News Of Asia

Mongolia economy, graft in spotlight as voters elect president

26 Jun, 2017 73 views

By Joseph Campbell and Terrence Edwards | ULAANBAATAR Polling stations opened throughout Mongolia’s cities, townships and prairies on Monday as nearly two million residents were asked to choose a new president amid worries about …

Russia’s Military to Start Operational Evaluation of T-14 Tank in 2019 Russia’s deadliest tank is slated to enter service in 2020.

24 Jun, 2017 122 views

The Russian Ground Forces will likely begin operational evaluation of  its deadliest tank, the third-generation T-14 main battle tanks (MBT), an armored vehicle based on the “Armata” universal chassis system, in 2019, according to …

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will not send troops to Syria to help Russia

24 Jun, 2017 46 views

Last fourt days, there were speculations that Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan might send troops to assist Russians in Syria. This information was first reported after Turkish ambassador to Kyrgyzstan said that is being considered. In …

Trump’s United American Emirate

1 Jun, 2017 33 views

SEOUL, South Korea — President Trump’s trip to Europe was truly historic. He left our most important allies there so uncertain about America’s commitment to their security from Russia and to shared values on …

US successfully tests ICBM defense system for first time

31 May, 2017 113 views

By Phil Stewart and Lucy Nicholson | WASHINGTON/VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIF. The U.S. military on Tuesday cheered a successful, first-ever missile defense test involving a simulated attack by an intercontinental ballistic missile, in …

MacCain says Putin bigger threat than ISIS

30 May, 2017 54 views

U.S. Senator John McCain said Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to global security than ISIS, and warned that the Senate would push for sanctions against Moscow for its alleged interference in …

After Tense G-7 Meeting, Angela Merkel Looks Past Trump

29 May, 2017 61 views

BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Europe’s most influential leader, has concluded, after three days of trans-Atlantic meetings, that the United States of President Trump is not the reliable partner her country and …

Russian ambassador told Moscow that Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Kremlin

27 May, 2017 38 views

By Ellen Nakashima, Adam Entous and Greg Miller May 26 at 7:01 PM Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s …

Trump directly scolds NATO allies, says they owe ‘massive’ sums

26 May, 2017 36 views

By Robin Emmott and Steve Holland | BRUSSELS U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday intensified his accusations that NATO allies were not spending enough on defense and warned of more attacks like this week’s …