NEW DELHI: At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese forces along the disputed Himalayan frontier, the Indian army said on Tuesday (Jun 16), in the deadliest clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours for more than four decades. Both sides blamed each other for Monday’s clash […]
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NEW DELHI: India impatiently awaited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response on Wednesday (Jun 17) to the death of at least 20 soldiers in a border clash with Chinese troops as the country’s media vented its fury and political rivals goaded Modi over his silence. China’s foreign ministry confirmed there had […]
Hong Kongers might achieve better results through legitimate means by themselves, says Jocelyn Chey. SYDNEY: Hong Kong’s future is gloomy, but it should not be written off yet. It plays a vital role in the interface between the China and the rest of the world. Its future is not and […]
WASHINGTON: U.S. lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of China’s moves to target vulnerable U.S. assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus, according to a study prepared for a U.S. trade group and released on Tuesday (Jun 16). […]
SEOUL: North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border on Tuesday (Jun 16), after days of increasingly virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. The demolition came after Kim Yo Jong – the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – said at the weekend […]
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said China, Russia and Turkey were spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. SYDNEY: Australia’s foreign minister accused China on Tuesday (Jun 16) of contributing to a climate of “fear and division” over the coronavirus in a speech also attacking Russia and Turkey for spreading disinformation […]
MOSCOW: State prosecutors have charged a prominent Russian scientist with treason after accusing him of passing state secrets to China, his lawyer said on Monday (Jun 15), saying his client could serve up to 20 years in prison if found guilty. Valery Mitko, president of the Arctic Academy of Sciences […]
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said a cross-government commission would examine racism and the disparities experienced by minority ethnic groups in education, health and the criminal justice system following Black Lives Matter protests. Johnson said he could not ignore the strength of feeling shown by tens of thousands of […]
ATLANTA: The police chief in the US city of Atlanta resigned after an officer fatally shot a black man during an arrest, the mayor said on Saturday (Jun 13), with the new killing injecting fresh anger into protests against racism and police brutality. Demonstrators blocked an interstate highway and set […]
Graduation Day at the US Military Academy at West Point in 2019. WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Saturday (Jun 13) addressed the new graduating class of the West Point military academy, praising the “righteous glory of the American warrior” but largely side-stepping recent controversies over racial unrest and the […]