The Pentagon has called on the Taliban government to ensure that no terrorist attacks are carried out from the territory of Afghanistan. In the wake of attacks on security personnel in Pakistan, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller made the call at a press briefing on Tuesday local time. Seven people, including two security personnel, […]
Read MoreThe anti-discrimination student movement will hold a ‘complete shutdown’ program in Bangladesh today to protest the attack on the quota reform activists. The announcement was made via a post on their Facebook page at 7.55pm on Wednesday (July 17). Asif Mahmud, the coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement, said in a statement on Facebook, “We […]
Read MoreBy Julian Ryall Palau is appealing to Japan for help monitoring Chinese maritime activity within its exclusive economic zone. Analysts say Tokyo has assisted other nations with similar challenges in the past and may be willing to do so again to counter Beijing’s growing influence in the region. The Pacific island nation’s national security coordinator, […]
Read MoreBy Sanjay Kapoor New Delhi, India – When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets any male world leader, a bear hug is almost inevitable. Yet his embrace last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow has stirred firm public pushback from both Washington and Kyiv. In a series of statements over several days, US […]
Read MoreBy Alyssa Chen Beijing should set a definitive time frame for Manila to withdraw from Second Thomas Shoal, taking a big step towards ending the long-standing “cat-and-mouse game” over the contentious submerged reef, a leading Chinese maritime expert said. Describing persistent confrontation over the shoal as “a bleeding wound”, Wu Shicun, founder of the Hainan-based […]
Read MoreChina and Russia have started joint naval exercises at a military port in southern China. Russia and China have begun joint military exercises amid tensions with the US-led NATO military alliance. This information was reported by the US news agency Associated Press with reference to China’s official news agency Xinhua News. China and Russia began […]
Read MoreIt could take up to 15 years to remove the massive amount of rubble created by Israel’s indiscriminate attacks on the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip. Even if more than 100 lorries are used to remove this debris every day, it will still take this time. This work will cost 500 to 600 million dollars, which […]
Read MoreDespite the deterioration of relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia on many regional issues in the past decade, both countries seem to be steadfast in their position on the issue of an independent Palestine. This issue has created a new boundary between the two countries. Since the beginning, Riyadh and Ankara have been raising their […]
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) has imposed sanctions on 5 Israeli citizens and 3 organizations accused of persecuting Palestinians and committing serious and systematic human rights violations in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The European Commission, the EU’s administrative department, confirmed the information in a statement on Monday. The names of the five Israeli nationals […]
Read MoreA senior North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba has defected to South Korea. The South Korean intelligence agency confirmed this information to the BBC. The diplomat, who serves as a special political adviser, is believed to be the most senior North Korean diplomat to defect to South Korea since 2016. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) […]
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