PARIS: A plane carrying 276 Indian passengers took off on Monday (Dec 25) for Mumbai, the French interior ministry’s local office said, after it was grounded for four days pending investigation into possible human trafficking. The flight, carried out by Romanian charter company Legend Airlines, had departed from Dubai andContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: A Japanese-owned chemical tanker struck on Saturday (Dec 23) off the coast of India was targeted by a drone “fired from Iran”, the Pentagon said, a sign of expanding risks to commercial shipping beyond the Red Sea. The attack came amid a flurry of drone and missile strikes byContinue Reading
“We are strengthening our defences to avoid war. I want to declare to my compatriots that Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Bi-khim advocate defending the status quo of peace in the Taiwan Strait; we will not let war break out in the Taiwan Strait.” Standing next to her on the stage,Continue Reading
“We are strengthening our defences to avoid war. I want to declare to my compatriots that Lai Ching-te and Hsiao Bi-khim advocate defending the status quo of peace in the Taiwan Strait; we will not let war break out in the Taiwan Strait.” Standing next to her on the stage,Continue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese Industry Minister Ken Saito said on Friday (Dec 22) that US-Japanese ties were “stronger than ever”, although he declined to comment directly on growing scrutiny in the United States of a proposed deal for Nippon Steel to buy US Steel. Speaking at a regularly scheduled press conference, SaitoContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Ships with the Israeli flag will not be allowed to dock in Malaysia with immediate effect, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on Wednesday (Dec 20). Any vessels en route to Israel will also be banned from loading cargo at Malaysian ports. “These restrictions are a response to Israel’s actions thatContinue Reading
World powers said Tuesday (Dec 19) that the international community needed a firm and unified response to North Korea’s “reckless” nuclear build-up and missile launches. G7 foreign ministers said in a statement after the launch of Pyongyang’s most powerful ballistic missile that “North Korea’s repeated reckless actions must be metContinue Reading
SEOUL: International troops stationed on the South Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom on the border with North Korea who had been unarmed can resume carrying guns, the United Nations Command (UNC) said on Tuesday (Dec 19). The US-led UNC is a multinational military force and oversees affairsContinue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea, the United States and Japan on Tuesday (Dec 19) activated a system to share real-time data on North Korean missile launches, Seoul’s defence ministry said, as the three countries seek to bolster security cooperation against the nuclear-armed North. The announcement came a day after Pyongyang conducted itsContinue Reading
“As a prominent and outspoken journalist and publisher, Jimmy Lai has been targeted in a clear attempt to stop the peaceful exercise of his rights to freedom of expression and association,” Cameron said in a statement. “I call on the Hong Kong authorities to end their prosecution and release JimmyContinue Reading