Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems said on Monday it expects to write off $60 million in the third quarter due to COVID-19, which has led to a significant slowdown in commercial air ... ( read original story ...)
Mossad brought Chinese coronavirus vaccine to Israel – report
The report comes as countries and companies around the world race to develop a vaccine, with cyberattacks and espionage reported against a number of developers. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake rattles Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border
The network of seismological stations has recorded the earthquake at 09:10 am Almaty time on October 26, 2020, Kazinform reports. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan wants to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by political and military means: Azeri president
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said in address to the nation that Azerbaijan wanted to resolve the conflict over its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region by political and military means. ( read original story ...)
Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of truce violations
Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday accused each other of violating the new U.S.-brokered cease-fire aimed to halt the fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan and Armenia trade accusations of breaking US-brokered truce
Karabakh under threat as both sides allege breaches within hours of it coming into force ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia floods put spotlight on risk of trading lakes for land
The resulting floods and landslides have killed scores of people, forced the evacuation of tens of thousands and caused widespread damage to property, infrastructure and crops. Floods from the Mekong ... ( read original story ...)
After Losing Vietnam, America Helped Cambodia’s Khmer Rogue Pushback Against Hanoi
The Khmer Rouge’s ultra-nationalism made them violently suspicious of the Vietnamese Communists, even though the Khmer Rouge’s conquest of Cambodia had only been possible with Hanoi’s support. ( read original story ...)
‘Borat’ sequel controversy: People of Kazakhstan upset with film, want it to be cancelled
Amid all kinds of reactions for the film, the mockumentary comedy film seems to have ticked off the people of Kazakhstan. The film’s titular character is a Kazakhi journalist and TV personality Borat ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi-Led coalition says intercepted drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis – Saudi state TV
The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said on Monday it intercepted and destroyed an explosives-laden drone launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards Saudi Arabia, Saudi state ... ( read original story ...)