US to send an unofficial delegation as Taiwan’s president is sworn in
The White House will send an unofficial delegation to Taiwan this weekend for the inauguration of the island’s democratically elected president, the Biden administration announced Wednesday, in a move that is certain to upset China but unlikely to draw excessive responses from Beijing as the two countries try to stabilise...
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Lanka’s minority Tamil-dominated regions on alert
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‘Radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released’
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Russia prepared to negotiate over Ukraine
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Pak HC grants bail to Imran in corruption case
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Blinken announces USD 2 bn arms deal for Ukraine
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Zelenskyy postpones foreign visits as Ukraine faces new Russian offensive
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Pak conducts successful training launch of ‘Fatah-II rocket system
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Wong sworn in as Singapore’s new Prime Minister
Economist Lawrence Wong was on Wednesday sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister in a planned political transition for the island state. Wong, 51, succeeded Lee Hsien Loong, 72, who relinquished his position after two decades; both belong to the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) that has been driving Singapore’s...
Jurors in Trump’s hush money trial are getting front row seat to history
A gag order. The House Speaker turning up outside court. Angry denouncements of the judge overseeing the case. Some of the most explosive moments in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have played out for most of the world to see — except for the people who are actually deciding his...
French President mulls state of emergency in New Caledonia
French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia to curb spiraling violence, the presidency said Wednesday. At least three people were killed and four others, including a gendarme, were seriously injured, according to officials in the territory and French media...
Protesters throng streets of Georgia’s capital
Huge throngs of protesters blocked streets in the capital of Georgia and milled angrily outside the parliament building after lawmakers on Tuesday approved a “foreign influence” bill that critics call a Russian-style threat to free speech and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. Soon after the 84-30 vote,...
Houthi Rebels admit attacking US destroyer in Red sea
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea. However, the attack on the warship apparently happened nearly two days earlier and saw the vessel intercept the missile targeting it. The latest statement from the Houthis comes as their attacks...
Palestinians across Middle East mark ‘catastrophe’ with eyes on Gaza war
Palestinians across the Middle East on Wednesday are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events across the region at a time of mounting concern over the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The Nakba, Arabic for “catastrophe,” refers to the 700,000 Palestinians who...
Dutch anti-Islam party nears government formation
(): Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders is on the verge of brokering a four-party coalition in the Netherlands six months after coming in first in national elections, opening the prospect that yet another European Union nation will veer toward the hard right weeks ahead of EU-wide elections. Wilders has said he...
