Environmental and rights groups urged the European Union Tuesday to label Malaysia’s Sarawak region “high risk” under controversial new anti-deforestation rules to be implemented from the end of December. The EU’s deforestation... Read more »
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian... Read more »
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Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on... Read more »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not expected to meet Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly next week, people familiar with the matter said... Read more »
If you care about the environment, think twice about using AI. Generative artificial intelligence uses 30 times more energy than a traditional search engine, warns researcher Sasha Luccioni, on a mission to... Read more »
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel, drawing a rebuke from the Israeli foreign minister.... Read more »
The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said Friday it had rejected a takeover bid from Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard, saying the proposal “grossly undervalues” the company. The proposed purchase of Seven &... Read more »
France’s arrest of Telegram chief Pavel Durov has raised fears in Russia that the popular messaging app — used both by the Kremlin and its opponents — could be blocked, depriving them... Read more »
US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday discussed the situation in Bangladesh. The two leaders stressed the need for early restoration of normalcy and ensuring the safety... Read more »
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has pledged the UN’s full support to Bangladesh’s interim government in its efforts to restore an inclusive and prosperous democracy. In a message directed to Chief... Read more »