‘War is not an option’, Taiwan president says amid China tensions
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions […]
One billion threatened by cholera —UN
One billion people in 43 countries are at risk of cholera — a “pandemic killing the poor” — despite prevention and treatment being relatively straightforward, […]
Israel’s nationalist ‘Flag March’ in Jerusalem rattles Palestinians
JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem’s walled Old City on Thursday in an annual event that has […]
Ex-Pakistan PM Khan says police surrounding his house, fears re-arrest
ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that police had surrounded his house and that he expected to be rearrested soon, after […]