ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday (May 11) declared the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan unlawful, two days after his detention sparked deadly clashes and huge protests nationwide. Khan was ordered to remain in the bench’s custody under police protection for his own safety until Friday, when he willContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court declared on Thursday (May 11) the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan “invalid”, in a ruling that came two days after his detention sparked deadly clashes and huge protests nationwide. Khan was ordered to remain in the custody of the court under police protection for hisContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: China is facing a growing backlash from the United States and other Western governments over its controversial efforts to pressure dissidents and their advocates abroad, but Beijing has appeared undeterred. Authorities in the US, Canada, Britain and elsewhere recently have taken a hard line, including with expulsions, indictments, arrestsContinue Reading
LONDON: Former British prime minister Liz Truss will visit Taiwan next week and meet senior members of the government, her office said on Tuesday (May 9), as she makes a case for Western democracies to toughen their stance towards China. Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, took office last September, butContinue Reading
SHANGHAI: China said on Tuesday (May 9) it was expelling Canada’s consul in Shanghai, in a tit-for-tat move after Ottawa announced it was sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a lawmaker. The expulsions have plunged the two nations into a fresh diplomatic row after years of souringContinue Reading
SHANGHAI: China said on Tuesday (May 9) it was expelling Canada’s consul in Shanghai in a tit-for-tat move after Ottawa said it was sending home a Chinese diplomat accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian lawmaker critical of Beijing. Beijing’s foreign ministry labelled Jennifer Lynn Lalonde “persona non grata” in anContinue Reading
UNITED NATIONS: UN Security Council negotiations on a US push for the 15-member body to condemn North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches appear to have stalled after some diplomats said China and Russia had stopped engaging. Council members have been discussing a US-drafted formal statement, seen by Reuters, that hasContinue Reading
But Philippine Defense Secretary Galvez told reporters on Monday there were no formal discussions on the joint patrols with the US and Australia. Ties between the Philippines and the US are seeing a reinvigoration under Duterte’s successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who last week met President Joe Biden on a four-dayContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s defence minister on Monday (May 8) told Pakistan’s navy chief that their militaries including their navies should “expand into new fields of cooperation” to bolster the capability of the two neighbours in safeguarding security in the region. Ties between the two militaries stretch back years, with their naviesContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Indonesia and Singapore on Monday (May 8) condemned an attack on an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convoy delivering humanitarian aid in Myanmar’s Shan State. Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which is allied with the anti-junta militias, the People’s Defence Forces (PDF), said it was not aware ofContinue Reading