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- Afghanistan (54)
- Armenia (2,395)
- Azerbaijan (1,400)
- Bangladesh (459)
- China (1,817)
- India (3,608)
- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
- Kazakhstan (682)
- Kyrgyzstan (667)
- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Iran’s Gen Soleimani killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport
BAGHDAD: An airstrike killed General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its regional security apparatus, at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iranian state television and three Iraqi officials said, an attack that’s expected to draw severe Iranian retaliation against Israel and American...
Chuck Schumer says emails doubting legality of Ukraine aid delay show need for impeachment trial testimony
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday dug in on his demand that the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump include new documents and … …read more Source:: The Japan...
US Senate set to return amid stand-off over Donald Trump’s impeachment trial
US lawmakers return to Washington Friday with President Donald Trump’s coming impeachment trial looming over the first Senate session of 2020, but congressional leaders are locked in stalemate over how to proceed.As Congress braces for a frenetic January, newly uncovered evidence could bolster Democrats’ demands for testimony from key...
Explainer: How impeachment works and why Donald Trump is unlikely to be removed
The US Senate is due to hold a trial to consider whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, after the House of Representatives voted in December to impeach him for pressuring Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. …read more Source:: The Times of...
Pompeo postpones trip to Ukraine, Belarus due to situation in Iraq
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Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy in Baghdad
Thousands of Iraqi supporters of the largely Iranian-trained Hashed had encircled and vandalised the embassy compound Tuesday. Photo: ReutersPro-Iran demonstrators left the besieged US embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday after the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force ordered them to withdraw a day after their dramatic incursion.Thousands of Iraqi...
Top US diplomat postpones trip to Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia amid Middle East tensions
BISHKEK (TCA) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has postponed his upcoming travels to Ukraine, Belarus, and the two Central Asian nations Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan due to rising tensions in Iraq and the Middle East, RFE/RL reported. The January 1 announcement by the State Department came as U.S. administration officials continued to respond...
Militiamen withdraw from US Embassy but Iraq tensions linger
Iraqi army soldiers are deployed in front of the U.S. embassy, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Iran-backed militiamen have withdrawn from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad after two days of clashes with American security forces. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in...
US Secretary of State Pompeo postpones Ukraine trip to focus on Iraq
January 02, 2020 7:43 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (Dec 1) postponed a trip to Ukraine so he could focus on the situation in Iraq after demonstrators attacked the US embassy. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Emerging from the shadows: the U.S. Chief Justice who will preside over Trump’s trial
The expected impeachment trial will focus on accusations that Mr. Trump abused his power by asking Ukraine to investigate former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden …read more Source:: The...
