Regional

He made his comments in a new documentary “Francesco” by Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky that was released on Wednesday. “Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They are children of God and have a right to a family. Nobody should be thrown out or be made miserable over it,” he…

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said in a statement on Wednesday that “Judge Barrett deserves a vote and she will receive a vote.” Just hours earlier, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Judiciary Committee Democrats said they would not show up for the vote. They have been…

Reuters reported last week that the White House was moving forward with five separate sales of sophisticated military equipment to Taiwan with a total value of around $5 billion as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on China and concerns rise about Beijing’s intentions toward Taiwan. Among …

The government has gradually eased travel restrictions to bolster the economy, which slipped into recession in the second quarter following months of lockdown and quarantine to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Travelers to other countries are required to show confirmed roundtrip tickets, travel and …

President Tommy Remengesau Jr., in a letter to the Secretary of the U.S Navy Kenneth Braithwaite, said that Washington had a steadfast ally in Palau and should look at setting up facilities there and elsewhere in the Northern Pacific region. “We are living in uncertain times and I think this is a g…

The battle plan, rehearsed in Exercise Noble Fury, is for Marines to be dropped covertly on islands and atolls in the region to attack Chinese warships and missile sites in a “shoot-and-scoop” maneuver. It is envisaged that the Marines would fire rockets and missiles at designated targets before es…

 The election commission said it will accept requests for absentee ballots up to seven days before the elections.  Under the law, absentee ballots must be postmarked no later than the day of the elections and must be received by the election commission no later than the seventh day following the el…

The Trump campaign voiced objections to the change — made after the president repeatedly talked over both Biden and the moderator at last month’s debate in violation of its agreed-upon rules — but said the Republican would still take part in the Thursday night event, one of his last chances to reac…

There were 1,002,662 confirmed cases of the virus in the South American country by Monday night, the ministry said in a statement. In the past 24 hours, there were 12,982 new cases reported and 451 more deaths, it added.