Canada – Korea denuclearisation talks
Canada held confidential talks with North Korea to convince the later to respect human rights and abandon its quest for…
EU backs new Iran sanctions
The EU has frozen assets of an alleged Iranian intelligence organisation and two of its agents, in a shift towards…
India and Japan launch “2+2” talks
Japan and India will aim to launch ministerial security talks early this year to deepen cooperation in fields such as…
Monsanto wins crucial India casec
The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Monsanto can claim patents on its genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds, a victory…
Russia’s growing influence in Africa
Russia's recent activities in Sudan and the Central African Republic have been the subject of intense speculation. Along with renewed…
Syrian sanctions blocked over shutdown
The US Senate Democrats have blocked the action on the new Syrian sanctions bill. They said they would not vote…
The Rohingya deportation
After India, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has deported illegal Rohingyas immigrants to Bangladesh where they will become refugees. KSA is…
Musk unveils new China Gigafactory
After four years of planning, Tesla Inc. finally broke ground on its planned $5 billion factory in the world’s biggest…
2018 was fourth-warmest year
The year 2018 was the fourth-warmest on record, extending a scorching streak driven by a build-up of man-made greenhouse gases,…
US-China trade talks begin
U.S. and Chinese negotiators held their first face-to-face talks since the world’s two largest economies agreed to a truce aimed…
Hungarians march against Victor Orban
Many thousands of Hungarians marched through central Budapest, voicing anger at their right-wing government and its recent controversial policies. Hungary,…
Burkina Faso and China grow closer
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has pledged to further the development of ties with China. Kabore made the…
Philippines criticizes Trump Policymaking
The finance minister of the Philippines has said that uncertainty in US economic policy was “making people nervous everywhere” and…
Congress wants to regulate tech
The newly installed U.S. Congress is expected to see a fresh effort to develop new regulations for big technology firms,…
Saudi woman trapped at Bangkok airport
An 18-Year-old Saudi Arabian woman, Rahaf Mohammed Al Qunun is held at the Bangkok airport. Rahaf had renounced Islam and…