N.Korea fires missile, accuses the U.S. of ‘double standards’
SEOUL, Sept 28 – North Korea fired a missile towards the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s…
British frigate sails through the sensitive Taiwan Strait
BEIJING, Sept 27 – A British frigate was sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Monday en route to Vietnam,…
Israel releases Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar from prison
RAMALLAH (Palestine), Sept 27 — Israel on Sunday freed Palestinian lawmaker Khalida Jarrar from prison after two years in detention, according to…
Germans start voting for new parliament marking the end of Merkel era
BERLIN, Sept 26 — German voters started to cast their ballots on Sunday to elect a new Bundestag, or the federal…
Court hearing for New York schools vaccine mandate on Wednesday
NEW YORK, Sept 26 – A requirement or mandate for New York City school teachers and staff to get vaccinated…
China’s top regulators ban crypto trading and mining, bitcoin tumbles
SHANGHAI/LONDON, Sept 25 – China’s most powerful regulators on Friday intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrencies with a blanket ban on…
Abbas gives Israel one year to end the occupation of Palestinian territory
NEW YORK, Sept 25 — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday gave Israel one year to end its occupation of Palestinian…
Quad leaders press for free Indo-Pacific, with a wary eye on China
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 – Leaders of the United States, Japan, India, and Australia vowed on Friday to pursue a free…
At Quad, Japan’s Suga welcomed Australia submarine partnership
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 – At a meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga…
UN warns global hunger at ‘tipping point’ as millions face imminent famine
New York, Sept 24 — UN cluster agencies said on Thursday that 41 million people worldwide were at imminent risk of…