Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader
The UK government made the claim based on an intelligence assessment, without providing evidence to back it up. Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a...
German court convicts Syrian man of crimes against humanity
Prosecutors alleged Anwar Raslan supervised the ‘systematic and brutal torture’ of more than 4,000 prisoners between April 2011 and September 2012. A former Syrian secret...
Russia raises stakes with the West over Ukraine
The deputy foreign minister said he would neither confirm nor exclude the possibility that Russia could send military assets to Cuba and Venezuela. Russia has...
UK acted unlawfully with ‘VIP’ Covid contract lane, court rules
LONDON: The British government acted unlawfully by setting up a fast-track “VIP lane” to allow ministers and officials to recommend suppliers of personal protective equipment...
Biden to champion voting rights in Georgia as clock ticks for reforms
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will travel to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthplace of Atlanta today to jumpstart stalled efforts to reform US voting rights...
Biden administration to give additional US$308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration plans to donate an extra US$308 million (RM1.3 million) in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, bringing total US aid for the impoverished...
UK PM’s staff invited to ‘bring your own booze’ party during Covid lockdown
The allegations of officials holding events in breach of the government's own lockdown rules, including a Christmas party, have dismayed voters who were told by...
North Korea launches ‘more advanced’ missile less than week after hypersonic test
SEOUL: North Korea appeared to test fire a ballistic missile today that may be more capable than the “hypersonic missile” it launched less than...
Minorities in India being targeted by extremist groups, alleges Pak PM Imran Khan
Last month, the Pakistan's Foreign Office summoned India's Charge d'Affaires and conveyed its concern over the alleged hate speeches made at the Haridwar conclave. Pakistan...
China appoints former paramilitary chief as new Hong Kong garrison commander
Peng Jingtang, who holds the rank of major general, was previously the deputy chief of staff of China's paramilitary police force, the People's Armed Police....