India tightens Kashmir lockdown
India on Sunday imposed curfews in several parts of the contested Kashmir region, after clashes between security forces and Shia Muslims taking part in a procession, officials and eyewitnesses said.
UN atomic watchdog head visits Iran for high-level talks
The acting head of the United Nations atomic watchdog, Cornel Feruta, arrived in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on Sunday for high-level talks with Iranian officials, the semi-official ISNA news
UK senior minister Amber Rudd quits amid Brexit crisis
United Kingdom prime minister Boris Johnson received a fresh blow Saturday when senior minister Amber Rudd quit her work and pensions post in protest at his handling of the Brexit crisis.
Israel attacks ‘Hamas positions’ in Gaza
The Israeli army targeted Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response to a drone attack from the Palestinian enclave, the military said.
Trump cancels peace talks with Taliban leaders
United States president Donald Trump on Saturday said that he cancelled peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders after the insurgent group claimed responsibility last week for an
India's polar moon mission puts Chandrayaan-2 in the history books
India is one step closer to achieving its space superpower ambitions. If the Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission successfully touches down on Friday, the country will join the United States, China and the
Hong Kong government's attempt to outflank protesters is doomed to fail
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Wednesday that she will finally withdraw the loathed extradition bill that kick-started three months of violent protests. The move was greeted not with the
A democratic language, an authoritarian writ
THERE was a time, not so long ago, when substantive disagreements marked debates on democracy. Minimalist theorists held that democracy is valuable; it enables the peaceful transfer of
First official death in Kashmir protests
A man has died in Indian Kashmir nearly a month after he was injured in a protest, the first such death that authorities have confirmed since India revoked the disputed region’s special autonomy last month.
Pentagon diverts $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build Trump's border wall
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has authorized the diverting of $3.6 billion in military construction funds for 11 wall projects on the southern border with Mexico, according to defense officials and a
