China vows to fight back if US escalates trade spat
China‘s commerce ministry says trade negotiations with the United States would be impossible as Washington’s attempts at dialogue were not sincere, and vows to retaliate if US President Donald Trump…
Trump signals strikes against Syria, lays into Assad backer Russia
US President Donald Trump warned Russia on Wednesday of imminent military action in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack, declaring that missiles “will be coming” and lambasting Moscow for…
UN aims to eliminate yellow fever epidemics in Africa by 2026
Nearly 1 billion people in Africa will be vaccinated against yellow fever by 2026 in an ambitious United Nations campaign to eliminate epidemics of the deadly disease on the continent.…
More than 250 killed in Algerian military plane crash
More than 250 people including Western Sahara refugees have been killed after a military plane crashed near Algeria’s capital, state media said, with witnesses saying they saw a wing catch…
Japan’s Abe sticks to denials as scandal doubts keep swirling
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has denied that he intervened to secure preferential treatment for a friend’s plan to set up a veterinary school despite new reports he had discussed…
South Korea prosecutors say ousted Park unfairly avoided charges, appeal
South Korean prosecutors say former president Park Geun-hye has unfairly dodged some bribery charges in her trial and they have appealed against her jailing for only 24 years, after they demanded…
After China’s massive drill, US patrols disputed South China Sea
In a span of 20 minutes, 20 F-18 fighter jets have taken off and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, in a powerful display of military precision and…
Philippines’ top resort island Boracay may reopen in four months: minister
The Philippines is looking to shorten the closure period for its most popular holiday hotspot Boracay to four months from six, but the number of visitors allowed when it reopens will be…
Zuckerberg resists effort by US senators to commit him to regulation
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has navigated through the first of two US congressional hearings without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network…
Yulia Skripal leaves British hospital five weeks after nerve agent attack
Yulia Skripal has left hospital more than five weeks after she and her father, a former Russian spy, were poisoned with a nerve agent in an attack that has sparked one of…
