Politics
Putin reviews Russian military might as tensions with West soar
President Vladimir Putin reviewed Russia’s traditional World War Two victory parade on Sunday, a patriotic display of raw military power that this ...Former Maldives president treated for wounds after blast outside home
The speaker of parliament in Maldives, former President Mohamed Nasheed, was being treated for shrapnel wounds and in stable condition after a ...Trump Facebook ban remains but oversight board rips company policies
Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the company was wrong ...India’s ruling BJP party loses key race in regional elections amid COVID-19 maelstrom
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party suffered a setback Sunday when it lost a fiercely contested state poll. Over the past ...Workers protest Indonesia’s labor law in May Day rallies
Workers in Indonesia marked international labor day on Saturday with significantly less attended marches due to coronavirus restrictions but thousands still vented ...Thousands of Colombians march to protest government tax proposals
Thousands of protesters answered calls from Colombia’s biggest unions to fill streets across the country to demonstrate on Wednesday against a controversial ...Fighting erupts in Myanmar; junta to ‘consider’ ASEAN plan
Fighting erupted in eastern Myanmar near the Thai border early on Tuesday as ethnic minority Karen insurgents attacked an army outpost in ...Turkey says better ties with Cairo could boost Libya peace efforts
Turkish talks with Egypt next week could forge renewed cooperation between the estranged regional powers and help efforts to end the war ...Russia expels Italian diplomat, calls in envoy
Russia expelled an Italian diplomat on Monday and called in Italy’s ambassador to its foreign ministry over what it said was a ...EU sues AstraZeneca over breach of COVID-19 vaccine supply contract
The European Commission said on Monday it had launched legal action against AstraZeneca for not respecting its contract for the supply of ...














