US imposes new sanctions on Russia, expels diplomats
WASHINGTON DC, USA: United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that imposes a slate of new sanctions against Russia, as well as...
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Senior Houthi leader killed in Arab coalition airstrike
AL-MUKALLA, Yemen: Arab coalition airstrike has killed a senior military leader of the Iran-backed Houthi militia last week in the central province of Marib, a...
US, China trade sharp rebukes at high-level Alaska talks
ANCHORAGE, USA: US and Chinese officials have exchanged sharp rebukes in the first high-level talks between the Biden administration and China, taking place in Alaska....
US, Australia term electoral changes in Hong Kong as ‘assault on democracy’
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has condemned China’s approval of sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system, calling the move an...
38 protesters killed as security forces open fire in Myanmar
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: At least 38 people were killed after Myanmar’s security forces opened fire on protesters in towns and cities across the Southeast Asian nation....
Biden to call Saudi King Salman before release of intelligence report on Khashoggi murder
Washington DC, USA: President Joe Biden is expected to call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on Wednesday, ahead of the scheduled release of...
Independent commission to investigate Capitol riots
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Congress would establish an “outside, independent” commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the...
Thousands take to streets as police join protests in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar: Thousands of protesters gathered across Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, for the seventh consecutive day on Friday as mass demonstrations against the military coup....
Democrats warn of possible storming of Capitol again if Trump not convicted
WASHINGTON DC, USA: Democrats have concluded their arguments that Donald Trump incited the 6 January Capitol riot, warning “he can do this again” if he...
Three Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey: At least three Turkish soldiers have been killed during a new offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish defence...