US announces $1.1 billion military aid to Taiwan
The United States has approved the potential sale of $1.1bn in weapons to Taiwan, the Pentagon announced, in a move that will likely worsen already…
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed president ‘to return home’
Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday, a top defence…
Trump confronts govt in court battle over seized papers
An increasingly high-stakes standoff between Donald Trump and federal investigators lands in court on Thursday, after days of headline-grabbing revelations surrounding highly classified documents seized…
Afghanistan mosque blast martyred 18, including top cleric
A huge bomb blast on Friday at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan martyred at least 18 people, including an influential cleric who…
Sri Lanka gains IMF’s provisional agreement for $2.9bn loan
Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the global lender said on…
Sri Lanka reaches initial IMF deal for $2.9 billion loan
Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the global lender said on…
Wife of ex-Malaysian PM Najib found guilty of bribery
The wife of ex-Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been sentenced to ten years in prison on each of three bribery charges. According to international…
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended Cold War, dies at 92
Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday. He was 92….
Russia halts Nord Stream 1 gas flow to Europe
Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom has again suspended gas deliveries on the arterial Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany, citing maintenance requirements. According to international…
UN chief to travel to Pakistan next week on a ‘solidarity visit’ in wake of ‘historic’ floods
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres will travel to Pakistan next week on a “solidarity visit” and meet people impacted by the “historic floods” that…