International News

9.2 pct of Bangladeshi children in labor force

AKP Phnom Penh, 17 November, 2025-- A new study has found that 9.2 percent of Bangladesh's children between five and 17 are working. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), in partnership with UNICEF and other partners, released the report on Sunday, the most comprehensive survey on children...

U.S. revokes exemption of arms non-recurring costs for S. Korea

AKP Phnom Penh, 17 November, 2025-- The United States revoked the exemption of arms non-recurring costs for South Korea, raising Seoul's burden for U.S. weapons purchases, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday, citing multiple unidentified sources familiar with the matter. The U.S. administration n...

Weaker Demand Likely to Constrain Rice Exporters Next Year: FAO

AKP Phnom Penh, November 16, 2025 -- Large supplies of exportable rice have fuelled intense competition among exporters and driven down international rice prices continuously since May, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) says. In its biannual Food Outlook report...

U.S. longest gov't shutdown ends with governance problems lingering

AKP Phnom Penh, 14 November,2025-- The record-breaking U.S. federal government shutdown was expected to end soon after the congressional approval of a spending package on Wednesday. However, as bipartisan power struggles show no sign of alleviating, the recurrence of this shutdown remains highly po...

India, Canada hold talks to boost trade, investment ties

AKP Phnom Penh, 14 November, 2025-- India and Canada held talks on Thursday to discuss ways to boost trade, promote investment, and deepen bilateral cooperation, officials said. The two sides discussed the issues at the 7th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment here. "The...

BBC rejects Trump's demand for financial compensation over Panorama edit

AKP Phnom Penh, 14 November, 2025-- The BBC has issued an apology on Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that stitched together separate parts of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech, but refused Trump's demand for financial compensation. The broadcaster also confirmed that the pro...

U.S. deployment of aircraft carrier deepens tensions in Caribbean

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 November, 2025-- A U.S. aircraft carrier's arrival in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, where recent American military strikes have killed dozens of civilians suspected to be drug dealers, raised criticism from various parties and risked further escalating regional tensions. With...

Reform UK party pulls out of BBC documentary after Trump edit row: BBC

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 November,2025-- Reform UK has said it will pull out of a BBC documentary about the party following a row over the broadcaster's editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The documentary, due to be called "The Rise of Reform" and air in...

Iraqi PM's coalition leads in parliamentary elections, preliminary results show

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 November, 2025-- Preliminary results announced by Iraq's electoral commission on Wednesday showed that the coalition led by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has emerged as the frontrunner in the country's parliamentary elections. The results showed that al-Sudani's Reco...

Indonesia seeks solutions to boost food security

AKP Phnom Penh, November 12, 2025 -- Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono has highlighted the country’s vast blue food potential as a key contributor to global food security, particularly through the development of sustainable aquaculture. Indonesia’s blue...

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