Shenzhou XXI launch to Tiangong space station set for Friday

Crew on board the Shenzhou XXI spacecraft - Zhang Lu (center), Wu Fei (right) and Zhang Hongzhang. [Photo provided to China Daiy] China plans to launch three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Friday night to exchange crews onboard its Tiangong...

3D Printed Shelters Support Desert Restoration in Inner Mongolia

In Inner Mongolia’s Tengger Desert, a modular 3D printed shelter called Desert Ark, developed by creative agency designRESERVE, provides housing for volunteer rangers working on desert restoration projects. The structure combines prefabricated 3D...

Why Putin’s Energy Weapon Failed

In the good old days, when Russian President Vladimir Putin was in his prime and relations with the West were in decent shape, it was common to call Russia “an energy superpower.” Through the 2000s, oil and natural gas exports boosted the...

Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite: Holed below the Waterline

In late​ 2004, Boris Johnson cowered in a ‘cold, damp three-star hotel’ in Liverpool, worried that if he went outside he’d be attacked. He had embarked on what he called ‘Operation Scouse-grovel’, after the magazine he edited, the Spectator,...

Jordan, Mongolia sign deal to strengthen cooperation

AMMAN — Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dhaifallah Fayez, and Mongolia’s Ambassador to Jordan, Bulgan Enkhtuvshin, on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the foreign ministries of the two...

Former world leaders urge Israel to release Marwan Barghouti

The Elders, a group of former world leaders and officials, have called for the immediate release of Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti from Israeli prison. Barghouti - the most high-profile Palestinian prisoner - has been detained by Israel...

Russian Cooperation Expands into Arab Markets, Led by Egypt and the UAE

Wed 29 Oct 2025 | 10:53 PM Russia’s current policy is increasingly oriented toward broad cooperation with major industrial countries in the Arab region, particularly Egypt, which is currently studying a project to establish a Russian Industrial...

Fact Check Team: Is the Trump and Xi meeting about more than just bilateral trade?

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping haven't been face-to-face since 2019, when they last saw each other at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan. Although they have spoken by phone in June and September, today's...

World Series memories

With baseball’s Fall Classic beginning this week, what was the first World Series you remember watching as a kid? For me, it was the 1970 showdown between the Orioles and the Reds. There are some faint memories of the Mets-Orioles the previous...

Mongolian Athletes Shine at “Astana World Cup 2025” with Two Golds and 13-Medal Haul

Ulaanbaatar, October 21, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Mongolia’s athletes delivered a strong performance at the “Astana World Cup 2025” hand-to-hand combat championship in Astana, Kazakhstan. The 11-member Mongolian team, led by Lt. Colonel Kh. Onalbek of the...

Mongolian Ambassador to Japan Calls for Cooperation with Central Provinces

Ulaanbaatar, October 21, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Japan, Bayarsaikhan Banzragch, participated in the seminar, the 2025 annual meeting, and the honorary reception organized by the...

Mongolia and Saudi Arabia Hold First Political Consultation in Riyadh

Ulaanbaatar, October 21, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The first Political Consultation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia took place in Riyadh on October 20, 2025. During the...

Mongolia's Political Crisis Deepens: President Vetoes Parliament's Dismissal of Prime Minister Amid Procedural Chaos

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – In a bold assertion of executive authority, Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh on Monday vetoed a controversial resolution passed by the State Great Khural, the country's unicameral parliament, that sought to dismiss...

Unrest in the Himalayas

Ladakh’s geography makes it crucially important to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. To put it directly under his government’s control, Modi took away its statehood rights. Ladakhis are now fighting to get them back, reports Betwa Sharma. Ladakh,...

Elder Andersen sees Mongolian members’ joy and excitement for announcements about country’s 1st temple

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Qatar and Mongolia go unbeaten

BASKETBALL – QATAR and Mongolia opened the boys’ basketball 3x3 competition yesterday by winning all their games at the Bahrain Basketball Association Arena in Um Al Hassam. The Qataris opened their medal bid in Pool C of the preliminary round...

Inside Mongolia’s ‘Mars camp’: The extreme adventure that wants to turn tourists into astronauts

(CNN) — It’s day 25. You wake up in your bunk pod in a snow-capped Martian landscape, far from civilization. Outside it’s -30 degrees Celsius (-22 degrees Fahrenheit). After meditating and eating a breakfast of freeze-dried dumplings, you and your...

Mongolia’s Political Wrangling Sparks a Constitutional Crisis

Mongolia is going through another period of political turmoil. The newly elected Prime Minister Zandanshatar Gombojav was ousted by parliament and the speaker of Mongolian Parliament, the State Great Hural, Amarbayasgalan Dashzegve resigned, both...

Dharamshala International Film Festival returns with global indie cinema lineup

As golden autumn descends upon Himachal Pradesh, film enthusiasts flock the quaint mountains of Dharamshala to catch independent cinema from around the world. The Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) — now in its 14th year and being held...

Mongolia risks constitutional crisis as President vetoes PM exit

ULAANBAATAR – Mongolia has been thrown into a political crisis on Oct 20 after President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa vetoed a parliamentary vote to dismiss the Prime Minister by appealing to constitutional principles and legal procedures. The Office of the...