The writer is a Professor and Director of the Media Resource Center at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) Japan. He can be reached at ahir@apu.ac.jp.
Saudi Arabia vowed Tuesday to respond "firmly" to attacks by Yemen's Houthis, after the Iran-backed fighters wounded 13 people in the kingdom in an assault using ballistic missiles and drones.
Ed Sheeran is facing backlash after Macklemore claimed he was removed from The Loop Tour following disagreements over his outspoken support for Palestine.
The US has violated international law by pressuring Austria to prevent Iran’s nuclear chief from attending a UN nuclear watchdog event in Vienna, Tehran has said.
Concerns that artificial intelligence could take over the world and wipe out humanity are a hoax peddled by radical Democrats, US President Donald Trump has said, doubling down on his rejection of warnings from AI giants.
Jemima Goldsmith has married Dublin-born businessman Cameron O’Reilly more than two decades after her divorce from former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan.
Turkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said.
Another clumsy attempt by Modi’s pro-government media to link Pakistan with terrorism fell flat after Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim rejected any such connection
Newly declassified footage has revealed US troops operating deep inside Iran during an April mission to recover two American airmen whose F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down near Isfahan.
