Malaysia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to the lowest on record and warned of lingering downside risks to the reopening economy, following months of lockdown to ... ( read original story ...)
Despite downturn, Saudi Arabia pursues goal of doubling size of capital city
Saudi Arabia is pressing on with plans to double the size and population of its capital city in the next decade, a government official said, despite an economic downturn due to the coronavirus crisis ... ( read original story ...)
Tucker Carlson suggests Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs in Iraq, hates America
That didn’t stop him from calling Duckworth, a contender to be presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate, “a deeply silly and unimpressive person” and suggesting that she ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. envoy arrives in South Korea as North Korea rejects talks
A U.S. envoy arrived in South Korea on Tuesday in an effort to renew stalled nuclear talks with North Korea, hours after it issued a statement saying it has no intention of sitting down with the ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar poet accused of staging protest over internet blackout
Maung Saung Kha, a prominent Myanmar poet and activist, appeared in court on Tuesday to face accusations that he helped stage an unlawful protest demanding an end to internet blackouts imposed on two ... ( read original story ...)
US killing of Iran’s top general ‘unlawful’: UN expert
The US drone strike that killed Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani was "unlawful", the United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings concluded in a report released Tuesday. Agnes Callamard, the UN ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious damage to Iran nuclear site: what we know
A mysterious incident in the early hours of Thursday, July 2, badly damaged a building at Iran's Natanz nuclear complex and sparked speculation over the cause. The incident came at the end of a week ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Says It Detains 276 Migrants in Smuggling Operation
More than a million people reached Greece from Turkey in 2015-16. A 2016 agreement between the European Union and Turkey for Ankara to take migrants back in return for funds led t ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus: EU partners aim to rein in Turkey’s ‘expansionism’
Cyprus and its European Union partners are working to rein in Turkey’s “expansionist policy” in the eastern Mediterranean amid heightened tensions over an offshore ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam jails Facebook user for pro-democracy broadcasts
A Vietnamese man accused of "defaming" the country's leaders for broadcasting his pro-democracy views on Facebook was jailed for eight years on Tuesday after a lightning-quick trial denounced by ... ( read original story ...)