I.M. Pei, acclaimed architect who designed the Louvre's pyramid, dead at 102
I.M. Pei, who was revered as one of the last great modernist architects, has died, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners confirmed. He was 102 years old.
Trump's irritation with top aides grows over Iran strategy
President Donald Trump has become irritated at an emerging impression his hawkish national security advisers are marching him closer to war with Iran despite his isolationist tendencies, according to people familiar with the matter.
Is there a way out of US-Turkey deadlock?
WASHINGTON’S overt aggressive behaviour on the international stage provoked by its desire to impose its own vision of the way that the Middle East must look in the future has pushed most of its traditional allies away from it. So it’s only natural that the US keeps losing allies left and right,
Trump issues order to ban foreign telecom gear that poses security risk
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday barring US firms from using telecom gear from sources the administration deems national security threats.
Chinese mission uncovers secrets on the far side of the moon
China's Chang'e-4 mission, the first to land on the far side of the moon, is shedding light on one of the moon's biggest mysteries, according to a new study.
The plot to kill Venezuela
HUGO Chávez knew that Venezuela was very vulnerable. Its oil revenues account for 98 per cent of its export earnings. Chávez was familiar with the thinking of Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo,
As you were then? South Africa’s 2019 election
2019 was the most apathy-dominated South African election of the post-apartheid era. There are 35.9 million eligible voters in South Africa, but this year only 26.7 million of them — 74 per cent —
Kolkata clashes spark Indian election row
Clashes between followers of prime minister Narendra Modi and an opposition leader heightened tensions in the key Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday ahead of the final round of the country’s hard-fought national election.
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern 'does not understand' why US has failed to toughen gun laws
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she does "not understand" why the United States has not passed stronger gun laws in the aftermath of mass shooting events.
Five dead, one missing in floatplanes collision in Alaska
Five people died and one person was missing Monday after two floatplanes collided mid-air in Alaska while carrying passengers from a cruise ship’s sightseeing expedition, officials said.
