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Hong Kong condemns Taiwan after second-highest travel warning issued for city
South China Morning Post, Published on 28/06/2024
» HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government has condemned Taiwanese authorities for smearing the national security law by issuing its second-highest travel warning for the city, calling it political manipulation.
US slaps sanctions on Putin's daughters, Russia's biggest banks
AFP, Published on 06/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: The White House announced sanctions Wednesday targeting Russia's top public and private banks and two daughters of Vladimir Putin, adding pressure on the country's economy and its elite over the invasion of Ukraine.
US takes aim at Russian oil giant Rosneft to press Venezuela
AFP, Published on 19/02/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a subsidiary of Russian state-controlled oil giant Rosneft over its key role in Venezuela, stepping up international pressure to break leftist President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power.
Trump throws G7 into disarray with tweets after he leaves
AP, Published on 10/06/2018
» LA MALBAIE, Canada: Lashing out at the longtime US ally and northern neighbour, President Donald Trump tweeted that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is "dishonest & weak'' and that the US was pulling back its endorsement of the G7 summit's communique in part because of what he called Trudeau's "false statements'' at a news conference.
Kra Canal advocates continue bid
Spectrum, Wassana Nanuam and Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 25/03/2018
» The Kra Canal project connecting the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea in the South has experienced stops and starts for decades now, with still no strong signs of it moving forward. But one advocacy group of retired military men still cling to the hope it can be done.
India faces difficult choice in the Maldives
Asia focus, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 26/02/2018
» The Maldives -- that beautiful Indian Ocean country comprising more than 1,000 coral islands -- is known the world over as a tranquil and luxurious travel destination. But the country is now being roiled by a political crisis so severe that international advisories are cautioning against travel there.