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With Rubio visit, India asks how it fits in Trump worldview
WASHINGTON, May 21 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to India this weekend doing something he has not done yet — a multi-city tour of a country where […]
Iran media say mediator Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir due in Tehran today
TEHRAN, May 21 — Iranian media reported that Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir was due in Tehran today, with Islamabad mediating as Iran examines the latest US proposal […]
UK’s Streeting pitches wealth tax shake-up ahead of possible Labour leadership bid
LONDON, May 21 — Former British health minister Wes Streeting, a potential candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party, said he backed the introduction of tax changes which would […]
China’s Xi tipped for North Korea visit amid renewed Trump-Kim diplomacy talk
SEOUL, May 21 — Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit North Korea as early as next week and will try to act as a mediator between North Korean leader Kim […]
Taiwan’s president says he’d be ‘happy’ to take Trump’s call — and Beijing won’t like it
TAIPEI, May 21 — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te said today he would be “happy” to talk to US leader Donald Trump — a conversation that would break more than four […]
Philippines orders arrest of fugitive senator Bato dela Rosa sought by ICC
MANILA, May 21 — The Philippine government today ordered police to arrest a senator who is warranted by the International Criminal Court over his role in ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly […]
Hair today, bomb scare tomorrow: Laser beauty gadget sparks Australia airport panic
SYDNEY, May 21 — A bomb disposal unit was called to an Australian airport today — only to find the suspicious object was a laser hair removal device. Avalon airport […]
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s condition worsens after multiple infections, royal palace says
BANGKOK, May 21 — The medical condition of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha has worsened as a result of multiple infections in several organs, with physicians unable to contain her irregular heart […]
US needs to ‘put its footprint back on Greenland’, says Trump envoy
NUUK, May 21 — The US special envoy to Greenland, the Arctic island coveted by President Donald Trump, told AFP yesterday that Washington needs to rebuild its presence in the […]
Three Thais arrested in Ecuador over alleged trafficking of rare Galapagos iguanas
QUITO, May 21 — Ecuadoran police arrested three Thai nationals suspected of illegally trafficking 12 rare iguanas, the energy and environment ministry said yesterday. Marine Galapagos iguanas are native to […]