China conducts more exercises near Taiwan as US official visits
Al Jazeera News :Taiwan has said it had to scramble fighter jets to track approaching Chinese aircraft that also crossed the sensitive mid-line of the...
International
In bumpy U.N. dealings, Trump found backing on North Korea, isolation on Iran
Reuters, United Nations :Though famously skeptical of the United Nations, U.S. President Donald Trump harnessed its collective power to impose crushing sanctions on North Korea...
Tropical Storm Noul pounds Vietnam; one dead, dozens injured
Al Jazeera News :At least one person has died and dozens have been injured as Tropical Storm Noul pounded Vietnam, unleashing heavy rains and high...
Afghan mothers’ names to be included on children’s ID cards
BBC Online :Afghan mothers will have their names printed on their children’s national identity cards, after a campaign to challenge taboos around women’s names.President Ashraf...
Coronavirus surge in Canada checks Trudeau’s green ambitions
Reuters, Ottawa :A recent surge in COVID-19 cases is forcing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to scale back his plan to outline an ambitious green...
Bolivian interim President Anez withdraws from election race
Al Jazeera News :Bolivia’s interim President Jeanine Anez has said she will not run in the country’s election next month, in an attempt to unify...
Why Singapore’s COVID-19 death rate world’s lowest
Reuters :Singapore has the lowest coronavirus case fatality count globally, with just 27 deaths among the more than 57,000 people who have been infected with...
In occupied West Bank, Palestinian bloggers see local tourism as defiance
Reuters, Artas :Two Palestinian travel bloggers are promoting local Palestinian tourism in the West Bank as an act of defiance against Israeli occupation.The West Bank...
Head of Libya’s Tripoli government says he wants to quit
Reuters, Tripoli :Libya’s internationally recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Wednesday he wants to quit by the end of October, which could feed political...
Opposition leader Soro warns Ivory Coast ‘on brink’ ahead of poll
Al Jazeera News :Former rebel leader Guillaume Soro has warned that Ivory Coast is teetering on the edge after a court invalidated his candidacy amid...
Cyprus accuses Turkey of expanding ‘illegal drilling’ in East Med
Al Jazeera News :Cyprus has accused Turkey of extending “illegal drilling” in disputed Mediterranean waters but said it is ready to engage in dialogue with...
Barbados says it will remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state
Reuters, London :Barbados wants to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, the Caribbean island nation’s government has said,...