Trump to announce US troop withdrawals from Iraq, Afghanistan

[caption id="attachment_10587" align="alignnone" width="969"] File picture shows US troops patrolling at an Afghan National Army (ANA) Base in Logar province, Afghanistan, August 7, 2018. [/caption]...

Justice Department moves to defend Trump against rape accuser

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10590" align="alignnone" width="977"] E. Jean Carroll is seen in an undated photo released on June 25, 2019. [/caption] NEW YORK: The US Justice Department...

Japan’s Suga in pole position for PM as debate kicks off

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10596" align="alignnone" width="965"] Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga presents his policy ideas to party members at the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election...

US-China tensions set to dominate South-east Asia summit

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[caption id="attachment_10593" align="alignnone" width="958"] Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chairs a video meeting with foreign ministers from Asean countries in...

Eyeing China, Taiwan urges alliance against ‘aggressive actions’

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10509" align="alignnone" width="956"] Taiwans President Tsai Ing-wen speaking in the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Banquet during her visit to Los Angeles, California August 12,...

Greece to bolster defence sector as tensions with NATO ally Turkey rise

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

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Greece, which emerged from its third international bailout in 2018 and has been struggling with the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, wants to spend...

Trump again raises idea of separating US and Chinese economies

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

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Trump, who long touted friendly ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he sought to make good on promises to rebalance a massive trade deficit,...

Australian media firms pull journalists from China over security worries, reports ABC

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10518" align="alignnone" width="964"] Screengrab from the YouTube video: ABC Australia Launch. [/caption] SYDNEY: Two Australian media firms have rushed two of their China-based reporters...

China accuses Indian troops of firing warning shots in border dispute

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10491" align="alignnone" width="965"] India’s Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmir’s...

Trump calls Biden ‘stupid,’ demands apology for challenging him on vaccines

September 7, 2020September 8, 2020

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[caption id="attachment_10512" align="alignnone" width="971"] US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Labour Day and answers questions from the press at the North Portico of the...