Malaysia’s Mahathir says US seeking to provoke war in Taiwan
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia , Aug 19 (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday accused the U.S. of trying to provoke a...
“We Lost”: Disappointment At Sri Lanka Protest Camp After Election
Colombo, Jul 20 (AFP): A sullen crowd reacted to the election of Sri Lanka's new president with disappointment Wednesday, near the protest camp where...
Poland gets 1st U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers amid concerns over war in Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland, 15 May: Poland has received its first shipment of U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers as part of a defense upgrade amid security concerns...
UK spy chief says rise of China world’s top security issue
London, Oct 11 (AP) The head of Britain's cyber-intelligence agency on Tuesday accused China of trying to "rewrite the rules of international security, saying...
US Sabotaging China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Pak PM’s Aide
Islamabad, 24 Oct (PTI): Chief of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority has accused the United States of sabotaging the multi-billion dollar project, the...
Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
ISLAMABAD, 15 Oct (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks...
Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region of Luhansk
POKROVSK, Ukraine , Jul 04 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day...
China ‘largest threat’ to Britain; has targeted India: Rishi Sunak
London, July 25 (PTI): China represents the “largest threat” to Britain and the world’s security and prosperity this century and there is evidence to...
Taiwan likely to make 1-Year military service mandatory amid China threat
Taipei, 27 Dec: Taiwan is expected to announce on Tuesday an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the...
Russia says it wants to end Ukraine’s `unacceptable regime’
KYIV, Ukraine, Jul 25 (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat said Moscow’s overarching goal in Ukraine is to free its people from its “unacceptable regime,”...
7 dead, at least 30 missing in Myanmar after boat carrying people who fled...
BANGKOK, 21 Oct (AP) — Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 30 are missing after a boat whose passengers included villagers fleeing...
Indonesian Cargo Plane Crashes Into Mountain, Three Missing
Jakarta, Sep 15 (PTI): A small cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed into a mountain in Indonesia's jungle-clad Papua region on...
Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan’s new premier as Imran Khan’s allies in parliament allege rigging
ISLAMABAD, 3 Mar (AP) — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly elected Sunday Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister for the second time...
More Americans Lost To Covid-19 Than 1918 Flu Pandemic
Washington, United States, Sep 21 (AFP): Despite a century of medical advances, more Americans have now died from Covid-19 than the number who succumbed...
Israeli leader returning home from UAE ‘very optimistic’
Jerusalem, Dec 13 (AP) Israel's prime minister on Monday said he was returning home very optimistic from a two-day trip to the United Arab...
UK PM Boris Johnson under pressure over Downing Street parties
London, Dec 12 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under growing pressure on Sunday as an image emerged of another alleged party held...
China to hold third edition of Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from October...
Beijing, 11 Oct: China will hold the third edition of the Belt and Road Forum here from October 17 to 18 and President Xi...
Greece prevents hundreds from entering by sea from Turkey
ATHENS, Greece , May 23 (AP) — Greece’s coast guard on Monday prevented at least 590 migrants from illegally entering the country’s waters in...
Chinese premier lands in Australia on first such visit in 7 years
MELBOURNE, 15 Jun: Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Australia on Saturday on a relations-mending mission with panda diplomacy, rock lobsters and China’s global...
Ukraine says 9 Russian warplanes destroyed in Crimea blasts
KYIV, Ukraine , Aug 10 (AP) — Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions...