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Russia detains US reporter for ‘spying’
Published on 30/03/2023
» MOSCOW: An American journalist working for the Wall Street Journal has been arrested in Russia on charges of spying for Washington, Russia’s FSB security services said on Thursday.
TikTok chief faces grilling as US ban looms
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» WASHINGTON: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faces skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company's alleged ties to the Chinese government.
Iran says 'everything ready' for prisoner swap, US denies
AFP, Published on 13/03/2023
» TEHRAN - Iran's top diplomat on Sunday said "everything is ready" to implement a stalled prisoner exchange deal with the United States, which Washington promptly denied as a "cruel lie".
W.House gives federal agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday gave federal agencies 30 days to purge Chinese-owned video-snippet sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices, setting a deadline to comply with a ban ordered by the US Congress.
US releases pilot’s spy balloon selfie
Published on 23/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: US defence officials have released a high-altitude cockpit selfie of a U-2 spy plane pilot soaring over an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon the day before it was shot down.
Better, in my book
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/02/2023
» Re: "Reading a relationship", (BP, Feb 18). If former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva agrees now to the offer of becoming a party-list member of the Democrat Party, he would be seen as lacking in principle.
US says China mulls arming Russia in Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 20/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that China was considering providing weapons to Russia in its war against Ukraine, warning Beijing that any supplies would "cause a serious problem."
Dutch expel Russian diplomats, close trade mission
AFP, Published on 19/02/2023
» THE HAGUE - The Dutch foreign ministry on Saturday announced the expulsion of several Russian diplomats and the closure of Russia's trade mission in Amsterdam, accusing Moscow of using it for spying.
Iranian TV channel halts London broadcasts after threats
AFP, Published on 18/02/2023
» LONDON - The private network Iran International TV said Saturday that it had been forced on UK police advice to shut down its London studios, blaming a surge in threats from the protest-hit regime in Iran.
British embassy guard faces jail for spying for Moscow
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» LONDON - A former security guard at the UK's Berlin embassy, who pleaded guilty to spying for Moscow, faces up to 14 years in prison when he is sentenced on Friday.