Country’s royal palace issues decree authorising an election to be held on 24 March Thailand is set to hold its first general election since the military seized power in a coup in 2014. Having not held elections for five years, the country’s royal palace has now issued a decree authorising ... Read More »
Researchers ‘discover secret missile base in North Korea’ ahead of Trump-Kim summit
Site is seen in satelite images and is one of up 20 bases North Korea has not disclosed Researchers claim to have discovered a secret missile base in North Korea that could distort negotiations during an upcoming summit between that country and the United States next month. The Sino-ri Missile ... Read More »
Aoun at the Arab Development Summit conclusion: Lebanon will follow up on the Summit decisions, ensure their implementation
In his delivered speech at the closing of the Arab Development Summit in Beirut, President of the Republic Michel Aoun affirmed that Lebanon will follow up on its adopted decisions and ensure their proper implementation, in cooperation with the Arab League General Secretariat, in order to secure better social and ... Read More »
Global trade wars and political tension undermining climate change efforts, says World Economic Forum
Warning comes after year of wildfires, heavy flooding and increasing greenhouse gas emissions The world’s ability to fight climate change and other major risks has dropped to “crisis levels” thanks to rising political and economic tensions, the World Economic Forum has warned. As world leaders and business figures prepare to ... Read More »
Iran says it is taking initial steps to design reactor fuel
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi highlighted the country’s progress in peaceful nuclear technologies and said the country has started taking initial measures to develop a 20%-enriched fuel used for nuclear reactors. “In the nuclear science and industry, we have made so much progress ... Read More »
White House asked for options to strike Iran: source
The White House’s national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran after a group of militants aligned with Tehran fired mortars into an area in Baghdad that is home to the U.S. Embassy, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. ... Read More »
Trump threatens Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks Syrian Kurd militia
President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia in Syria, weakening the Turkish lira and prompting sharp criticism from Ankara on Monday. Relations between the two NATO allies have been strained over U.S. backing for the Kurdish YPG, which Turkey views as an ... Read More »
India rejects Trump’s ‘sermons’ on Afghanistan, says it is building lives
India’s ruling and opposition parties condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments this week mocking New Delhi’s role in war-torn Afghanistan, where the South Asian country has invested billion of dollars in economic projects and military training. The United States and India have drawn closer in recent years as they seek ... Read More »
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un warns nuclear talks at risk over US sanctions
‘I am always ready to sit together with the US president anytime in the future,’ says Pyongyang’s leader North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has said that he is ready to meet with Donald Trump for nuclear weapon talks, but that his country will be forced to “explore a new path” ... Read More »
Record number of Britons seeking Irish passports ahead of Brexit
The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports has doubled since vote to leave European Union The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22% in 2018, Ireland’s foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britain voted to leave ... Read More »