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UN: Iran, N Korea resumed missile collaboration last yr
North Korea and Iran resumed cooperation on the development of long-range missiles in 2020, according to a UN report that also confirmed Pyongyang continues to violate various nuclear resolutions.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden, Modi seek to deepen bilateral ties
President Joe Biden signaled he would seek to deepen the close US relationship with India in his first talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he added climate change and “democratic” values to the agenda.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
La Nina has peaked: UN
The 2020-2021 La Nina phenomenon has passed its peak, the UN weather agency said yesterday, but its impact on temperatures, rain and storm patterns is set to continue.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Arab ministers back Palestinian state
Arab foreign ministers has reaffirmed their commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, warning against “any unilateral moves” by Israel.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
China’s new births fall 15pc
The number of new births in China plummeted 15% in 2020 from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Public Security, with the onset of the novel coronavirus disrupting the economy and weighing on decisions to have a family.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
US flexes muscle in S China Sea
Two US carrier groups conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea on Tuesday, days after a US warship sailed near Chinese-controlled islands in the disputed waters, as China denounced the United States for damaging peace and stability.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Is Trump’s impeachment trial constitutional?
The impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting last month’s deadly riot at the US Capitol will begin on Tuesday with arguments over whether the proceedings are constitutional.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Asia’s rivers under ‘great threat’
A glacial burst that triggered a deadly flash flood in the Indian Himalayas at the weekend was a disaster waiting to happen, and one likely to be repeated in a region transformed by climate change and unchecked infrastructure development, experts warn.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Netanyahu pleads not guilty to graft as trial resumes
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied corruption charges against him in a brief court appearance yesterday, as his graft trial resumed weeks before a fourth national election inside two years.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Survivor recounts escape from Himalayan tunnel in India
A whistle turned into a roar of water that trapped a dozen men in a Himalayan tunnel after a glacier burst in northern India, but Rajesh Kumar lived to tell the tale.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM
US won’t lift sanctions
US President Joe Biden has made clear he will not unilaterally lift sanctions against Iran, saying it must first adhere to its nuclear deal commitments despite demands on Sunday from the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Aussie journo arrested in China
An Australian journalist who has been detained for nearly six months in China where she worked for a state-television channel has been formally arrested on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, the two countries said yesterday.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM
US to re-engage with UNHRC
The United States will participate as an observer in the UN Human Rights Council, which it quit in June 2018 under the Trump administration, while seeking reforms, a US envoy told the Geneva forum yesterday.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Trump’s trial set to kick off today
The second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off today with some of the key questions about the trial itself -- including how long it will go and whether any witnesses will be called -- still unanswered.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Minimum support price’ to remain
Indian Prime Minister Nawwrendra Modi yesterday made a fervent appeal to protesting farmers to end their agitation against the three new farm laws, renewing an offer of talks to resolve their concerns.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM
India seeks to rival China with broad shipments
India has approved the shipment of Covid-19 vaccine to Cambodia and plans to supply Mongolia and Pacific Island states, officials said yesterday, as supplies arrived in Afghanistan - all part of the country’s widening vaccine diplomacy.
7 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Second Hong Kong radio host arrested for sedition
A Hong Kong internet radio host was arrested yesterday under a little-used colonial era sedition law that authorities have begun to wield against Beijing’s critics.
7 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Cuba authorizes private activity in majority of sectors
Cuba announced Saturday that private activity will be authorized in most sectors, a major reform in the communist country where the state and
7 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden suspends Trump’s controversial asylum deals
The Biden administration said on Saturday it was immediately suspending Trump-era asylum agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras,
7 February 2021, 18:00 PM
EU’s Borrell backs dialogue with Russia
The European Union’s top diplomat defended his controversial trip to Russia, adding that European diplomats had been in contact with lawyers of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
7 February 2021, 18:00 PM