India agrees to boost trade and strategic ties with UAE amid regional tensions
NEW DELHI — India and the UAE finalised a series of agreements on Monday, hoping to double bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032.
The United Arab Emirates president,...
China warns against revival of militarism on Nanjing massacre anniv.
NANJING, China - China on Saturday warned against any moves to revive past militarism during an event marking the 88th anniversary of the 1937 massacre in Nanjing committed by Japanese troops, alluding...
Egypt and EU stepping up preparations to dispatch Palestinian police force in Gaza
Diplomats push back at claim Hamas members to be part of new body, as Cairo trains thousands of recruits and Brussels looks to join effort, possibly...
Legendary British-Jewish playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Czech-born writer best known for Oscar-winning ‘Shakespeare In Love’; his final stage play, Tony-winning ‘Leopoldstadt,’ explored his own family’s Holocaust persecution
Ex-defense chief in South Korea tried to kill himself after being arrested over martial...
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s previous defense minister was stopped from attempting suicide while in detention over last week’s martial law declaration, officials said Wednesday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office resisted...
Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media...
DAMASCUS, Syria — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and...
Taiwan official says China trying to set a ‘red line’ for incoming Trump government
TAIPEI : China is trying to set a “red line” for the incoming Trump administration and US allies by stepping up military activities in the region, a senior Taiwan security official said,...
What to know about South Korea and its short-lived but chaotic declaration of martial...
TOKYO — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faced parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets with his baffling and sudden declaration of martial law that...
South Korean opposition initiates president’s impeachment — news agency
The vote on the bill should be held within 24 to 72 hours from the time of its consideration at a plenary session
SEOUL - South Korea’s opposition parties...
Iran to hold nuclear talks with Britain, France, Germany on Nov. 29
TEHRAN - Iran will hold talks with Britain, France, and Germany on Friday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, with the nations believed to be seeking to revive their stalled 2015 nuclear deal.