told a news conference in Phnom Penh. World 13 Nov, 2022
Computer chip ban signals new era as Biden and Xi meet The Biden administration's move to block exports of advanced computer chips to China is signaling a new phase in relations between the globe's two largest economies — one in which trade matters less than an increasingly heated competition to be the world’s leading technological and military power. World 12 Nov, 2022
Russia's Putin declares martial law in seized Ukrainian regions Putin also issued a decree restricting movement in and out of eight regions adjoining Ukraine. World 19 Oct, 2022
China's Xi calls for military growth amid tension with US Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday called for faster military development and announced no change in policies that have strained relations with Washington and tightened the ruling Communist Party's control over society and the economy. World 16 Oct, 2022
NPC vice-chair highlights challenges to global economy National Planning Commission Vice-chairman Biswo Nath Poudel addressed the opening session of the Third Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific today. Kathmandu 30 Sep, 2022
Ukraine says residents coerced into Russian annexation vote Polling stations were also set up in Moscow, for residents of those regions now living in Russia. World 23 Sep, 2022
50 million people worldwide in modern slavery, says report Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. Of them, 28 million were in forced labour and 22 million trapped in forced marriage. Business 13 Sep, 2022
Xi to meet Putin in first trip outside China since COVID began Xi Jinping will leave China for the first time in more than two years for a trip this week to Central Asia where he will meet Russia's Vladimir Putin, just a month before he is set to cement his place as the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. World 12 Sep, 2022
Xi to meet Putin in first trip outside China since COVID began Russia suffered its worst defeat of the war last week, abandoning its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine. World 11 Sep, 2022
Putin says Russia has gained, not lost, from intervening in Ukraine President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had not lost anything in a global confrontation with the United States over the conflict in Ukraine but had actually gained by setting a new sovereign course that would restore its global clout. World 07 Sep, 2022
India quarterly growth rises to 13.5% after pandemic slump India quarterly growth rises to 13.5% after pandemic slump World 31 Aug, 2022
