The Pentagon on Friday condemned Turkey's reported test of a Russian-made missile system, a weapons system that US officials believe could pose a threat to the US and NATO. ( read original story ...)
Turkey tests Russian-made S-400 defence system: Reports
Tests of the advanced air defence system could stoke tensions between Turkey and the United States. A missile has been fired into the sky on Turkey’s Black Sea coast where the military was expected to ... ( read original story ...)
US condemns Turkey over reported test of Russian system
The United States on Friday condemned NATO ally Turkey after it reportedly carried out its first test of a highly advanced Russian air defence system in defiance of US warnings. ( read original story ...)
EU leaders hit out at Turkey’s ‘provocations’ in the Med
European Union leaders are criticizing Turkey for ramping up tensions with Cyprus and Greece in the eastern Mediterranean ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey, Ukraine sign military cooperation agreements
Turkey and Ukraine signed military cooperation agreements in Istanbul on Friday, deepening a defense partnership seen as an effort to counterbalance Russia’s dominance in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga Sends Offering to Yasukuni Shrine for War Dead: NHK
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has sent an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead to coincide with its autumn festival, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday. It ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May Dump Fukushima Wastewater Into Ocean
The government is reportedly planning to slowly dump more than 1 million tons of treated water contaminated in the Fukushima nuclear disaster. ( read original story ...)
The Bangladesh comparison
India was a midwife in the birth of Bangladesh. She sent in her army to liberate the newly born independent nation, and even stood up to threats from the world’ ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia overtakes the Philippines as the hardest-hit country in Southeast Asia.
Indonesia, where coronavirus cases have been rising steadily for months, has overtaken the Philippines and now leads Southeast Asia in the number of reported cases and deaths from the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
A millennials love affair: China’s second-hand luxury goods market booms
China's love for luxury is spilling over into the once shunned second-hand goods sector, with online stores surfing a wave of pent-up demand from shoppers, led by millennials, who have been forced ... ( read original story ...)