Late Pope Francis, who came to be known as a strong voice for the poor, oppressed and the marginalised during his tenure as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, had a keen interest in Africa.
Throughout his papacy, he demonstrated a deep commitment...
North Korea has said leader Kim Jong Un had observed the test-firings of missiles from a recently launched destroyer – the first such warship for the North – and called for accelerating efforts to boost his navy’s nuclear attack capabilities.
North Korea last week...
South Korean lawmakers provide update on estimated casualties following briefing by country’s intelligence agency.About 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers have said, citing intelligence officials.
Speaking after a closed-door briefing by the National Intelligence...
Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Although a child of war refugees, Victoria Ngo got to learn more about her Vietnamese identity only during her college years in the United States in the 1990s.
The eldest daughter in a refugee family with a Vietnamese...
Kremlin spokesman slams Kyiv after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Moscow’s brief unilateral ceasefire is ‘manipulation’.Russia has rejected a proposal from Ukraine to extend Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unilateral three-day ceasefire as the United States grows increasingly impatient with stalled efforts to find...