Politics
Iran protests to UN after US jets approach flight over Syria
Iran protested Friday to the United Nations of a “flagrant violation” of international law after nearby US fighter jets sparked panic on ...Thousands gather around Hagia Sophia for first Friday prayers
Thousands of Turks gathered near Hagia Sophia early on Friday for the first prayers there since President Tayyip Erdogan declared the monument, ...China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu
China on Friday ordered the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu to close in retaliation for one of its missions ...Taliban propose potential Afghan peace talks timeline as violence soars
The Taliban are prepared to hold peace talks with the Afghan government next month straight after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, ...US and UK say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space
Britain is concerned about a Russian satellite test which involved the launch of a projectile with the “characteristics of a weapon”, a ...Kuwait emir, 91, flies to US for medical care after surgery
Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruling emir left Thursday morning for the United States with the help of the U.S. government to seek further medical ...Australia, facing ‘harsh reality’ of pandemic, braces for biggest postwar deficit
Australia’s budget is set to plunge into its biggest deficit since World War Two this year as the coronavirus crisis knocks the ...China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing ...US-Chinese tensions soar as consulate ordered to shut
US-Chinese tensions, already rising because of the coronavirus pandemic and crackdown in Hong Kong, ratcheted up another notch on Wednesday as the ...Yemen’s children starve amid rising fears of famine
Weighing just 9kg at ten years old, Hassan Merzam Muhammad is so emaciated by the severe malnourishment plaguing hundreds of thousands of ...