Indonesia deploys fighter jets in stand-off with China
Reuters, Jakarta : Indonesia’s air force deployed four fighter jets to the South China Sea on Tuesday in a stand-off with Beijing after Jakarta protested over...
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US candidate Bloomberg says business experience is key to beating Trump
Reuters :U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday unveiled an economic strategy based on what he sees as his key strengths: a successful career in...
Venezuela’s reelected parliament speaker calls for protests
AFP, Caracas :Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido called Tuesday for three days of protests against President Nicolas Maduro, hours after he was sworn in for...
Johnson to make Brexit demands in talks with EU chief
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Wednesday expected to tell Ursula von der Leyen that Britain will not extend the Brexit transition period, in their...
Muslims in fear as police crack down in India’s heartland
AP, Meerut, India :Sometimes Arshad Hussain disappears. He will be sitting on the bed, watching relatives, neighbors and journalists pour into his house when suddenly...
Pak National Assembly passes bills to extend Gen Bajwa’s tenure
PTI, Islamabad :Pakistan’s National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, on Tuesday passed three crucial bills to give extension to Army chief General Qamar Javed...
Arrest warrant issued in Japan for Carlos Ghosn’s wife
AFP, Tokyo :Prosecutors in Japan on Tuesday obtained an arrest warrant for Carole Ghosn, wife of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who last month jumped...
Brexit in sight as British MPs scrutinise divorce deal
Britain moves a step closer to a historic departure from the European Union on Tuesday, after more than three years of bitter division and political...
Australian crews race to contain blazes as damage bill soars
AP, Balmoral :Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defenses against deadly wildfires before the blazes...
Highest global tensions this century risk mistakes: UN chief
AP, United Nations :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that global political tensions “at their highest level this century” are escalating and “leading more and...
Turkish military units moving to Libya, says Erdogan
Reuters, Istanbul :President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish military units had started moving to Libya to support Fayez al-Serraj’s internationally-recognised Government of National...
Weeping, Iran supreme leader prays over general slain by US
AP, Tehran :Weeping amid wails from a sea of mourners, Iran’s supreme leader on Monday prayed over the remains of a top Iranian general killed...