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Twitter, Facebook accuse China of using fake IDs to subvert Hong Kong protests
Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc said yesterday they had dismantled a state-backed social media campaign originating in mainland China that sought to undermine protests in Hong Kong. Twitter said it suspended 936 accounts and the operations appeared to be a
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Trump urges India and Pakistan to reduce tensions
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of India and Pakistan yesterday, discussing prospects for improved trade ties with Washington and stressing the need to reduce tensions over Kashmir between the nuclear-armed neighbours. “Spoke to my two
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Mahathir urges UK to ‘break with Europe’ on palm oil policy
Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today called on Britain to engage with palm oil growers to incentivise sustainable production, rather than pursuing boycotts after its scheduled exit from the European Union on Oct 31. Mahathir’s comments, carried in
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Asia stocks rise as stimulus, policy hopes calm nervous investors
TOKYO: Asian stocks rose today as hopes of more stimulus from central banks around the world and steps being taken by major economies such as Germany and China soothed investors’ fears of a sharp global economic slump. Over recent weeks,
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UN condemns bomb attack on wedding ceremony in Kabul
NEW YORK: United Nations (UN) secretary general Antonio Guterres yesterday condemned the bomb attack targeting civilians in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul Saturday night, Xinhua news agency reported. “The secretary general strongly condemns the horrific 17 August terrorist attack on a wedding
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More mass protests for the week
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is gearing up for more protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on Sunday, marking a change to what have often been violent clashes. Sunday’s turnout of
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Greenland to Trump: We’re not for sale!
Greenland yesterday dismissed the notion that it might be up for sale after reports that US President Donald Trump had privately discussed with his advisers the idea of buying the world’s biggest island. “We are open for business, but we’re
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China: India, Pakistan must not make unilateral decision on Kashmir
UNITED NATIONS: UN Security Council members believe India and Pakistan should refrain from taking unilateral action over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, China’s UN envoy said yesterday after the council met on the issue for the first time
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Tlaib rejects West Bank visit, citing Israel’s ‘oppressive conditions’
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM: US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib yesterday rejected an offer by Israel to let her travel to the West Bank, the latest twist in a dispute drawing Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu together against US Democrats ahead of elections in both
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Endangered by climate change, Pacific island nations chide Australia
FUNAFUTI: Small Pacific islands nations at risk from rising sea levels lambasted Australia today after it blocked moves at a regional forum to set down tough policies to combat climate change. Leaders of 18 countries in the Pacific Islands Forum
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