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China says it will sanction US firms over Taiwan warplanes

The potential sale comes amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Beijing, notably over trade. Beijing regards Taiwan as a part of China awaiting reunific...

Bangladesh backs India on Kashmir issue

Britain had also made strong remarks about the situation in Kashmir, she added. ".you have two counties that haven't gotten along well for a long time and frank...

Hundreds escape Papua prison after violent riots

Sorong, a city of some 220,000 people, was hit by mass protests on Monday while in Manokwari , the capital of West Papua province, chaos broke out with the loc...

Jill Biden's Attempt to Campaign For Her Husband Backfires

And all the polls agree: Joe Biden is the strongest Democrat to do the job". No one is more qualified. "If I ever visited there, I would tell them the same th...

US Secretary of State Pompeo says ISIS strong in some areas

While Pompeo says he will remain as the top USA diplomat for as long as Trump wants, many supporters and critics see the 55-year old former congressman and Ce...

Trump, Maduro confirm 'secret' contact over Venezuela crisis

Speaking on television, Mr Maduro said: "Just as I have sought dialogue in Venezuela , I have sought a way in which President Trump really listens to Venezuela...

Explosion rocks arms depot north of Iraq's Baghdad

Moscow and Washington agreed that the Jewish state could conduct these attacks on Iranian targets in order to "ensure Israel's security", the source told the Lo...

Hong Kong protest leaders reject chief executive’s dialogue platform plans

Speaking to reporters before Tuesday's regular Executive Council meeting, Lam said she hoped the nonviolent weekend assembly, in which tens of thousands took pa...

White House OKs fighter-jet sale to Taiwan

The approval of the $8 billion sale by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DCPA) came just days after plans to supply 66 fighter jets to Taipei were greenl...

Bangladesh plans to repatriate 3,500 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

Rohingya refugees gather near a fence during a government organised media tour to a no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh. "Myanmar has so far failed t...

A record number of wildfires are burning in Brazil's Amazon rainforest

A daytime blackout on Monday in Sao Paulo caused by smoke brought in by strong winds from forest fires in Amazonas and the state of Rondonia, more than 2,700km ...

Ellen DeGeneres Defends Meghan Markle, Prince Harry from Private Jet Criticism

When Prince George was eight months old, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chose to take on the Norland-trained Spaniard, Maria Turrion Borrallo. Royal expert...

Trump could 'certainly' support Russia's return to what would be the G8

In March 2014, at the urging of then-President Barack Obama , the leaders expelled Russian Federation from what was the Group of Eight after President Vladimi...

Ireland officials reject British calls to renegotiate Brexit

Mr Johnson acknowledged that " time is very short" but said: "The UK is ready to move quickly, and, given the degree of common ground already, I hope that the ...

Thousands riot in Papua, Indonesia

Mohammad Lakotani said. President Joko Widodo has sought to ease tension in the restive region with steps such as building the Trans Papua highway to spur...

Andrew Harper: Man charged with murder of British PC appears in court

A 20-year-old male named Jed Foster was charged last night with the murder of Mr Foster, who died of injuries caused by being dragged under one vehicle and then...

Australian military deployed to protect oil tankers in Middle East

The Prime Minister announced the deployment today, saying recent disruption to shipping routes was a threat to Australia's economy. Australia is joining an ...

Severe storms possible this evening

An expanding, severe complex of thunderstorms will sweep southeastward across the watch area into early afternoon, the main severe-weather hazard being wind. Lo...

Iranian official: Signing the 2015 Obama-era nuclear deal was a mistake

Following U.S. President Donald Trump's pullout from the nuclear deal, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in May 2018 and re-imposition of sancti...

U.S. says it’s ready to resume nuclear talks with North Korea

North Korea launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, South Korea's military said, its sixth round of weapons launches since late July, co...

George Pell loses appeal against child sexual abuse convictions

Last December, a jury unanimously convicted Pell of sexually abusing the 13-year-old boys after a mass at St Patrick's Cathedral, and of abusing one of the boys...

Venezuela: Trump Mulls Possible Naval Blockade, Reports Say

Five current and former administration officials confirmed to Axios the Republican president's suggestions, after having heard the idea directly from Trump, o...

Malaysia court postpones biggest 1MDB trial involving ex-PM Najib

Sri Ram said the trial was also unable to proceed due to administrative difficulties as the prosecution was not able to serve 12 of the witness statements until...

Iceland holds funeral for 700-year-old glacier killed by climate change

Only a small patch of ice remains. Iceland's Prime Minister said she will make the climate crisis a priority at Tuesday's meeting with Nordic leaders and ...

German amusement park acts after uproar over 'swastika carousel'

According to media reports, a video shared on the online platform Reddit was where viewers initially spotted similarities to the notorious Nazi symbol. "Then we...

New York Times board member apologizes for Jeffrey Epstein ties

A lawyer who met with Epstein three days after he was removed from suicide watch claimed he was "very very upbeat" - an account that jibes with what sources...

Trump backs Russian Federation return to G8

It was not the first time Mr Trump has floated the idea of Russian Federation getting back together with the G7, which groups the United States, Germany, Japan,...

Russia Accuses US of Stoking Tensions With Post-INF Missile Test

However, the dissolution of the treaty, along with new weapons tests, has heightened fears of a burgeoning arms race. The treaty banned ground-launched nuclea...

Biden: "There's an very bad lot of really good Republicans out there"

Obama, who remains popular in his post-presidency, has not endorsed anyone in the 2020 Democratic primary. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories...

Joe Biden airs first TV ad in Iowa

According to a recent Economist/YouGov poll , 65% of Democratic voters polled say Biden would "probably beat Donald Trump " in the general election, while Wa...