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WASHINGTON — The United States House of Representatives passed a bill that called for the prohibition of the use of public funds to buy, make or display any map showing Taiwan as part of Chinese […]

NEW DELHI — An Indian Court on July 30 adjourned the hearing on the pleas by social media platforms WhatsApp and Facebook challenging the central government’s Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, […]

BRISBANE, Australia — Queensland Liberal National Party leader David Crisafulli has sidestepped a question as to whether he would commit to net-zero emissions by 2050 as he laid out his vision for the party. Speaking at the Queensland […]

NEW DELHI — “We recognize that every democracy, starting with our own, is a work in progress, and when we discuss these issues, I certainly do it from starting point of humility,” United States Secretary […]

SYDNEY — The Australian economy is facing its biggest jolt since the depths of last year’s recession, with the Sydney lockdown extended until the end of August. Economists have further downgraded their forecasts for the national […]

BRISBANE, Australia — About a quarter of citizens in the northeastern Australian state, Queensland, play the pokies, with an average spend of about AU$625 ($461.91) per person annually, figures in a new harm minimization plan released this week […]

SYDNEY — Australia’s Emergency Management minister, in charge of federal Covid-19 support payments, has boldly declared she would rather be on welfare in Australia than anywhere else in the world. State and federal governments have ramped up […]

SYDNEY — Australia’s biggest commercial airline Qantas is set to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for all international travelers when Australia’s borders reopen. The Flying Kangaroo’s boss Alan Joyce has flagged mirroring requirements in Israel, Iceland, and some European […]