Amid a sharp escalation in ongoing protests in Iran, US President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that the country’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may be seeking to flee. In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Trump was asked whether he was aware of reports suggesting that Khamenei could be heading to […]
Read MoreThailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce today (6 January), saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom Penh said a “pile of garbage” exploded, injuring two of its own troops. A decades-old border dispute between the Southeast Asian nations erupted into military clashes several times last year, with fighting in December killing […]
Read MoreJi Siqi in Beijing and Xiaofei Xu in Paris China has banned the export of products with both commercial and military applications to end users linked to the Japanese military amid a protracted diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo. Effective immediately, the export of these items – known as “dual-use” goods – to those entities […]
Read MoreBAKU: Azerbaijan has no intention of sending a contingent of its troops to take part in peacekeeping operations outside its borders, including in Gaza, President Ilham Aliyev said late on Monday. Aliyev, interviewed by Azeri television channels, said Azerbaijan had been in contact with Donald Trump’s US administration with a list of questions about the […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Saudi Arabia has reached the final implementation stage of launching a metals exchange after completing the feasibility study phase, the deputy minister of energy, industry and mineral resources revealed. In an interview with Asharq Bloomberg, Khalid Al-Mudaifer explained that the exchange aims to support the mining sector by providing financing tools, improving price stability, […]
Read MoreBy Zhao Ziwen The recent US strike against Venezuela is likely to deepen the Iranian leadership’s concerns about further intervention from Washington but analysts do not expect the leadership will be targeted directly in the same way as Nicolas Maduro. They pointed to the higher geopolitical stakes in the Middle East compared with Latin America […]
Read MorePakistan’s leading business body has named its representatives to a newly formed committee aimed at managing border affairs with Afghanistan and addressing ongoing disruptions to cross-border trade. The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry said in a statement that the Pakistan–Afghanistan Border Management Committee will be tasked with resolving border-related issues, improving coordination […]
Read MoreCommunal tension has flared in parts of Nepal bordering India, triggering a high-security alert. Protests started in Birgunj town of Nepal’s Parsa district after a video went viral on social media with alleged religious content. The demonstrations soon turned violent, with the Parsa district administration imposing a curfew in Birgunj city, near the Raxaul district […]
Read MoreBy Ahmed Saail Ali Male: In his writings on leadership, Sir Alex Ferguson, widely regarded as one of the most successful football managers in history, explains that effective leaders should not be consumed by routine, day-to-day tasks. When players were engaged in running drills, Ferguson did not run alongside them, issuing instructions. Instead, he observed. […]
Read MoreBy Idris Ali A low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, located southeast of Sri Lanka, is likely to intensify into a depression within the next 24 hours and move west-northwestwards towards the island’s east coast, the Department of Meteorology said. With the development of the system, showery conditions across the country, particularly in the […]
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