India to go to polls from April 11
India will hold a general election in seven stages starting on April 11, the election commission said on Sunday, in what will be the world’s biggest democratic exercise with prime minister Narendra Modi likely to benefit from tension with Pakistan.
Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes with 157 aboard
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi with 149 passengers and eight crew believed to be on board, Ethiopian Airlines said, as Ethiopia’s prime minister offered condolences to victims’ families.
Monarchy, democracy, oligarchy, mafia… or authoritarianism
GIVEN increasingly serious accusations against President Trump, Americans have been mystified by the reluctance of the Democrats now in control of the House, to initiate impeachment
US satellite images cast doubt on Indian claim
High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the Islamist group’s training camp on the site and killed a large number
Denmark has a 'pervasive rape culture,' says Amnesty International
Denmark has a "pervasive rape culture" caused by its failure to address victims' grievances, antiquated laws and its reluctance to prosecute rapists, Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday.
Satellite images show activity at North Korean missile site, reports say
Satellite images appear to show that North Korea has begun rebuilding a part of a long-range missile test facility, analysts said Tuesday, raising potential questions about the future of US-North Korea negotiations.
Philippines warns US treaty could drag it into war as B-52 bomber flies over South China Sea
The Philippines' top defense official has questioned a key treaty with the US over fears it could drag the country into war in the South China Sea, a day after an American B-52 bomber performed a flyover of the contested region.
China's military is going from strength to strength under Xi Jinping
Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, a revolution has been taking place inside Beijing's armed forces.
Giving the bomb to Saudi Arabia’s Dr Strangelove
THE most dangerous foreign policy decision of the Trump administration — and I know this is saying a lot — is its decision to share sensitive nuclear technology with Saudi Arabia and authorize US companies to build nuclear reactors in that country. I spent seven years in the Middle East.
Middle Eastern equation with many unknowns
IN THE middle of February 2019, one of the main Israeli newspapers Haaretz published an article, which reported that, according to official Israeli statistics, 6.7 million Jews and 6.7 million Arabs lived in Israeli territories (including the occupied Palestinians lands) at the beginning of 2019.
