Britain plans to send warship to South China Sea in move likely to irk Beijing
Reuters, Sydney :Britain plans to send a warship to the disputed South China Sea next year to conduct freedom of navigation exercises, Defence Minister Michael...
International
France to conduct asylum seeker checks in Libya: Macron
AFP, Orléans :France will set up processing centres this summer in Libya for asylum seekers trying to reach Europe across the Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron...
Muslim elders urge return to prayer as Israel backs down over Al-Aqsa
Reuters, Jerusalem :Muslim elders urged worshippers to return to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Thursday after Israel backed down in the face of...
Aleppo’s limping recovery shows limits of battered Syrian state
Reuters, Aleppo : In eastern Aleppo, bodies still lie under the rubble, graveyards are full, people are short of electricity and bread, and some children take...
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Trump pledges US aid to help Lebanon against ISReuters, Washington U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Lebanon’s efforts to guard its borders to prevent Islamic...
China, India are edging closer to a war in Asia that neither can back down
Business Insider UK :Buried in the Himalayas in the Siliguri Corridor, also known as the Chicken’s neck, Chinese and Indian military forces sit on the...
N Korea’s missile could soon reach US cities
AP, Washington : Intelligence officials believe North Korea will have a reliable, intercontinental missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon as early as next year, according...
Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers as fighting intensifies
Reuters, Kandahar : Taliban fighters killed 30 soldiers in an attack on an army base in the southern province of Kandahar, an army spokesman said on...
Rouhani says Iran will `respond` if US missile law passes
AP, Tehran : Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday his country will respond if a bill in the U.S. Congress imposing sanctions on people involved in...
Air strikes, shelling strain Moscow-backed Damascus truce
Reuters, Beirut :Air strikes killed at least nine people in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus overnight and insurgent shelling from the rebel-held area landed...
UK’s FM plays down Conservative party rift
Reuters, Wellington :Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Tuesday appeared to deny there was any infighting within the governing Conservative party during a visit to...
Saudi, allies unveil Qatar `terrorist` blacklist
AFP, Riyadh :Saudi Arabia and its allies unveiled a “terrorist” blacklist on Tuesday of 18 organisations and individuals suspected of links with Islamist extremism that...