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TAIWAN HIKES DEFENCE BUDGET BY 14.9% AMID ESCALATING TENSIONS WITH CHINA

Taiwan proposed a budget of USD 17.3 billion in defense for 2023 on Thursday, a 14.9% increase from this year’s total allocation, and weeks...

‘Lower-to-mid income nations have more joblessness post-pandemic’

In contrast to higher-income nations like Canada, lower-to-middle-income countries still experience high unemployment rates in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns and economic restrictions, according...

THREE AMERICAN TROOPS INJURED IN ROCKET ATTACKS IN SYRIA

Three American troops were injured in two rocket attacks in Syria earlier in the day, and the United States responded with strikes from attack...

Ukraine’s health system braces for winter challenges

At the six-month mark of the war in Ukraine, the country’s badly affected but still resilient health system is taking stock of lessons learned...
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5 YEARS OF ROHINGYA EXODUS: UNHCR SEEKS SOLUTIONS

This week marks five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled military persecution from Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR,...

EU planning to allocate more funds to help Ukraine

The European Union has provided Ukraine with 9.5 billion euro’s (USD 9.4 billion) in financial aid since February 24 and is preparing a new...

China in a spot over UN rights report on Xinjiang abuses

Beijing is facing a difficult situation after the UN Special Rapporteur stated that China is involved in the suppression of the minority Uyghur Muslim...

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