Rising unemployment in China is pushing millions of college graduates into a tough bargain, with some forced to accept low-paying work or even subsist on their parents’ pensions, a plight that has created a new working class of “rotten-tail kids”.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama returns to the national stage on Tuesday night to boost his longtime Democratic ally Kamala Harris in her 11th-hour presidential bid against Republican Donald Trump.

A senior US administration official has pushed back at reported comments by Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing the Israeli prime minister of making “maximalist statements” that are “not constructive to getting a ceasefire deal across the finish line”.

An earlier version of this story published on 20 August 2024 stated that the total voter turnout stood at 58 percent.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers called on the Biden administration to ramp up scrutiny of U.S. clinical trials conducted in China, citing the risk of intellectual property theft and the possibility of forced participation of Uyghurs.

14 business operators in Tarawa, Kiribati went through a financial literally training that empowered and enhanced their business knowledge and entrepreneurship skills.

A World Health Organization official stressed that mpox, regardless of whether it is the new or old strain, is not the new COVID, as authorities know how to control its spread.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for progress towards a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal as he visited Egypt.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a “bridging proposal” presented by Washington to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and urged Hamas to do the same.

The United States and the Philippines have reached a deal to allow “a limited number” of Afghans to transit through the Philippines to complete processing for special immigrants visas and resettlement to the U.S., the State Department said.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will be in Tonga in time for the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting next week.

The U.S. Department of State has approved the possible sale of Javelin missiles and related equipment to Australia for estimated cost of $100 million, the Pentagon said.