U.S. Senate passes Taiwan travel bill that has angered China The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, which China has warned could threaten stability in the Taiwan Strait, but drew praise from the self-ruled island which pledged to deepen cooperation. Beijing considers democratic […]
Defense
Senior U.S. diplomat for North Korea to retire The U.S. State Department’s special representative for North Korea policy, Joseph Yun, plans to retire on Friday, just as signs are emerging that Pyongyang may be willing to talk with Washington. The South Korean-born Yun has led the U.S. outreach to North […]
Pentagon blocks release of key data on Afghan war The Pentagon has restricted the release of critical information on the progress being made in the war in Afghanistan, a move that will limit transparency, the U.S. government’s top watchdog on Afghanistan said on Monday. For years, the Special Inspector General […]
Militants attack Afghan army post near military academy in capital At least five militants attacked an army outpost near one of Afghanistan’s main military academies on Monday and at least one soldier was killed and three wounded, a defense ministry official said. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack near […]
Iran says will retaliate against U.S. sanctions on chief judge Iran said on Saturday it would retaliate against sanctions imposed on its judiciary head by the United States as President Donald Trump stepped up efforts to ‘fix’ a nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers. Trump said on Friday he […]
Trump says his nuclear button ‘bigger’ than North Korea’s; North reopens border hotline North Korea said it would reopen a long-closed border hotline with South Korea on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to mock the North’s leader by saying he has a “bigger and more powerful” nuclear […]
Japan to expand ballistic missile defence with ground-based Aegis batteries Japan to expand ballistic missile defence with ground-based Aegis batteries:- Japan formally decided on Tuesday it would expand its ballistic missile defence system with U.S.-made ground-based Aegis radar stations and interceptors in response to a growing threat from North Korean […]
North Korean hackers behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges, South Korean newspaper reports South Korea’s spy agency said North Korean hackers were behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges this year in which some 7.6 billion won ($6.99 million) worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The cyber attacks attributed […]
North Korean missile threat forced Singapore Airlines to reroute flights Singapore Airlines, one of the world’s top ranked carriers, has taken measures to reroute some flights in response to North Korea’s missile tests, Channel NewsAsia reported. The change involves the airline’s Seoul-Los Angeles flights and was put in place following […]
EU to preserve Iran nuclear deal: Mogherini EU to preserve Iran nuclear deal: Mogherini:- The European Union will make sure that the Iran nuclear deal “will continue to be fully implemented by all, in all its parts”, the European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Friday. Speaking at a conference […]
