One year after US killed Iran general, Iraq tensions boil
One year after US forces assassinated Iran's most storied commander, tensions are boiling between Iraq's Washington-backed premier and pro-Tehran forces that accuse him of...
Turkey dismisses fears of Uighur deportations to China
Turkey on Wednesday brushed aside fears that a new extradition treaty with China would result in Ankara deporting Muslim Uighurs en masse. About 20 Uighurs...
US, EU demand China to release citizen journalist
The United States and European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release a citizen journalist jailed for reports from Wuhan, with top US diplomat...
Pakistan terms report on forced conversion of girls “rubbish and baseless”
Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a US media report which said nearly 1,000 girls in the South Asian country are forcibly converted to Islam every...
Biden expected to pressurize India on human rights, while strengthening ties: Report
US President-elect Joseph Biden is most likely to pay more attention to India’s “contentious” domestic developments, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing party is...
Trump endorses new sanctions for China Dalai Lama meddling
President Donald Trump has signed a law that authorizes US sanctions on Chinese officials if they interfere in Tibetan Buddhists' selection of the next...
Trump endorses Taiwan act into law, irks rival China
US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed the Taiwan Assurance Act into law, which was part of the wider $1.4 trillion federal government spending...
Turkey gambles in bid to rival China as a key supply chain node
A projected sharp reduction in trade between the United States and China in the next two years coupled with moves to diversify supply chains...
Iran nuclear deal parties prepare for US return to accord
The remaining parties to the ailing 2015 Iran nuclear deal said on Monday they were preparing for the possible return of the US to...
Op-ed: Trump’s dark era, will Biden’s be any different?
We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping-jacks; they pull the strings and we dance. Our...
US Navy to be ‘more assertive’ in countering China in Pacific
The US military warned Thursday its warships would be "more assertive" in responding to violations of international law, citing in particular Beijing, which has...
US approves key submarine technology sale to Taiwan
The United States has issued an export permit for a digital sonar system critical to Taiwan's indigenous submarine project, a top defence official said...