The world has the tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to secure a sustainable future if more ambitious actions are taken, a United Nations report has said, noting that actions taken so far are not enough to tackle the growing threats posed by climate change. A UN panel of scientists stressed in a synthesis مزید پڑھیں

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his “dear friend” Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, seeking both to deepen economic ties with an ally he sees as a useful counterweight to the West and to promote Beijing’s role as a potential peacemaker in Ukraine. Xi was the first leader to meet the Russian president since the مزید پڑھیں

Raiders have killed nine Chinese nationals in an attack on a mine in the Bambari region of the Central African Republic, a local mayor said. “We have counted nine bodies and two wounded,” the mayor of Bambari, Abel Matchipata, told reporters on Sunday, adding that the victims were Chinese workers at a site run by مزید پڑھیں

The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev accompanying the First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and their daughter Arzu Aliyeva have viewed the progress of works carried out in the Talish village of the Tartar district. The head of state and the First Lady visited the Memorial stone in the Talish village. The President of Azerbaijan lit the مزید پڑھیں

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Mariupol, Russian state media reported, the Ukrainian city of Donetsk region that fell to Russian troops in May last year. According to Russian state media, Putin flew to Mariupol by helicopter. Driving a car, Putin travelled around several districts of the city, making stops, talking to residents, inspecting the مزید پڑھیں

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, according to South Korea and Japan, the latest in a barrage of weapons tests from the nuclear-armed state. The missile, launched from the Dongchang-ri site on the west coast around 11:05am (0205 GMT), flew some مزید پڑھیں

Protesters blocked a key highway around the French capital and escalated strikes at refineries on Friday in a new show of anger after President Emmanuel Macron pushed through a contentious pension reform without a parliamentary vote. Macron’s move sparked protests across the country on Thursday night, with more than 300 people arrested nationwide, according to مزید پڑھیں

Japan and South Korea announced relaxed trade controls and a return of frequent reciprocal visits on Thursday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol visits Tokyo on a trip intended to rebuild ties between the neighbours. For years, the two countries have been locked in a bitter spat over wartime forced labour. But since his election last مزید پڑھیں

China is concerned about an escalation of the war in Ukraine and wants Moscow and Kyiv to hold peace talks, senior Chinese diplomat Qin Gang told his Ukrainian counterpart over a phone call on Thursday. China, which has refrained from condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, has urged both sides to agree to a مزید پڑھیں

An Indonesian court jailed a police officer for 18 months on Thursday over negligence contributing to one of the worst stadium disasters in the history of football. Last year’s crush in the city of Malang killed 135 people — including more than 40 children — after a 3-2 defeat for Arema FC by their fierce مزید پڑھیں