International

December 15, 2023 4:44 PM

Denmark introduces green tax on air passengers from 2025

Denmark on Friday agreed to impose a tax on air passengers to help finance the airline industry's transition to greener practices, which will be gradually phased in from 2025, the government said. The government in November proposed imposing an average tax of 100 Danish crowns ($14.35) on ai...

December 15, 2023 4:35 PM

Pakistan media ban on Imran Khan trial raises transparency concerns

The 71-year-old former cricket star has been at the center of a political crisis since his ouster from office in 2022. Khan won the last general election in 2018, a victory his opponents say he achieved with the help of the military, which often plays an outsized role in making and breaking Pakist...

December 15, 2023 2:29 PM

Weather abnormalities: China in snow, Australia battles cyclone aftermath,

Globally, different parts of the world are experiencing extreme weather conditions. An Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at New York University Shanghai, Yifei Li has said, “Extremity will become the new norm. So much so that even the word “extremity” or “extreme weather” I thin...

December 15, 2023 2:12 PM

US, Japan defence ministers engage with ASEAN counterparts

Defence ministers and officials from the U.S., China and Russia, among other countries, gathered in Jakarta on Thursday (November 16) with their counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where they are expected to discuss geopolitical crises in and outside the region. ...

December 15, 2023 2:06 PM

Highways shut, trains suspended as cold wave freezes most of China

Chinese authorities closed highways in several provinces and suspended train services, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday (December 15), as a cold wave extended its grip further over the country and temperatures continued to plummet below freezing. More than 300 road sections in 12 provinc...