China steps up Covid-19 restrictions near Beijing as local infections rise
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Chinese authorities shut sections of highways running through Hebei province that surrounds Beijing on Wednesday and banned gatherings in the province’s...
UK PM Johnson cancels India visit, citing need to oversee virus response
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday cancelled a planned trip to India later this month, citing the need to oversee...
Vietnam jails journalists for ‘propaganda’ critical of state
HANOI: A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15...
Assange ‘free to return home’ once legal challenges over, Morrison says
SYDNEY: Julian Assange is “free to return home” to Australia once legal challenges against him are dealt with, Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
Saudi Arabia says full ties restored between Qatar and embargo nations
Full ties have been restored between Qatar and the four nations that severed relations with Doha in a rift that began over...
Iran resumes 20pc enrichment at Fordow amid rising tensions with US
DUBAI: Iran has resumed 20 percent uranium enrichment at an underground nuclear facility, the government said on Monday, breaching a 2015 nuclear...
Afghan rivals to resume talks as civilian killings sow suspicion
KABUL: Afghan government representatives and Taliban officials are due to resume peace talks in Qatar after a three-week break, officials said on...
Trump, on tape, presses Georgia official to ‘find’ him votes to overturn Biden win
WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump pressured the Georgia secretary of state in an extraordinary phone conversation Saturday to "find" enough votes...
Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister
NIAMEY: 100 people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, Prime Minister Brigi Rafini said following one...
Tractors to Twitter: India’s protesting farmers battle on highway, online
SINGHU: In a standoff between farmers from India’s northern breadbasket and the government that has convulsed the country, the farmers have a...
Stricter lockdown restriction likely on the way, says Johnson
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that tougher lockdown restrictions were probably on the way as Covid-19 cases keep...
Afghan peace talks resume as bloodshed continues
KABUL: A string of assassinations has sowed fear and chaos across Afghanistan as a fresh round of peace talks between the Afghan...
India okays AstraZeneca and local Covid-19 vaccines
NEW DELHI: India authorised two Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday, paving the way for a huge inoculation program to stem the coronavirus pandemic...
After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’
WASHINGTON: Evan Liberty was reading in the top bunk of his cell one evening late last month when a prison supervisor delivered...
US appeals court rejects lawmaker’s bid to have Pence overturn Biden’s win
WASHINGTON: A federal appeals court on Saturday rejected a Republican congressman’s bid to allow Vice President Mike Pence to overturn President-elect Joe...