Tag: Region
Turkey taking decades old conflict with Kurdish militants deeper
Turkey shifts fight deeper into Iraq, establishing military bases and deploying armed military drones against the fighters in their mountain strongholds.
The cross-border campaign has...
Azerbaijani long-time foreign minister sacks amid flare-up with Armenia
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has fired his top diplomat after criticizing him for “meaningless negotiations” with the South Caucasus neighbor.
According to the president’s decree,...
United States looking to ban TikTok
United States is considering banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, over allegations Beijing is using them to spy on users.
Comments come as more...
Covid cases surges on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, doctors warn deaths undetected
Covid cases and deaths are surging along Colombia’s Caribbean coast as the region becomes the epicenter of the pandemic in the Andean country.
Latin America’s...
Saudi Arabia to launch world largest camel hospital
Saudi Arabia will launch world's largest hospital for treating camels and conducting related research in the region of Qassim in the centre of the...
Donald Trump eldest son girlfriend tested positive for coronavirus
Donald Trump eldest son girlfriend and a top fundraising official in the president's re-election campaign Kimberly Guilfoyle contracts coronavirus.
Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News...
Boris Johnson father defends trip to Greece despite COVID-19 advisory
Boris Johnson father defended his decision to fly to Greece even though at that time government advice for UK nationals to avoid all but...
Kremlin calls poll allowing Putin to rule until 2036 a triumph
Kremlin says Russians had shown how much they trusted Putin with a nationwide vote that gave him right to run for two more terms.
Kremlin...
Israel Uncertain over controversial process of West Bank annexation
Israel has signaled that occupied West Bank annexation controversial plan not imminent as Palestinians gather for renewed protests.
An announcement on Israel's planned annexation of...
German authorities investigates 30,000 suspects in paedophile probe
German North Rhine-Westphalia state is investigating 30,000 people who shared 'child and youth pornographic content' online.
Germany is investigating about 30,000 suspects as part of...
French authorities arrests six over stolen Banksy artwork
French authorities have arrested six people over theft of an artwork by British street artist Banksy that was stolen from Bataclan concert hall in...
India’s fighter jets fly over Galwan as China again blames India...
Indian fighter jets engage in show of strength over flashpoint Himalayan area as China repeats India provoked June 15 border clash.
Indian fighter jets have...
Syrian Kurdish authorities in talks over US sanctions exemption
Syrian Kurdish-led authorities are in talks with their allies in a US-led coalition on a promised exemption from US sanctions targeting Syrian government.
Washington says...
Narendra Modi meets top opposition leaders some political parties angry
Narendra Modi is meeting top opposition leaders as anti-China sentiment grows following killing of 20 Indian soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Turkish warplanes attack PKK sites in Iraq
Turkish Warplanes took off from various air bases in Turkey, targeting PKK multiple areas including Qandil stronghold in northern Iraq.
Turkish warplanes struck more than...
Kathmandu calls for border talks with Delhi as dispute deepens
Kathmandu and Delhi dispute began after India's inauguration of a Himalayan road that lies at a three-way junction with Tibet and China.
Nepal's foreign minister...
Iran to execute man convicted of spying on Soleimani for CIA
Iran has decided to execute man who convicted of spying on slain Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani,helped US intelligence agencies in killing.
An Iranian who...
Russian 20,000-tonne diesel spill,Putin declares state of emergency
Russian 6,000 tonnes of diesel seeped into the ground and another 15,000 in nearby waterways,Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a state of emergency.
Waterways near...
Duterte suspended decision to scrap US troop deal
Duterte suspended his decision to scrap a two-decade-old troop deployment agreement with the US due to political and other developments in the region.
The termination...
Turkey considers oil exploration under Libya deal
Turkey considering to begin oil exploration in eastern Mediterranean within 4 months under a deal signed with Libya that was condemned by others in...
Donald Trump offers to mediate India-China border conflict
Donald Trump offered to mediate a standoff between India and China at the Himalayan border, where soldiers camped out in a high-altitude region.
“We have...
Old foes India and China come face to face again
Old foes India and China came face to face again, Soldiers from both sides have been camped out in the Galwan Valley in the...
