Taiwan arms sale: China threatens retaliatory action
China has threatened to retaliate against the latest US weapons sale to the island-nation of Taiwan. In an angry response to the US announcement on...
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New Japanese PM visits Vietnam, reaches deal with hosts
New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has reached an agreement with Vietnam to supply the South-East Asian nation with military gear and technology. Mr. Suga,...
NZ election: PM, opposition make last appeals for votes
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged voters to hand her and her governing centre-left Labour Party a strong mandate at Saturday’s general election....
US moves on Taiwan arms sales despite China’s warnings
The Trump administration is reportedly moving ahead with three sales of advanced weaponry to Taiwan even as China has threatened to retaliate. The move in...
US troops in Afghanistan to be ‘home by Christmas’ – Trump
US President Donald Trump says All of his country’s troops in war-torn Afghanistan should be “home by Christmas,”. Mr. Trump’s remarks came just hours after...
Leading democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested in HK
Hong Kong police have arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019. A post on Mr. Wong’s official...
Taiwan scrambles jets as Chinese planes buzz island-nation
Taiwan says it scrambled fighter jets to try to intercept eighteen Chinese aircraft that buzzed the island on Friday. The authorities in Taipei said the...
Suga poised to win Japan PM race
Japan’s Senior Government Spokesman Yoshihide Suga is poised to win Monday’s ruling party leadership election, virtually ensuring that he succeeds Shinzo Abe as prime minister...
Afghan peace talks open in Qatar
Representatives of the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban insurgency have assembled in the Qatari capital, Dolha, for historic peace talks aimed at ending two...
Global coronavirus deaths top 900,000
The global death toll from the coronavirus has now exceeded 900,000, according to a Reuters tally. The Reuters figure came on Wednesday as worldwide cases...