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China, US tensions rise over suspected Chinese spy balloon

YoopyaFeb 3, 2023February 3, 20230

The U.S. was tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over American airspace, and China said Friday that it would look into those reports, as

Covid-19: Police break up fake vaccine network in China and South Africa

YoopyaMar 3, 2021June 30, 20230

Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests, Interpol says. In China, police

Myanmar security forces kill at least 34 protesters

YoopyaMar 3, 2021June 19, 20230

Myanmar security forces dramatically escalated their crackdown on protests against last month’s coup, killing at least 34 protesters Wednesday in several cities, according to accounts

Saudis’ arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family

YoopyaMar 8, 2020June 14, 20230

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shown in state media Sunday in apparent good health and working, just days after the arrest of two senior princes

Amid virus, Saudis close Islam’s holiest sites to foreigners

YoopyaMar 1, 2020July 2, 20230

Saudi Arabia on Thursday closed off the holiest sites in Islam to foreign pilgrims over the coronavirus, disrupting travel for thousands of Muslims already headed

Hong Kong leader apologises as rally chokes city

YoopyaJun 16, 2019June 2, 20230

About two million protesters choked Hong Kong’s streets in a powerful rebuke of a reviled extradition law, organisers said Sunday, piling pressure on the city’s

N. Korea’s Kim vows more summits with South next year: Seoul

YoopyaDec 30, 2018June 3, 20230

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in frequently next year to discuss denuclearisation of the peninsula in a

After driving ban ends, Saudi women taste thrill of speed

YoopyaAug 30, 2018June 3, 20230

Donning a helmet inside a pearl silver sports sedan, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park, engine roaring, tyres screeching and clouds of

Iran’s Khamenei says ready to abandon nuclear deal if needed

YoopyaAug 30, 2018June 3, 20230

Iran’s supreme leader warned Wednesday the country could abandon its nuclear deal with world powers if it no longer served its interests, even as economic

Iran has arrested dozens of spies: intelligence minister

YoopyaAug 30, 2018June 3, 20230

Iran’s intelligence minister said dozens of spies had been arrested as part of a crackdown on espionage and dual nationals and alluded to an agent