ASTANA, Kazakhstan: President Vladimir Putin used a speech to Asian leaders on Thursday (Oct 13) to develop a theme that he has pressed more intensely as Russia’s military fortunes have waned: That Moscow is fighting the West to establish a fairer world. With Western economic sanctions also tightening, Putin hasContinue Reading
LONDON: China’s growing technological dominance “is an increasingly urgent problem” for Western countries, who must act to defend their values and influence, the director of Britain’s GCHQ spy agency warned on Tuesday (Oct 11). In a speech to the RUSI defence think-tank in London, Jeremy Fleming said “technology has becomeContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday (Oct 7) imposed new sanctions following North Korea’s latest missile launches this week, targeting a fuel procurement network that Washington said supports Pyongyang’s weapons programs and its military. Friday’s action targeted two Singapore-registered companies and a Marshall Islands-registered company, the US Treasury Department saidContinue Reading
The study also found that liver cancer is one of the top three causes of cancer deaths in 46 countries – and is in the top five in nearly 100 countries. Cases and deaths were highest in East and Southeast Asia as well as North Africa. “Liver cancer causes aContinue Reading
“THE FIGHT GOES ON” The report, which was published on Aug 31 minutes before Bachelet’s term ended, highlighted “credible” allegations of widespread torture, arbitrary detention and violations of religious and reproductive rights. It brought UN endorsement to long-running allegations by campaigners and others, who accuse Beijing of detaining more thanContinue Reading
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday (Oct 6) voted against holding a debate on alleged abuses in China’s Xinjiang region in a major setback for Western nations. The United States and its allies last month presented the first-ever draft decision to the UN’s top rights body targeting China, seeking aContinue Reading
World Bank President David Malpass said the new Poverty and Shared Prosperity report showed the grim outlook facing tens of millions of people, and called for major policy changes to boost growth and help jumpstart efforts to eradicate poverty. “Progress in reducing extreme poverty has essentially halted in tandem withContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Sunday (Oct 2) he sees no imminent invasion of Taiwan by China but said China was trying to establish a “new normal” with its military activities around the island. A visit to Taiwan early in August by US House of Representatives SpeakerContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The usa on Thursday (Sep 29) imposed sanctions on companies this accused of participation in Iran’s petrochemical and petroleum industry, including five based in China, pressuring Tehran as it seeks to bring back the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Washington has increasingly targeted Chinese companies over the export of Iran’sContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The United States released its first technique for ties with Pacific island nations upon Thursday (Sep 29), the second day of a peak with leaders from the region , pledging to help them battle climate change plus rebuff what it called China’s “economic coercion”. Because President Joe Biden preparedContinue Reading