Section: Asia
- 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)
Kazakhstan: Fugitive tycoon’s ex-lawyer says her jailed brother released
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakh businessman Iskander Erimbetov has been released from prison “due to a health condition,” according to his sister, Bota Jardemalie, RFE/RL reported. Jardemalie, a former lawyer for fugitive tycoon and opposition politician Mukhtar Ablyazov, wrote on Facebook on December 30 that her brother was home and...
Russia, Ukraine finalize deals for gas transit to Europe
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed the agreements that were signed late Monday, saying they will allow Ukraine to get at least $7 billion in transit payments from Russia over the next five years …read more Source:: The...
US ambassador defends Poland from false Russian WWII claims
Georgette Mosbacher stands next to an American flag after receiving her credentials as new United States ambassador to Poland in WarsawSept. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.S. ambassador in Warsaw came to Poland’s defense on Monday following repeated claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that...
Gas giant Gazprom, Ukraine finalise deals to ship Russian gas to Europe
December 31, 2019 7:06 AMMOSCOW (BLOOMBERG) – With just a day to spare, Russia and Ukraine signed all agreements necessary to continue gas flows to Europe for the next five years, averting a winter supply crisis. …read more Source:: The Straits...
Pompeo to reaffirm U.S. support on visit to Ukraine
Mr. Trump’s conduct of Ukraine policy has raised questions about his commitment to the country’s security as it battles Russia-backed rebels and seeks to recover Crimea …read more Source:: The...
Mike Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Ukraine this week, making his first trip to the country at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment.As … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial
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Putin weighs future options as he marks 20 years in power
MOSCOW: As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks two decades in power, he boasts about his achievements but remains coy about his political future — a reticence that fuels wild speculation about his intentions. Putin points to the revival of Russia’s global clout, industrial modernisation, booming agricultural exports and a resurgent...
Pompeo goes to Ukraine as impeachment cloud hangs over Trump
December 30, 2019 8:08 PMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo arrives in Ukraine this week to voice support for the embattled nation, a message muddled by Rudy Giuliani’s latest visit there in search of dirt on Joe Biden and by the pending Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. …read more...
Trump faces firestorm after identifying alleged whistleblower
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump faced calls from his own party to show more restraint on Twitter amid a storm of outrage Sunday over the president revealing the name of a man widely thought to be the whistleblower who triggered his impeachment.Criticism has been growing since Trump retweeted an attack that included the name of the reported CIA staffer...
