China pledges ‘legitimate & necessary’ response after Biden’s first arms sale to Taiwan approved by State Department
Beijing has vowed to retaliate after the US State Department gave the greenlight to a…More
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Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350 aircraft over ‘accelerated degradation’ of fuselage surface
Qatar’s flagship carrier has grounded 13 of its Airbus A350 aircraft over an “accelerated rate”…More
South Africa reshuffles government in response to riots: Health & Finance ministers out, Security placed under presidency
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced major changes to the government of South Africa in response…More
Mass protests kick off in Paris after France’s constitutional court approves controversial Covid legislation (VIDEOS)
Reinvigorated mass protests kicked off in the French capital shortly after the country’s top court…More
Chinese authorities restart closed coal mine despite president’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has announced that 15 closed coal mines will restart…More
Indonesia announces ‘new era of bilateral relations’ with US as pair kick off largest-ever joint military training
Indonesia’s foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, has announced a “new era of bilateral relations” with the…More
Raisi sworn in as Iran’s new president, demands lifting of US sanctions amid ongoing tensions with West
Ebrahim Raisi has been sworn in as Iran’s new president, with the ultraconservative cleric calling…More
Moderna Covid vaccine efficacy remains barely unchanged at 93% six months after 2nd dose, company says
Biotech firm Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine remains 93% effective six months after the second…More
At least 20 dead as suspected jihadists attack Chadian soldiers, military says
More than 20 Chadian soldiers have been killed near Lake Chad after suspected jihadists, purportedly…More
‘Pure racism’: Foreign workers in South Korea slate major city’s ‘discriminatory’ new anti-Covid directive to firms employing them
Foreign workers have denounced a South Korean city’s newly launched Covid-screening campaign as “racist” and…More