Syria’s Assad gets food lifeline from CrimeaCrimea has stepped up grain exports to Syria over the past year in an arrangement that gives the Black Sea peninsula an outlet for its surplus crops and ensures President Bashar al-Assad has a reliabl...
Trump about-face no consolation for parents who lost kids: lawyersPresident Donald Trump may have halted the widely assailed practice of taking children away from parents who cross the border with Mexico illegally, but that’s of little comfort to those who already l...
In Turkey’s pious heartland, faith in Erdogan trumps economy worriesIn a dusty business park in Konya, Turkey’s conservative industrial heartland, Ahmet Hakan Umit sells imported machine tools that are quickly becoming too expensive for his customers. Sales are down a...
Killing dogs for meat illegal, rules South Korean courtA South Korean court has ruled the killing of dogs for meat is illegal, in a landmark decision that animal rights activists said Thursday could pave the way to outlawing eating canines. The meat has l...
Police detain captain in deadly Indonesia ferry disasterThe captain of an overloaded Indonesian ferry that sank into the depths of Sumatra's Lake Toba has been detained by police for questioning over the deadly disaster, authorities said Thursday. He was a...
Pummeled for days on immigration crisis, Trump told top aides: ‘Fix it’US President Donald Trump's abrupt reversal in a volatile immigration crisis resulted from pressure by close family members, friends and lawmakers who urged him to climb down from a deeply unpopular h...
US identifies North Korea missile test site it says Kim committed to destroyThe missile engine test site that President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had committed to destroy is a major facility in the western part of the country that has been used for tes...
Turkey’s Erdogan seeks new term with greater powersSince he took office in 2003, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given a name to each stage in his consolidation of power in Turkey. First he called himself the apprentice; then the journeyman; and la...
Strike a pose: International Yoga Day stretches around worldDownward-facing dogs, cobras and warriors sprouted all over Asia on Thursday, including high in the Himalayas, up in the air and under the sea, for International Yoga Day. Indian Prime Minister Narend...
Saudi Arabia: a year of change with a new crown princeMohammed bin Salman became crown prince of Saudi Arabia a year ago. Here is a rundown of developments: Crown prince at 31 In a royal decree issued on June 21, 2017, King Salman ousts his nephew as cro...
New Zealand prime minister gives birth to healthy baby girlNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a baby girl in an Auckland hospital Thursday, becoming only the second world leader to do so while in office. It was the first child for the 37-...
US Indo-Pacific commander assures Japan over North Korean denuclearisationThe US Indo-Pacific military commander told Japan's defence minister on Thursday that Washington remained committed to the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of North Korea. Promot...
Bahrain opposition leader acquitted in Qatar spy caseA Bahraini court acquitted the head of the Shiite opposition of all charges Thursday in his trial for alleged spying for regional rival Qatar, a judicial source and activists said. Sheikh Ali Salman,...
‘Hate narratives’ from abroad drive Myanmar communities apart, Suu Kyi saysHate narratives" from abroad have driven communities in Myanmar further apart, the Southeast Asian nation's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said in a social media statement on Thursday. Patience and time ar...
Manila’s tinderbox slums an endless battle for Philippine firefightersOne scorching afternoon this month, inhabitants of a slum in the Philippine capital frantically hurled buckets of water to try to save their homes from a raging fire. Six hours later, their efforts pr...
Libya strongman’s forces say key oil ports recapturedA force led by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar said Thursday it had recaptured two key oil export terminals, a week after they were attacked by a rival militia. "Our armed forces have full co...
Japan halts missile drills after Trump-Kim summit: reportsJapan has halted evacuation drills simulating a North Korean missile attack in the wake of historic talks between Washington and Pyongyang, local media reported Thursday. Government officials did not...
France should invest more in surveillance of space, minister saysFrance should invest more in surveillance of outer space to ensure it never becomes an arena for future wars, the country's defence minister said on Thursday. Days after US President Donald Trump said...