Trump says ball in China’s court on tariffs
AFP : Donald Trump believes it is up to China to come to the negotiating table on trade, the White House said on Tuesday, after the US president accused Beijing of reneging on a...
International
Will US pressure tactics on Lebanon make Hezbollah disarm faster?
Al Jazeera : Pressure on Hezbollah to disarm is intensifying, spearheaded by the United States and backed by some Lebanese factions. An Israeli war on Lebanon that killed much of the group’s top leadership...
Israeli bombs put Gaza’s Hospital out of service
Al Jazeera : Israeli forces have bombed al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, the largest remaining functioning hospital in northern Gaza.Critically ill patients were left on the street after fleeing the attack in the...
Yoon to face insurrection trial
AFP : Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol will face his first criminal trial on Monday for insurrection after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December, which plunged the democratic country into...
Iran-US hold ‘positive, constructive’ talks in Oman
Reuters : Iran and the US said they held “positive” and “constructive” talks in Oman on Saturday and agreed to reconvene next week in a dialogue meant to address Tehran’s escalating nuclear programme, with...
Toxic haze blankets Kathmandu
Deutsche Welle : Nepal’s Kathmandu has been covered by a toxic haze of dust and smoke for multiple days, with the sun glowing an eerie red through the smog. The Himalayan nation is famous...
Will trade war hasten US, China decoupling?
Deutsche Welle : The US-China trade war has reached new heights as Beijing raised its retaliatory tariffs on US goods to 125pc, hitting back against US President Donald Trump’s decision to hike duties on...
Iran-US begin high-stakes nuclear talks in Oman
Al Jazeera : Delegates from the United States and Iran have begun “indirect” nuclear negotiations in the Omani capital, Muscat, as US President Donald Trump again warned Tehran of military action if a deal...
3 rebels, one Indian soldier killed in Kashmir gun battles
Al Jazeera : At least three suspected rebel fighters and one Indian soldier have been killed in separate firefights in Indian-administered Kashmir less than a week after Interior Minister Amit Shah visited the disputed...
UN to cut humanitarian operations
AFP : The United Nations humanitarian body will reduce its staff of about 2,600 people by 20pc, its chief said in correspondence seen Friday, citing “a wave of brutal cuts” including US funding reductions...