International

GBDESK// Southeast Asia's Asean grouping will not give up trying to end violence in fellow member Myanmar even though the ruling military there has made no progress on a peace plan it agreed with the bloc two years ago, Indonesia said…

GBDESK// Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said yesterday that his "heart aches" over South Korea's colonial-era suffering, as he hailed fresh efforts to mend Tokyo's long-strained ties with Seoul at a landmark summit. "My heart…

GBDESK// A New York jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing and defaming an American former magazine columnist and ordered the ex-president to pay her $5 million in damages. The nine jurors rejected E. Jean…

GBDESK// India today said its relations with China cannot be normal if peace and tranquillity in border areas is disturbed. "I think the issue is that there is an abnormal position in border areas," he said, adding "we had a frank…

GBDESK// Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended King Charles III's reception for heads of state and government or overseas representatives in advance of the coronation of the king and queen consort today. The event held at the…

GBDESK// Russia accused Ukraine today of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin, according to the state-run RIA news agency. The Kremlin said it considered the attack to be a…

GBDESK// Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will visit Myanmar and India from May 2-5, China's Foreign Ministry said today. Qin will be in India for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation grouping,…

GBDESK// A computer scientist often dubbed "the godfather of artificial intelligence" has quit his job at Google to speak out about the dangers of the technology, US media reported Monday. Geoffrey Hinton, who created a foundation…

GBDESK// Russia yesterday accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin, as Ukraine announced it had "nothing to do" with the attack on the Kremlin. "Ukraine has…

GBDESK// Hollywood film and television writers went on strike on Tuesday, shutting down late-night TV shows, and took their demands for higher pay to the doors of major studios in a labor dispute that hinges on how the streaming boom is…