London (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said China's imposition of a new security law in Hong Kong constituted a clear and serious breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed in 1984 and aimed at smoothing the transition when the…
Yangon (IANS) At least 50 people were killed and many others were reported missing on Thursday after a jade mine collapsed in Myanmar's Kachin state, authorities said.
Washington (IANS) Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has accused President Donald Trump of having "surrendered" and "failed" the Americans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"What happened? Now it's almost July, and it seems like…
New Delhi (IANS) A Kenyan Appellate Court has halted the dragon's African safari by pronouncing that "the $3.2 billion contract between Kenya and China for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railways (SGR) is illegal." The recent judgment…
Canberra (IANS) Australia on Wednesday said that it will significantly increase military spending and focus on the Indo-Pacific region amid rising tensions between the US and China.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison pledged A$270 billion ($186…
Hong Kong (IANS) Veteran Hong Kong opposition activists on Tuesday announced plans to defy a police ban on the annual July 1 pro-democracy rally and organise a march to protest against China's national security law, which is expected to take effect…
New York (IANS) China is at the centre of the discovery of what may be one of the biggest gold counterfeiting scandal in recent history.
According to a report in Zero Hedge, not only does it involve China, but it emerges from a city that has…
New Delhi (IANS) China on Tuesday reached out to India, expressing anxiety about the ban imposed by the Indian government on popular Chinese mobile applications like TikTok and WeChat, among others.
During a daily news briefing on Tuesday,…
Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he is willing to negotiate with the Palestinians on the basis of US President Donald Trump's Middle East "peace plan".
The remark was made on Sunday night in a pre-recorded…
Karachi (IANS) Terror gripped Pakistans economic hub Karachi on Monday when terrorists attempted to storm the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) building, which resulted in the deaths of 10 people, including the four militants who were gunned down by law…