US, China top military officials speak for first time in over a year
Reuters :The top US military officer held a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, the Pentagon said, in the first such conversation in...
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Trump says he hasn’t read Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
AFP : Former US president Donald Trump, who has come under sharp criticism for attacks on immigrants which some say hark back to Nazi philosophy,...
China struggles to house quake victims for winter
AFP : Chinese authorities are facing a “race against time” to ensure victims of the deadliest earthquake in years can be sheltered from freezing winter...
Kim warns of ‘nuclear attack’ if ‘provoked’
AFP : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Pyongyang will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if “provoked with nukes”, state media said...
Trump disqualified from Colorado ballot
BBC Online : Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause....
UN warns water shortages a deadly risk for Gaza children
Al Jazeera : Limited access to clean water and sanitation amid Israel’s relentless bombardment pose a grave risk to children in Gaza, the United Nations...
Kuwait’s new emir Sheikh Mishal takes oath of office
Al Jazeera : Kuwait’s new emir, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, has been formally sworn in before parliament to begin his rule over the wealthy Gulf...
Israel pounds Gaza, Houthis vow more Red Sea attacks
Reuters :Israel kept pounding the shattered Gaza Strip on Tuesday while Yemen’s pro-Palestinian Houthi movement vowed to defy a US-led naval mission and keep hitting...
Red Sea attacks force rerouting of vessels, disrupting supply chains
Reuters :Attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade and prompting US efforts to build a coalition...
141 opposition MPs suspended from Indian parliament
AFP :More than half of all opposition lawmakers have been barred from the ongoing session of India’s parliament for demanding a debate into a protest...
Russia boosts nuclear forces amid ‘hybrid war’ with the West: Putin
Al Jazeera :Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is upgrading its nuclear arsenal and keeping its strategic forces at the highest level of...