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Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan would risk civil war
The majority of America’s ambassadors to Afghanistan since the removal of the Taliban government have condemned the US approach to negotiating a troop withdrawal, warning it risked a return to “total civil war”. Writing the day after a draft agreement
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HK activists advise Merkel before her China trip
BERLIN: Days before Angela Merkel leaves for a tricky visit to Beijing, prominent Hong Kong activists have written to the German Chancellor calling her to be guided by her memories of life in dictatorial East Germany in her dealings with
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Opponents of ‘no-deal’ Brexit defeat Johnson, snap polls looming
LONDON: British lawmakers defeated Boris Johnson in Parliament yesterday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement, prompting the prime minister to announce that he would immediately push for a snap election.
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Democrats to probe Trump on hush-money payments
WASHINGTON: US congressional Democrats are planning to investigate allegations of President Donald Trump’s involvement in hush-money payments to women who say they had affairs with him, the Washington Post reported yesterday. The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee is preparing to
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Russian model: It’ll be painful if I reveal the truth
A Russian beauty queen who was divorced by the ex-king of Malaysia a few weeks after she gave birth has threatened to reveal ‘painful’ secrets of their whirlwind romance and split. In the latest twist in the couple’s high-profile marital
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US-Taliban deal would see 5,400 troops withdraw
The US would withdraw 5,400 troops from Afghanistan within 20 weeks as part of a deal “in principle” with Taliban militants, Washington’s top negotiator has said. Zalmay Khalilzad revealed details of the long-awaited deal for the first time in a
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Oil prices dip due to trade war
TOKYO: Oil prices fell today, declining for a second day as more signs emerged of the toll from the US-China trade war, with South Korea revising down second-quarter growth due to lower exports. U.S. crude CLc1 was down 32 cents,
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China lodges tariff case at WTO against the US
China has lodged a complaint against the US at the World Trade Organization over US import duties, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said today. The US began imposing 15% tariffs on a variety of Chinese goods on Sunday and China began
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Amazon fires: Indigenous tribes pray for divine help
FEIJO: As thousands of fires ravage the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, some indigenous tribes are turning to prayer in a bid to halt the destruction and protect their environment for future generations. In the village of Feijo, in the
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Johnson threatens election ahead of Brexit battle in Parliament
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has implicitly warned lawmakers that he would seek an election if they tied his hands on Brexit, ruling out ever countenancing a further delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union. Johnson’s promise to take the
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