While Iran’s rulers have no aspirations to be a superpower, they do seem to covet being a regional hegemon as the Persian Empire was. So far, Iran has waged war on the cheap by …
By Hakki Ocal NATO leaders are going to meet next week near London. The occasion is the 70th birthday of the alliance, and, accordingly, the secretary-general has been looking into geriatrics books lately …
The Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at the Centre and the states for their failure to do anything to improve the quality of air in national capital Delhi. INDIA Updated: Nov 25, 2019 HT …
Brazil’s Lula pledges to make life ‘hell’ for Bolsonaro’s gov’t Fresh out of prison, Lula pledges to ‘defend’ Brazil’s people during speech to leftist Workers’ Party conference. Lula, 74, governed Brazil from 2003 to …
Franco Luna Philstar.com) – November 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Within hours of being removed as co-chair of the Inter-agency Committee on Anti-illegal Drugs, Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday announced her work against the …
The Presidential Palace said Washington is engaged in discussions with the Taliban in consultation with the Afghan government. Discussion between the US and Taliban has begun again in Qatar, but in an unofficial …
Leaders of Cyprus’s divided communities to attend dinner hosted by UN chief seeking to find way forward to resume talks. by Teo Kermeliotis Anastasiades, Guterres and Akinci pose before a trilateral meeting in Geneva, …
By Vandana Rambaean China has demanded that President Trump veto the Hong Kong Human Rights bill which was overwhelmingly approved by Congress. Anti-government protestors prevailed on Sunday after polls closed in Hong Kong and pro-democracy candidates …
Hundreds of people in white waterproofs stood in torrential rain to hear the pope’s speech Pope Francis railed against the use of nuclear weapons and the growing arms trade on Sunday as he paid …
Abe’s mission unaccomplished: pushing to revise Japan’s pacifist charter NOVEMBER 14, 2019 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe surged back to power seven years ago, pledging to bolster Japan’s defences in response to a growing threat …