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Hezbollah official says they knew nothing about attack on Rushdie

-- 2022-08-13 19:36:59

An official from Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Saturday the group had no additional information on the stabbing attack against novelist Salman Rushdie. “We don’t know...

India hid Russian origin of fuel shipped to US

-- 2022-08-13 18:39:49

The United States has expressed concern to India that it was being used to export fuel made from Russian crude, through high-seas transfers to hide its origin, to New York in violation of US sanctions...

Iran's hardline newspapers praise Salman Rushdie's attacker

-- 2022-08-13 15:51:05

Several hardline Iranian newspapers poured praise on Saturday on the person who attacked and seriously wounded author Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” had drawn death threa...

China sanctions Lithuanian deputy minister for Taiwan visit

REUTERS 2022-08-13 15:06:26

China's foreign ministry said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on Lithuanian Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Agne Vaiciukeviciute for visiting Taiwan, the latest development in Beijing'...

North Korea lifts mask mandate, distancing rules after declaring COVID victory

REUTERS 2022-08-13 12:12:46

North Korea has dropped a face mask mandate and other social distancing rules as leader Kim Jong Un declared victory over COVID-19 this week, state media said on Saturday, three months after its first...

Taiwan's foreign ministry thanks US for maintaining security in Taiwan Strait

REUTERS 2022-08-13 10:37:44

Taiwan's foreign ministry expressed its "sincere gratitude" towards the United States for taking "concrete actions" to maintain security and peace in the Taiwan Strait and the region in a statement on...

Sri Lanka's ousted president reaches Thailand for a temporary stay

-- 2022-08-12 20:33:58

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa reached Thailand on Thursday, according to three witnesses, as he seek temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nat...

China's Taiwan military drills offer spying opportunity for US

REUTERS 2022-08-12 11:30:21

While China's expanded drills surrounding Taiwan have marked an unprecedented military and political warning against outside interference over the island, they opened a window to gather intelligence f...

China defends decision to delay bid at UN to sanction Pakistan militant

-- 2022-08-11 19:57:58

China on Thursday defended its decision to delay a proposal by the United States and India at the UN Security Council to sanction a senior commander in a Pakistan-based militant group. India an...

Taiwan rejects China's 'one country, two systems' plan for the island

REUTERS 2022-08-11 12:54:13

Taiwan rejects the "one country, two systems" model proposed by Beijing in a white paper published this week, the self-ruled island's foreign ministry said on Thursday. Only Taiwan's people can...

Militants attack Indian army post in Kashmir; 3 soldiers, 2 attackers die in shootout

-- 2022-08-11 12:44:28

Militants attacked an Indian army post in the disputed Kashmir region on Thursday, killing three soldiers, while two attackers died in the shootout that came amid heightened security ahead of In...

Taiwan fishing community casting for fresh markets after China ban

REUTERS 2022-08-11 12:44:04

Even before last week's visit to Taiwan by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, fish farmer Chen Sheng-You was on the lookout for new business, with trade curbs cutting him off from his m...

UK summons Chinese ambassador to explain Beijing's actions towards Taiwan

-- 2022-08-10 19:12:57

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Wednesday summoned China's ambassador to Britain, Zheng Zeguang, to explain Beijing's actions towards Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit. A...

Indian companies swapping dollar for Asian currencies to buy Russian coal

-- 2022-08-10 18:09:01

Indian companies are using Asian currencies more often to pay for Russian coal imports, according to customs documents and industry sources, avoiding the US dollar and cutting the risk of breaching We...

Taiwan residents largely calm in the face of Chinese anger

-- 2022-08-10 15:33:15

Many people on self-ruled Taiwan look upon China's unprecedented military exercises with calm resignation, doubting that war is imminent and if anything, feeling pride in their democratic island's det...

Sri Lanka's ousted president expected to go to Thailand

REUTERS 2022-08-10 14:27:46

Sri Lanka's ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last mont...

Four Palestinians killed in clashes with Israeli forces

-- 2022-08-10 11:16:39

Israeli security forces killed a Palestinian militant commander and another fighter in a gunbattle in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the military said, triggering further clashes in which Pa...

Four Pakistani soldiers killed by suicide bomber near Afghan border

-- 2022-08-09 23:06:52

A suicide bomber attacked a military convoy in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border, killing four soldiers, the army said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Mir Ali, North Waziristan...

Taiwan says China drills part of game-plan for invasion

-- 2022-08-09 22:25:57

Taiwan's foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit as a game-plan to prepare for an invasion of the...

Three Palestinians, including senior commander, killed by Israeli forces

-- 2022-08-09 21:43:52

Three Palestinians, including a senior armed resistance commander, have been killed by Israeli forces during a raid on the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said. The...

UAE reports 919 new COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths

-- 2022-08-09 16:24:58

The UAE on Tuesday reported the detection of 919 new cases of COVID-19 with no deaths, bringing the total number of infections to 1,000,556 and keeping the fatality tally at 2,337. According to the l...

China races to contain COVID outbreaks in tourism hubs Tibet, Hainan

REUTERS 2022-08-09 16:16:06

China raced on Tuesday to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks in the tourist hubs of Tibet and Hainan, with the authorities launching more rounds of mass testing and closing venues to contain the highly tran...

S Korea, China foreign ministers to discuss N Korea, K-pop

-- 2022-08-09 15:45:12

The foreign ministers of South Korea and China will hold talks on Tuesday as Seoul explores ways to reopen denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea and resume cultural exports to China. South K...

Russia puts Iranian satellite into orbit

-- 2022-08-09 15:21:29

Russia launched an Iranian satellite into orbit on Tuesday from southern Kazakhstan, just three weeks after President Vladimir Putin and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged to work together...

Rains in S Korea turn Seoul’s roads to rivers, leave seven dead

-- 2022-08-09 14:15:23

Heavy rains drenched South Korea’s capital region, turning the streets of Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district into a river, leaving submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transport syste...

Taiwanese foreign minister warns China preparing for invasion

REUTERS 2022-08-09 13:41:00

Taiwan's foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit as a game-plan to prepare for an invasion of the...

Record rain leaves at least seven dead in South Korean capital

REUTERS 2022-08-09 11:27:41

At least seven people died in and around the South Korean capital of Seoul overnight, authorities said on Tuesday, after torrential rain knocked out power, caused slips and left roads and subways subm...

A year after Taliban's return, some women fight for lost freedoms

REUTERS 2022-08-09 10:25:25

Monesa Mubarez is not going to give up the rights she and other Afghan women won during 20 years of Western-backed rule easily. Before the hardline Islamist Taliban movement swept back to power a yea...

Singapore PM warns of risk of US-China miscalculation

-- 2022-08-08 20:50:29

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday warned of the scope for miscalculations over tensions in the Taiwan Strait, which he said were unlikely to ease soon amid deep suspicion and limited...

Chinese companies distance themselves from Taiwan amid Pelosi backlash

-- 2022-08-08 19:44:29

From a Chinese soy sauce maker to an Asia-focused asset manager, companies in China are rushing to distance themselves from geopolitical tensions over Taiwan following last week's visit to the island...