Venezuela’s Maduro Orders revision of relations with US
CARACAS â Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he had ordered a ârevisionâ of diplomatic relations with the United States and would announce...
Hong Kong moves to make disrespecting Chinese natâl anthem a crime
HONG KONG â Hong Kong on Wednesday presented a controversial bill to lawmakers that prescribes jail terms of up to three years for disrespecting...
South Korea ‘selective’ in implementing sanctions on North, says group
SEOUL â South Korea failed to notify a United Nations sanctions committee when it sent about 300 tonnes of petroleum products to North Korea...
Canada should ban Huawei from 5G networks, advises former spy chief
OTTAWA â Canada should ban Chinaâs Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks because the security risk is too great,...
Macau, Beijing police arrest 37 in crackdown on illicit banking
HONG KONG â Police in Macau and mainland China detained 39 suspects in an underground lending case involving more than 30 billion yuan ($4.42...
Turkey planning international probe into Khashoggi murder
ANKARA â Turkey is planning to launch an international investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and will take further steps in...
PM May still embattled to break Brexit deadlock
LONDON â British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday tried to crack the deadlock over Brexit by setting out proposals in parliament that are...
Syria shot down more than 30 Israeli cruise missiles, bombs
MOSCOW â Syrian military air defenses destroyed more than 30 cruise missiles and guided bombs during Israeli air strikes in the early hours of...
Russian senator says US warship in Black Sea should keep its distance
MOSCOW â Visits to the Black Sea by US warships have nothing to do with US security and are motivated by domestic politics, prominent...
Trump says US ‘made a lot of progress’ with North Korea
WASHINGTON â US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had âan incredibleâ meeting with North Koreaâs nuclear envoy Kim Yong Chol and the...