China is the primary origin of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl, a highly potent opioid. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Countries around the world are aiming to regulate the explosion of AI while courting investment. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China opposes US sanctions on Iranian airlines, calling them illegal and urging respect for international law ahead of the US ...

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Sept 22 - A former Belarusian security official is due in a Swiss court on Tuesday as an appeal begins against his acquittal on charges of participating in the forced ...

BRUSSELS, Sept 22 - Latvia said it could not accept a proposed deal that would lift EU sanctions on Russia-linked billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman in return for keeping thousands of ...

Philippine bus operators urge President Marcos to approve fare hikes amid soaring diesel prices threatening public transport operations. Read more at straitstimes.com.

GENEVA, Sept 22 - Nicaragua's state institutions have together carried out enforced disappearances, torture and arbitrary detention of political opponents, conduct that amounts to crimes against ...

Trump casts drug cartels as “the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere” in a speech to the UN General Assembly. Read more at straitstimes.com.

UNITED NATIONS, United States - President Donald Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly on Sept 22 to defend the ...

Sept 22 - Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will continue to play international football as long as he remains motivated, ...

France captain Kylian Mbappe missed training on Tuesday after developing flu-like symptoms, casting doubt over his ...

BAKU, Sept 22 - Red Bull’s four-time champion Max Verstappen, fresh from a last-to-first karting triumph, will be looking to keep that winning feeling going by chalking up a first Formula One victory ...