Headlines
  • Hezbollah claims that on Monday, fighters attacked Israeli forces three times within Lebanese territory.
  • Four people, including a woman, have been killed by Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon.
  • Cole Allen, who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, is accused of trying to kill President Trump. He appeared in federal court for the first time on Monday afternoon but did not enter a plea.
  • Iran's ambassador to the UN stated on Monday that before it can guarantee security in the oil-rich Gulf, it needs assurances against another attack by the United States and Israel.
  • US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are met at the White House by King Charles and Queen Camilla.

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August 16, 2022

Skyrocketing Rice Prices Another Hardship for...

The price of rice, a food staple in Southeast Asia, and other commodities has shot up as much as 50 percent over the last two months in Myanmar, another hardship for the country’s beleaguered citizens, many of whom have already had to flee their homes because of ongoing conflict, traders and consumers said

August 13, 2022

At Bangladesh Food Markets,People Feel Oinch...

Bangladeshis say they are suffering from inflated costs for food and gas after the government imposed a steep hike on fuel prices last week, an overnight move that has deepened economic discontent and spurred street protests in the South Asian nation

Kachin State Kills At Least 15...

At least 15 civilians died during fierce fighting between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and junta forces in Hpakant township, in Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state

August 12, 2022

Third Day of ‘Nonstop’ Raids on...

Myanmar’s military pounded the Sagaing townships of Tabayin, Ye-U and Ayadaw with a third day of attacks by air and land, residents and anti-junta fighters said Thursday, following a vow by the junta to restore the embattled region “to its original state.”

August 11, 2022

Bangladesh Police:2 Rohingya Leaders Were Victims...

Unidentified assailants fatally shot two Rohingya leaders as they returned home after overseeing community night-watch duties at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, police said Wednesday

Hong Kong Police Arrest Four Over...

Hong Kong police arrested four people for “seditious” social media posts in connection with a Facebook page titled “Civil servant secrets,” after the page was denounced by a newspaper backed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for “inciting civil servants” and “smearing government policies and operations”

August 10, 2022

COVID-19 Infections Rise in Xinjiang,Said to...

Authorities in Xinjiang are implementing new lockdowns in response to a coronavirus outbreak thought to have originated with Chinese tourists who visited the western region’s Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, local officials said

August 9, 2022

China Begins Shipping Trains for Indonesian...

The first trains for Indonesia’s Beijing-backed high-speed rail line are being shipped from China, the Ministry of Transportation said Friday as questions linger about who should pay for a U.S. $2 billion cost overrun that has beset the controversial project

Uyghur Who Studied in Turkey Arrested...

A Uyghur scholar who studied in Turkey and worked for an international company in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was arrested by authorities from his hometown Urumqi, a local police officer and Uyghurs with knowledge of the situation said

August 6, 2022

Court Overturns Ruling Granting Citizenship to...

An appeal court on Friday overturned a ruling seen as a victory for women that for the first time would have allowed Malaysian mothers married to foreign men to pass citizenship to their children born overseas

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