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ASEAN, EU Strengthen Cooperation on Qualifications Frameworks

Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- MANILA, 12 February 2026 - The European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are convening a two-day peer learning workshop in Manila on 12-13 Februar... Read More


AI video of Charlie Kirk v/s Barack Obama as Fast & Furious film characters goes viral on X. Watch

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- A viral artificial intelligence-generated video imagining conservative commentator Charlie Kirk and former US president Barack Obama appearing in a scene from the action film Fas... Read More


Iran says 'guiding principles' agreed with US at nuclear talks

Sri Lanka, Feb. 18 -- Iran has said it has reached an understanding with the US on the main "guiding principles" to resolve their dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme. Speaking after indirect talk... Read More


Michael Feldman, Epstein and Clinton: Fact-checking latest claims in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case

India, Feb. 18 -- Weeks after 'Today' host Savannah Guthrie's mother went missing from her Tucson home, new claims about the presenter's husband, Michael Feldman, have emerged, linking the kidnapping ... Read More


Gender parity in entrepreneurship key to democratising AI, says BRICS CCI WE

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Achieving gender parity through innovation and entrepreneurship has been identified as a critical driver for the democratisation of artificial intelligence. At a global panel con... Read More


Promoting comprehensive foreign affairs at new height: Party chief

Hanoi, Feb. 18 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam has written an article stressing the promotion of comprehensive foreign affairs at the new height. The fo... Read More


Malaysia and Japan plan major cross-border carbon capture project, despite climate benefit doubts

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Japan wants to ship carbon emissions to Malaysia in a first-of-its-kind project in Southeast Asia for carbon capture and storage, a widely debated process that critics say is mor... Read More


Malaysia seeks to adjust import prices amid strong ringgit appreciation

Hanoi, Feb. 18 -- The Ministry of Finance of Malaysia has said that it is currently working with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living and observing how they would be able to readjust the ... Read More


AI Summit 2026: Democratization of technology is a big focus, says India's UN envoy | HT Interview

India, Feb. 18 -- India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador P Harish, has argued that the United Nations must anchor efforts to ensure technology transfer and sector specific safeguards s... Read More


Brazil steps up trade push in India, targets USD 20 billion bilateral trade by 2026

Sao Paulo, Feb. 18 -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's official visit to India has marked a renewed push to deepen trade, investment, and strategic cooperation between the two major Glo... Read More