China’s No. 3 leader to visit Russia next week
BSS :China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu will visit Russia next week, state media reported Sunday, becoming the highest- ranking Communist Party politician to travel to...
International
Strong evidence of obstruction by Trump, says his ex Justice chief
BSS :Donald Trump’s former attorney general said on Friday that he US government appeared justified in raiding the former president’s home to recover classified materials...
Iran briefly seizes two US Navy drone vessels in Red Sea: State media
BSS :An Iranian naval flotilla briefly seized two American military unmanned research vessels in the Red Sea before releasing them, Iranian state media reported on...
Myanmar junta leader to visit Russia
BSS :The leader of Myanmar’s military junta Min Aung Hlaing will travel to Russia next week for economic talks, state media in the Southeast Asian...
Poll shows over 81pc of Russians trust Putin: TASS
BSS/TASS :The proportion of Russian citizens’ confidence in President Vladimir Putin stood at 81.1% at the end of August, while 78.1% of those polled approved...
US announces $1.1b arms package for Taiwan
BSS :The United States on Friday announced a new $1.1 billion package of arms to Taiwan, in a new bid to boost its defenses amid...
Russia says US yet to issue visas to delegation for UN summit
BSS :Russia has expressed “alarm” to the UN’s secretary-general that the US has yet to issue visas to its delegation for attending a General Assembly...
Former Kyrgyzstan president named UN envoy to Afghanistan
BSS :United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named former Kyrgyzstan President Roza Otunbayeva as the UN’s new special representative for Afghanistan, his office announced on...
19 killed, 1,256 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24 hours
BSS :At least 19 people had been killed and 1,256 others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and other rain-related accidents in the last...
Wildfire rages as California bakes under heat dome
BSS :Hundreds of firefighters endured triple-digit temperatures on Thursday battling against a wildfire along a major highway, as the western United States bakes under a...
Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed president ‘to return home’
BSS :Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday, a top...
US says latest Iran response on nuclear deal ‘not constructive’
BSS :The United States said on Thursday that it had received a new response from Iran on reviving a nuclear deal but that it was...