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China’s sanctions pushback marks a new phase in the oil war with Washington

Years of quiet adaptation are giving way to a more explicit and structured confrontation ...

Trump pauses US military escorts in Hormuz

The US president has put his Project Freedom operation on hold after just two...

Democrats want Trump to lift lid on Israeli nukes

Continued silence could pose serious risks of escalation in the ongoing conflict with Iran,...

Ukrainian drone strike kills 5 civilians in Crimea – governor

The peninsula came under a massive attack on Tuesday evening, according to Sergey Aksyonov ...

N.Korea tests Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, biggest missile since 2017, US worried

SEOUL - North Korea confirmed on Monday that it had launched a missile Hwasong 12, the same weapon that once threatened to target US...

China To Launch 13,000 Satellites Into Space for 5G; Under Guowang Project

The network is reportedly part of China's 5G mobile internet release. Initial contracts were awarded to businesses to start development work in Chongqing. The...

China’s NetEase opens gaming studio in Japan aiming overseas expansion

Chinese Internet giant NetEase has opened another gaming studio in Japan as the company continues to spread overseas. A company in Hangzhou has hired Toshihiro...

China’s fake snow hysteria for Beijing Olympics disrupts water supplies

A few weeks before the world's skiers and ice skaters landed in Zhangjiakou, the capital of the Beijing Winter Olympics, a dozen machines frantically...

Taliban urges Muslim nations to recognise New Afghan govt

KABUL: Taliban appointed Afghanistan prime minister Hassan Akhund urged Muslim countries on Wednesday to be the first to formally adopt the Taliban government, as...

Pakistan Murree tragedy: 15 officials suspended, identifying “gross negligence”

LAHORE: The Punjab government has identified "gross negligence, lack of cooperation and team performance and risk assessment" as the reasons leading to the deaths...

Hong Kong: Sin Kwok Lam film producer and kung fu master to contest election

HONG KONG, Jan 19 - Hong Kong filmmaker and kung fu master Sin Kwok Lam said on Wednesday that he intends to enter...

China may Snoop Olympic athletes, leave phones at home to avoid spying in China

Aside from the numbers of the omicron and gold medals, athletes who arrive in Beijing for the Winter Games next month may have one...

Novak Djokovic detained in Australia ahead of deportation court hearing

Novak Djokovic has been arrested in Australia ahead of a trial that will determine whether an unvaccinated tennis star can stay in the country. The...

Russian troops to exit from Kazakhstan in two days, says president

NUR-SULTAN, Jan 11 - Russian-led troops will begin withdrawing from Kazakhstan two days after stabilizing the Central Asian country in the aftermath of...

Pakistan: At least 16 tourists died freezing and stranded in their vehicles

KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan 8 - At least 16 tourists have died from freezing temperatures after being trapped in their cars in northern Pakistan, where...

Kazakhstan Government resigns as emergency declared amid violent protests

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says "calls to attack government and military offices are absolutely illegal". Police spent tear gas and bombing to expel hundreds of protesters in the...

Pakistan-AfghanTaliban forces clash at Border Durand Line over fencing issue

For the second time in a week, Taliban and Pakistani troops clashed at the Durand Line border after troops tried to extend a barbed...

Indonesia to allow 100 Rohingya refugees on boat after protest, instead of towing it into Malaysian waters

Indonesia on Wednesday said it would release dozens of Rohingya refugees to the coast following protests by local residents and the international community over...

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