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Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

Iran says new budget bucks US oil embargo, uses Russian loan

11:51 pm December 8, 2019

Tehran: Iran’s president said on Sunday his country will depend less on oil revenue next year, in a new budget that is designed to resist crippling US trade embargoes. Iran is in the grip of an economic crisis. The US re-imposed sanctions that block Iran from selling its crude oil abroad, following President Donald Trump’s […]

Trump warns Kim has ‘everything’ to lose through hostility

11:41 pm December 8, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un had “everything” to lose through hostility towards the United States, after Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test. “Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he acts in a hostile […]

Myanmar junta to start court case against Suu Kyi next week

Thousands in Myanmar rally behind Suu Kyi ahead of Hague court date

6:31 pm December 7, 2019

Naypyidaw (Myanmar): Thousands rallied in support of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar Saturday, on the eve of her departure for the UN’s top court to defend Myanmar against charges of genocide against Rohingya Muslims. The raucous rally in the capital Naypyidaw came as China’s foreign minister arrived for a visit at Suu Kyi’s invitation. […]

SAD leader claims four Sikh women were forcibly converted to Islam in J&K

AP Exclusive: 629 Pakistani girls sold as brides to China

6:26 pm December 7, 2019

Lahore: Page after page, the names stack up: 629 girls and women from across Pakistan who were sold as brides to Chinese men and taken to China. The list, obtained by The Associated Press, was compiled by Pakistani investigators determined to break up trafficking networks exploiting the country’s poor and vulnerable. The list gives the […]

Troubled Hong Kong Airlines allowed to keep operating

6:16 pm December 7, 2019

Hong Kong: Low-cost carrier Hong Kong Airlines was allowed to continue flying after the city’s authorities decided Saturday not to punish it for delaying salary payments and ongoing financial problems. The international finance hub has seen six months of protests which has dealt a massive blow to the tourism sector and airline operators. “The Civil […]