US, Europe clash over Washington’s global retreat
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Saturday traded barbs with European leaders over diminishing Western influence, rejecting as ‘grossly over-exaggerated’ ..
242 die in a single day as coronavirus claims 1355 in China
The number of deaths and new cases from China’s COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak jumped dramatically on Thursday.
China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new cases fall
The death toll from China’s coronavirus epidemic climbed past 1,100 on Wednesday but the number of new cases fell for a second straight day, ..
For the first time in 9 years, two nation states are going toe-to-toe in Syria
Syria's curse, as its conflict rumbles slowly towards its first decade, has always been how new forces enter the war just when it seems that exhaustion might slow everyone down.
Trump's impeachment lesson: Democrats are 'crooked'
If some Republican senators emerged from President Donald Trump's impeachment acquittal optimistic he'd learned important lessons of presidential behavior..
One killed in firing at AAP MLA’s convoy in Delhi
A 45-year-old Aam Aadmi Party volunteer was shot dead and another injured after unidentified miscreants allegedly fired at an open car of the party’s Mehrauli MLA Naresh Yadav..
Britain finally admits that Brexit means the death of frictionless trade with Europe
The idea that Britain can leave the European Union and maintain frictionless trade with the bloc of 27 countries is officially dead.
Coronavirus death toll crosses 1,000 in China
The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak surged past 1,000 in China on Tuesday as the World Health Organisation warned that the epidemic poses a ‘very grave’ global threat...
Need for transition that could unify Lanka
THIS year’s Independence Day national event was significant for two reasons. It was the first to be celebrated under the leadership of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa ..
Kejriwal set to return as Delhi CM for third time
Arvind Kejriwal is set to return as Delhi’s chief minister for a third time after the voters of Delhi gave his Aam Aadmi Party a thumbs up in a hard-fought election, reports The Hindu.
