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“We live in a new era in geopolitics and it is going to require all of us to sort of re-examine what that looks like and what our role is going to be,” Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, said in Washington on February 13 before heading to attend the Munich Security Conference. “The old…
By cutting off a nation’s access to resources, finance, and trade, sanctions aim to put economic pressure on the government or leaders to alter their policies. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Economic sanctions are measures imposed on a country, group, or individual to change their attitude or behaviour. They can also be tools of foreign…
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Hong Kong: China launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from its territory deep into the Pacific Ocean on September 25, the first such test since 1980. Beijing’s explanation of this extremely rare event was perfunctory, with the Ministry of National Defence (MND) downplaying this hurling of a strategic weapon far across the Pacific. China’s MND…
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The First ad in campaign shows images of Kamala Harris as a little girl following her progression (File) Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris launched a $50 million advertising blitz on Tuesday, capitalizing on the momentum of a fledgling campaign against Republican rival Donald Trump with a one-minute spot titled “Fearless.” It was Harris’ first…
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The parent company of Stand News, Best Pencil Limited, was also found guilty (Representational) Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. The verdict is part…
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More than 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza since war began between Israel and Hamas (File). Paris: After an escalation of hostilities Sunday amid over 10 months of cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement, here are the major eruptions of violence since their 2006 war. The devastating month-long war in the…
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Antony Blinken said he had a very constructive meeting with the Israel PM on Monday. Israel: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US “bridging proposal” for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same. Blinken,…
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The minister took the payment with the help of three alleged accomplices (Representational) Kyiv: A Ukrainian deputy energy minister accused of taking a bribe worth half a million dollars has been arrested along with three alleged accomplices, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service said on Monday. The minister, whom the SBU did not name, allegedly demanded mining…
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Five people were killed throughout the day and some 28 wounded Moscow: Ukraine lobbed missiles and drones at Russia’s southwest region of Kursk overnight, the local governor said Wednesday, a day after pro-Kyiv forces crossed across the border with tanks and armoured vehicles. “Two Ukrainian missiles were shot down by air defence systems in the…
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Japan killed 294 whales last year, a number it says is sustainable. (Representational) Tokyo: Japan has expanded its commercial whaling to include fin whales, the second-largest animal species on the planet, a decision criticised by Australia’s government on Thursday. One of only three countries to hunt whales commercially, along with Norway and Iceland, Japan added…
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