A convoy belonging to the Syrian Ministry of Interior moves to Hassakeh, Syria, Feb. 2, 2026. (AA Photo) Internal security units of Syria’s Interior Ministry began entering Hassakeh on Monday as a deal with …
India gains tariff advantage over China, Pakistan, Bangladesh in US trade deal The 50 per cent US levy included a 25 per cent reciprocal tariff and an additional 25 per cent import duty imposed …
Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas at the start of a Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 29, 2026. (EPA Photo) EU foreign …
Image: TCA, Stephen M. Bland An armed clash occurred on the evening of January 29 along the Tajik-Afghan border, in Tajikistan’s Shamsiddin Shokhin district, as local border forces intercepted an attempted drug smuggling operation. According to …
This photo provided by SIP/Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, shows a mining device lowered to the seabed from the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu, off Minamitorishima, south of Tokyo, Jan. 18, 2026. (SIP/Japan …
By SHUHEI NAKAJIMA/ Staff Writer Matchmaking coordinator Naomi Araki emcees the “Grand date search festival for 100,” an event organized by the Kanagawa prefectural government on Enoshima island, in Fujisawa, on Nov. 30. (Shuhei …
By Huang Lanlan A mural warns the US against attempting a military strike on Iran at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran. Editor’s Note: In his annual address to French ambassadors in January, French President …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s official visit to Astana on January 27, 2026, was the first by an Israeli foreign minister to Kazakhstan in 16 years, and it yielded a package of institutional and …
Exporters in both Pakistan and Bangladesh have warned that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement could erode their hard-won advantages in the lucrative European market as Indian goods gain duty-free access. Hinting towards India’s Operation …
The Ground Self-Defense Force during the prime minister’s address at a review ceremony held at the GSDF’s Camp Asaka in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward (Pool) The ruling coalition aims to restore Japanese military ranks used …