In a contentious decision, the Council of Europe has voted to reinstate Russia as a full member with voting rights...

The decision to ban foreign currencies in Zimbabwe came as an attempt to curb black-market currency trade that's contributed to surging inflation. After the 2009 hyperinflation decimated the value of the Zimbabwean dollar...

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on his way to the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan. The Saudi government will convene with a South Korean economic delegation to bolster already robust energy ties between the two countries...

Thailand’s newly confirmed civilian Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha will chair ASEAN’s 34th Summit. The ten member states are expected to release the “ASEAN Indo-Pacific Outlook” outlining a united vision for the region...

A report using declassified US spy satellite images concluded that Himalayan glaciers have lost 18 inches of ice every year since 2000 due to climate change. These glaciers are melting faster than they can be replenished and it poses significant threats to those living downstream...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has approved of the controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline project which will carry an estimated one million barrels of oil from Alberta to Canada’s west coast each day...

A trilateral framework was signed for the development of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), signaling Europe’s largest arms project to date...

Huawei Technologies Co. expects international smartphone shipments to drop by up to 60 million units, a large share of the 206 million units moved in 2018...

Turkey is committed to the purchase of an advanced Russian S-400 air defense system which is expected to be delivered in July. The United States is unhappy with the deal citing that the S-400 is incompatible...

Two oil tankers have allegedly been attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil gets shipped. The Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous is believed to have been attacked by a magnetic mine while transporting methanol from...