The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone at his Kabul hideout on Sunday, US officials said, in the biggest blow to the militants since Osama bin Laden was shot dead more than a decade ago. “The government and the leadership wasn’t aware of what is being claimed, nor any...
Read MoreUS House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi and her South Korean counterpart Kim Jin-pyo vowed to support efforts to maintain a strong deterrence against North Korea and achieve its denuclearisation. Later today, Pelosi plans to visit the Joint Security Area near the heavily fortified inter-Korean border, patrolled by American-led UN Command and North Korea,...
Read MoreToru Kubota, who was held while covering a protest in Yangon last week “has been charged under section 505 (a) and under immigration law 13-1”, the junta said in a statement. The two charges carry a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Read MoreNancy Pelosi would be the highest-ranking US official to visit the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom since then president Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un there in 2019. North Korea’s nuclear weapons programmes were discussed when Pelosi met Seoul’s National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo.
Read MoreTwo missiles were launched by China near Taiwan’s Matsu islands, which lie off the coast of China, at around 2 p.m. local time (0600 GMT) in the direction of drill zones announced by China, according to an internal Taiwan security report seen by Reuters and confirmed by a Taiwan security source. Taiwan officials have...
Read MoreThe foreign ministers of G7 nations – including Japan – called on China on Wednesday to resolve tension around the Taiwan Strait in a peaceful manner. The Chinese side is strongly displeased with the joint statement put out by the Group of Seven nations about Taiwan, said Hua Chunying, spokesperson at the ministry, at...
Read MoreChinese forces fired “multiple” ballistic missiles into waters around Taiwan during Thursday’s military drills, Taipei’s defence ministry said, condemning what it described as “irrational actions that undermine regional peace”. Taiwan’s military did not confirm the precise location of where the missiles landed or whether they flew over the island.
Read MoreThe websites of the presidential office, foreign ministry and the main government English portal came under attack Tuesday night when Pelosi arrived for a landmark visit that enraged Beijing.China, which claims self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory to be seized one day, kicked off its largest ever military drills around the island...
Read MoreIndia reported 19,893 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry data. With this, the country’s total tally of coronavirus cases rose to 4,40,87,037. With 53 fresh fatalities, India’s Covid-19 death toll climbed to 5,26,530. The country’s active coronavirus caseload currently stands at 1,36,478.
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