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China asks US not to let Taiwan leaders attend Trump inauguration

China warns Taiwan of disastrous consequences after independent election comment

Tensions between Taiwan and China have escalated since Sunday after the anti-Beijing President Tsai Ing-wen announced 'Taiwanese independence worker' and former premier William Lai as her vice-presidential candidate

Nov 21, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

Tuvalu rejects China offer to build artificial islands; extends support to Taiwan

South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu with a population of around 12,000, has rejected the Asian giant's offer to build artificial islands

Nov 21, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Will Donald Trump sign Hong Kong democracy bill, risking trade deal with China?

US Senate unanimously passed a bill that supports human rights and democracy in Hong Kong, angering China.

Nov 20, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Latest coal export restrictions by UN add teeth to North Korea sanctions

North Korea dismisses US-South Korea military drill postponement, calls for complete scrap

The statement came in response to the statement issued by US on Monday postponing the planned joint military drill with South Korea in order to facilitate the nuclear talks with North Korea

Nov 19, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

Kim Jong-un supervises airborne landing training

US and South Korea said they were postponing joint air drills, a move that Pyongyang has demanded to keep the momentum alive for dialogue

Nov 18, 2019

By IANS

China warns US military against provoking and escalating tensions in South China Sea

The statement came a day after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Beijing was increasingly resorting to coercion and intimidation to advance its strategic objectives in the South China Sea.

Nov 18, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

US, South Korea postpone military drills to facilitate North Korea peace effort

US and South Korean militaries would remain at a high state of readiness despite the move, and denied that the decision to postpone the drills was a concession to North Korea

Nov 17, 2019

By Reuters

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Corbyn - We will not do coalition deal after Dec 12 election

Four opinion polls published on Saturday put Labour between 10 and 17 percentage points behind PM Boris Johnson's Conservatives

Nov 17, 2019

By Reuters

Gotabaya Rajapaksa claims victory as Sajith Premadasa concedes defeat in SL prez polls

Sajith Premadasa of the New Democratic Front (NDF) conceded defeat and has decided to step down as the ruling party's Deputy Leader

Nov 17, 2019

By IANS

UK General Elections 2019: Labour Party promises free broadband for all if it comes to power

With the latest poll promise, the Labour Party is planning to re-nationalize the broadband owned by British multinational telecommunications firm BT Group

Nov 16, 2019

By Soumya Thomas

Sri Lanka presidential election: Unidentified gunmen fire at buses carrying Muslim voters

A total of 35 candidates are there on the ballot contesting in Sri Lanka's presidential elections. About 16 million citizens are eligible to cast their votes

Nov 16, 2019

By Gourav Pilania

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Joe Biden addresses supporters in LA to consolidate base

He opened his speech at the at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College on Friday by addressing a deadly shooting which took place at a California high school on Thursday

Nov 16, 2019

By IANS

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Twitter bans political ads ahead of 2020 US elections, Facebook gives all 'level playing field'

Experts have stated that while Twitter's guidelines define a news organisation, loopholes such as partisan websites that promote political content is unlikely to be flagged

Nov 16, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

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Trump accused of real-time intimidation of witness; Republicans reject claim

Hearing chairman Adam Schiff said president's tweets were intended to "chill" the ambassador.

Nov 16, 2019

By Jacob J

Photo taken on March 25, 2019 shows flame and smoke above buildings following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. The Israeli army expanded air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Monday night after targeting Hamas security facilities in Gaza City, a local radio

Israel continues to strike Islamic Jihad targets claiming Gaza violated ceasefire

Israeli military defended launching an attack that killed a family of eight Palestinians, including five children, stating that attack was to target an Islamic Jihad rocket unit commander.

Nov 15, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

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