1. Opinion polls before the March 31 vote indicate that no one will come close to the 50-percent support needed to win in the first...
      


  2. In a message to China and Pakistan, India shot down a satellite with a missile today. This gives the India the capability to cut...
      


  3. China’s private companies have long enjoyed an edge over their state-owned peers, using “unscrupulous” tactics such as bribery, a prominent businesswoman said, at a...
      


  4. Mexico's president has demanded both Spain and the Vatican apologize to the indigenous people of Mexico for the Spanish conquest 500 years ago. It's unknown if...
      


  5. Cooperation is the mainstream in China-Europe relations, and even if there are differences and competition, it is benign competition, Chinese President Xi Jinping said...
      


  6. Interesting article on conspiracy theories, I thought. I'm sure some of you will appreciate some of the references.
      


  7. A Russian general and about 100 soldiers and gear are on the ground in Venezuela as part of long-term military accords between the nations,...
      


  8. Dutch populists won the most votes in elections last Thursday.  They will hold the largest number of seats in the Senate along with the...
      


  9. North Korea abruptly withdrew its staff from a liaison office with South Korea on Friday, a development that is likely to put a damper...
      


  10. The former president is the latest to get swept into the Car Wash investigations. I'm beginning to wonder if anyone will be left standing...
      


  11. In a move no doubt largely motivated by the desire to check the Iranian presence in Syria and its support for Hezbollah, President Trump...
      


  12. The US ambassador to Yemen has accused the Iranian backed Houthis of failing to uphold what was agreed to in talks held in Sweden...
      


  13. Looks like the opposition is leading in the polls for now but it's just the start of the campaign. How much weight do their...
      


  14. The United States could soon freeze preparations for delivering F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, officials told Reuters, in what would be the strongest signal...
      


  15. The US and Taiwan plan a meeting later this year which will surely enrage China and will include a senior US official. China claims Taiwan...
      


  16. Prime Minister Theresa May requested a three-month delay to Brexit on Wednesday after her failure to get a deal ratified by parliament left the...
      


  17. The US has slapped visa bans on ICC officials who are investigating so-called war crimes by US or allied military personnel in Afghanistan, as...
      


  18. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47628854  


  19. Gunmen in Christchurch, New Zealand opened fire at two mosques reportedly killing 49. The weapon was apparently obtained legally. 3 men and 1 woman...
      


  20. When the supposed leader of a country openly calls on (pays) armed thugs to scare ordinary citizens into submission, I think it's safe to...


  21. With a closely fought election looming, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear to the country’s large Arab minority that being Israeli means...
      


  22. The US ambassador to Germany delivered to Germany's economics minister a letter demanding Germany not allow Huawei to provide any infrastructure for its 5G...
      


  23. The United States should seek the gradual denuclearisation of North Korea because an “all-or-nothing” strategy will not help break an impasse in talks, a...
      


  24. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was in Baghdad on Monday, making his first official visit to the nation that Tehran once fought a bloody war...
      


  25. Trump plans to press our Allies that host US bases to pay for the cost of running the bases plus 50%. It’s called cost...
      


  26. China’s foreign minister on Friday promised “all necessary measures” to defend Chinese companies and citizens abroad amid legal clashes between tech giant Huawei and...
      


  27. The 28 member states of the European Union all backed a decision on Thursday to reject a proposal from the EU executive to add...
      


  28. Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union, said Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party’s (EPP) lead candidate for the upcoming European elections,...
      


  29. I hear everyone's favourite greenie-slash-feminist has found himself in a bit of a pickle? Interesting. Here.
      


  30. Russia is ready to mediate between India and Pakistan to try to calm tensions between the two nuclear powers, Russian government officials said on...