NEW DELHI: Indian opposition parties on Wednesday (Apr 5) condemned the removal from some schoolbooks of references to how independence hero Mahatma Gandhi’s pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity angered some Hindu extremists and led to his assassination. The new edition of a political science book for 17-18 year olds, published byContinue Reading
French President Emmanuel Macron is on his first trip to China since 2019, while European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is also visiting the country.Continue Reading
“COMMON AGENDA” The US and French presidents also hope to “obtain from the Chinese a contribution to the global effort of North-South solidarity” and to build “a common agenda” on climate and biodiversity. Macron landed in Beijing at around 3.15pm (7.15am GMT) and, after emerging into the capital’s brisk springContinue Reading
BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday (Apr 4) that Washington was “endangering regional peace and stability” with a new deal expanding American troops’ access to bases in the Philippines. “Out of self-interest, the US maintains a zero-sum mentality and continues to strengthen its military deployment in the region,” foreign ministry spokeswomanContinue Reading
China says a meeting between US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will further damage Sino-US relations. Continue Reading
BELIZE CITY: The prime minister of Belize gave Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen a welcome diplomatic boost during her visit on Monday (Apr 3), underlining his nation’s support for Taiwan after rival China gained a new regional ally last month. Tsai’s visit comes a week after Honduras severed diplomatic relations withContinue Reading
JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island in western Indonesia on Monday (Apr 3), shaking homes of panicked residents but causing no casualties or damage. The quake’s epicentre was at sea southwest of Padangsidempuan city in northern Sumatra at a depth of 84 kilometres, the United States Geological SurveyContinue Reading
MANILA: The Philippines announced on Monday (Apr 3) the locations of four additional military bases to be used by United States troops, with one site near the hotly disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan. The long-time treaty allies agreed in February to expand cooperation in “strategicContinue Reading
SYDNEY: Scientists have broken the record for the deepest fish ever caught, as well as the deepest fish ever filmed on camera. Two snailfish were caught in traps set 8,022m underwater in the Japan Trench, south of Japan, during a two-month voyage by a team from the University of Western AustraliaContinue Reading
GUATEMALA CITY: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen completed a three-day trip to Guatemala on Sunday (Apr 2) where she offered more cooperation with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei’s government, one of Taiwan’s few allies in the world. Tsai’s tour, which will take her to Belize on Sunday afternoon, comes a week after HondurasContinue Reading