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Heathrow cancels 172 flights as staff prepare to strike

-- 2019-08-03 17:22:10

Heathrow Airport, a major international airport in the United Kingdom, has decided to cancel 177 flights on Monday and Tuesday as thousands of workers overwhelmingly preparing for a strike after rejec...

Tariffs in glare as India-US ties wobble

-- 2019-08-03 17:09:51

Recently, India-US relations have encountered challenges. The economic tension spawned by the US termination of India's Generalized System of Preference (GSP) designation in June and following tit-for...

US relations with other countries should not target China

Global Times 2019-08-03 17:04:27

US President Donald Trump met Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga on Wednesday. A Bloomberg News report on Tuesday quoted a senior US official as saying the two leaders plan to discuss a free-trade...

Thousands of Indians flee Kashmir after security alert

-- 2019-08-03 17:01:54

Thousands of Indians have started leaving the disputed region of Kashmir after the local government issued a security alert related to possible militant attacks in the area, a senior government offici...

Protesters gather in Hong Kong as rival rally supports police

-- 2019-08-03 14:42:24

More than a thousand mostly black-clad activists gathered in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district ahead of a protest march on Saturday, as the Chinese-controlled city braced for another weekend of anti...

S Korea warns Japan of security pact risk

-- 2019-08-03 13:35:02

South Korea is exploring all options in a bitter trade row with Japan, including scrapping an intelligence sharing pact, but wants a cooling off period with Tokyo, a senior South Korean official said...

Sudan’s army, opposition reach deal to pave way for transitional govt

-- 2019-08-03 10:52:22

Sudan’s military council and the main opposition coalition have reached an agreement to usher in a new period of transitional government, African Union mediator for Sudan Mohamed Hassan Lebatt t...

Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami fears after quake off Java

-- 2019-08-02 20:27:11

Indonesia's authorities have urged people living near the coast to move to higher ground after a powerful earthquake off the island of Java. Officials said the quake, put by US monitors at magnitude...

US formally withdraws from 1987 nuclear pact with Russia

-- 2019-08-02 16:51:12

The United States formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the treaty, something the Kremlin has repeatedly denied...

N Korea fires yet another round of ballistic missiles

-- 2019-08-02 13:27:47

North Korea fired missiles for the third time in eight days on Friday, a series of launches that analysts say are designed to improve military capabilities and pressure the United States and South Kor...

Small blast hit Bangkok amid ASEAN meet

-- 2019-08-02 11:13:12

Three small explosions injured three people in Bangkok on Friday, as the Thai capital hosted a Southeast Asian security meeting with top diplomats from the United States, China and other world powers....

US pulls out of nuclear treaty with Russia

-- 2019-08-02 10:51:12

The US is set to formally withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was signed by US President Ronald Reagan and...

Boko Haram kills 27,000 people in decade-long militancy: UN

-- 2019-08-01 20:34:11

Over 27,000 people were killed in Boko Haram's militancy in Nigeria since the group launched operation in the northeast region of the country in 2009, according to data by the United Nations (UN). A...

Somalia's president gives up US citizenship

-- 2019-08-01 19:18:48

Somalia's president is giving up his United States citizenship, his office announced on Thursday, a decision seen by some compatriots as an attempt to win support ahead of a run for a second term. A...

US obsession with containment driving China and Russia closer

Global Times 2019-08-01 18:30:13

July 2019 marks an important milestone in the Russia-China strategic relationship. For the first time, Russian and Chinese bombers have carried out joint air patrols over the East China Sea and the Se...

Effective communication, cooperation best for ASEAN

Global Times 2019-08-01 17:46:35

The 52nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers meeting is being held in Bangkok, Thailand from Monday to Saturday. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will attend a series of...

Houthi attack on Yemen military parade kills 32

Reuters 2019-08-01 14:06:57

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said it launched missile and drone attacks on Thursday on a military parade in Aden, the seat of the Saudi-backed government, that killed more than 30 people...

UK to spend extra $2.6b on no-deal Brexit planning

-- 2019-08-01 13:21:31

Britain is ramping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit by spending an extra 2.1 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) to make sure the country is ready to leave the European Union with or without a divorce d...

Malaysia to reform labour laws

-- 2019-08-01 13:06:15

Malaysia will review its labour laws to cut an ‘over-dependence’ on foreign labour and address other issues, its prime minister has said. The country’s Prime Minister Mahathir Moham...

Four more die of dengue in Singapore

-- 2019-08-01 12:15:19

Four more people, including a 46-year-old man, have died of dengue, bringing the total deaths this year to nine as of July 20 in Singapore, according to the government sources. The Ministry of Health...

Taiwan calls China tourism ban a ‘major mistake’ amid tension

-- 2019-08-01 11:01:22

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday called Beijing’s ban on individual tourists to the island a “major strategic mistake” amid heightened tension with giant neighbour China. C...

US sanctions Iranian foreign minister Zarif

-- 2019-08-01 10:14:49

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, targeting the country’s top spokesman and potentially hurting chances of diplomatic talks amid...

Bin Laden’s son Hamza is dead, US officials say

-- 2019-08-01 10:14:32

The son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, Hamza, has died, according to US intelligence officials. Details of Hamza Bin Laden's place or date of death remain unclear in the anonymously-sourced rep...

China's travel programme to Taiwan suspended

-- 2019-07-31 18:40:39

A pilot programme that allows residents of 47 Chinese mainland cities to travel to the island of Taiwan on individual trips will be suspended from August 1 due to the current cross-Straits ties. The...

Time for sincerity from US in trade talks with China

Global Times 2019-07-31 17:40:41

The China-US high-level trade consultations resumed Tuesday in Shanghai after about three months, which is a positive step taken by the trade negotiation teams of both countries to implement the conse...

You don’t need to visit Tehran, Iran asks Pompeo

-- 2019-07-31 17:06:45

Iran has dismissed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s offer to visit and address the Iranian people as a “hypocritical gesture.” “You don’t need to come to Iran,” Ir...

Strong quake strikes off El Salvador

-- 2019-07-31 15:19:25

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador early on Wednesday, though emergency services said there were no initial reports of significant damage. The magnitude 5.9 quake hit 46 km (29 m...

Iran says to cut nuclear deal commitments further

Reuters 2019-07-31 14:36:23

Iran is set to further cut its commitments to its international nuclear deal unless its European partners move to protect it from US sanctions by ensuring it can sell oil and receive income, its forei...

Roadside blast in Afghanistan kills 34 bus passengers

-- 2019-07-31 13:11:39

An explosion on Wednesday hit a bus traveling on a highway between two key cities in western Afghanistan, killing at least 34 passengers, including children, and injuring 17, officials said. Security...

China's Liaoning province considers 'three-child policy'

-- 2019-07-31 12:11:07

Northeastern Chinese province Liaoning is planning to loosen birth restrictions and allow some couples to have a third child in a bid to improve dwindling fertility rates and stop its workforce from d...