At least 29 people have been killed in an attack on a prison in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad which saw more than 1,000 inmates try to flee. The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group (IS), began on Sunday evening when car bombs were detonated at the […]
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BEIJING: China said on Monday (Aug 3) it will suspend its extradition agreement with New Zealand in response to Wellington suspending its existing extradition treaty with Hong Kong. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced the decision at a daily briefing. New Zealand last week suspended its extradition treaty with […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has agreed to give China’s ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to Microsoft Corp, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday (Aug 3). US officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent poses a national risk because of […]
WASHINGTON: The White House and Donald Trump’s campaign on Sunday (Aug 2) sought to shut down the Republican president’s musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying there will be an election on Nov 3. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Trump was raising concerns about mail-in ballots when […]
LONDON: Britain is considering minting a coin to commemorate India’s independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, amid growing interest in recognizing the contributions of people from the black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities. British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak asked the Royal Mint Advisory Committee (RMAC) in a letter to pursue recognition […]
TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday (Aug 1) it has arrested the head of a US-based “terrorist group” accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing in the southern city of Shiraz and of other, abortive attacks. “Jamshid Sharmahd, who was leading armed and sabotage operations inside Iran, is now in […]
The US wants to shift away from the Middle East to focus on China but that move will not be so easy to achieve, say observers. WASHINGTON: Earlier this month, Iran announced that it is negotiating a 25-year agreement with China encompassing trade, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, and even military cooperation. […]
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant, a first for the Arab world, successfully started up Saturday (Aug 1) in a region grappling with conflicts. Here are some facts about the plant that consists of four nuclear reactors, designed to supplement the energy needs of a country which […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Friday (Jul 31) he would sign an executive order as soon as Saturday to ban fast-growing social media app TikTok in the United States, as American authorities have raised concerns the service could be a tool for Chinese intelligence. US officials and lawmakers […]
WASHINGTON: A 17-year-old Florida boy masterminded the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc, including those of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, officials said on Friday (Jul 31). A 19-year-old British man and a 22-year-old man in Orlando, Florida were also charged under US […]