The presidential run-off in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati between a pro-Beijing leader and an opposition candidate sympathetic to Taiwan is the most aggressive campaign in the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Air Force Approaches Taiwan for 4th Time This Week, Says Taiwan’s Military
China has not said in public why it has increased its activity near the island, but has previously described such drills as routine and intended to show China's determination to defend its sovereignty ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei will not declare success against Covid-19 despite not having cases for 42 days
Brunei Darussalam has yet to have the ability to declare its success in overcoming the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, despite seeing 42 days without new cases, as infections are still rampant ... ( read original story ...)
Maldives foreign minister condoles Indian soldiers killed in face-off with China
Maldives foreign minister Abdulla Shahid on Friday extended his condolences to India for the lives of its Army personnel who were killed in the recent clash with China at Galwan Valley area in eastern ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: More expat layoffs in the pipeline in Bahrain
About 11,000 businesses and over 90,000 private sector employees in Bahrain have benefited from the government's economic package covering April, May and June, they said. The Bahraini government plans ... ( read original story ...)
Live updates: Georgia Confederate statue toppled ahead of Juneteenth; Rayshard Brooks to be buried; Atlanta police call out sick
Friday is Juneteenth. Pennsylvania police officer fired for 'racist' email. Rayshard Brooks' funeral set for Tuesday. Latest protest news. ( read original story ...)
Confederate obelisk removed from Georgia square amid cheers
A Confederate monument has been removed by crane from a town square near Atlanta amid cheers from the watching crowd ... ( read original story ...)
Electionland 2020: Georgia Aftermath, USPS Struggles, Poll Workers and More
Georgia Election Aftermath The secretary of state announced proposals to prevent a repeat of the chaotic June 9 primary, but said the state would not send absentee ballot applications to every ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Kuwait reports 604 new Covid-19 cases
The Ministry of Health in Kuwait on Friday reported 604 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 678 recoveries. With this, a total of 38,678 cases have been reported in the country, along ... ( read original story ...)
Russia Denies that Putin Tried to Block UN Security Council Recognition of Palestine
Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, denied that President Vladimir Putin had blocked a 2016 UN Security Council’s resolution that recognizes Palestinian statehood on the 1967 ... ( read original story ...)