Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration of treating Congress as “the real enemy” as they slammed arms sales to Saudi Arabia in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Secretary of ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Is Wrecking South Korea’s Relationship With North Korea
Moon Jae-in has had a hard time persuading the Trump administration to lift sanctions on North Korea because the United States is not interested in letting progress in inter-Korean relations outpace U ... ( read original story ...)
UN charts new territory with project to track all Myanmar’s forests
Finland project will venture into conflict zones to better protect Southeast Asian nation's forests. By Michael Taylor. KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Thomson Reuters Founda ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Tests New Navy Missiles, Boosts Fast Attack Fleet to Challenge U.S.
Iran has tested new naval missiles and boosted its fleet of fast attack craft in a challenge to the U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf and surrounding waters. ( read original story ...)
Turkey, Iran summoned over bombing of Kurdish rebels in Iraq
Baghdad has summoned ambassadors from Turkey and Iran over their countries' separate military operations this week targeting Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, calling the attacks an affront to Iraq’s s ... ( read original story ...)
Imran Farooq: three men sentenced for murder of Pakistan exile in London
Pakistani court gives MQM party members life sentences for stabbing political rival in 2010 ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Deaths, Patients Grossly Under-Reported in Pakistan
When Saifullah Khan’s friend and his father in Quetta got sick after going to a funeral in Chaman, a town bordering Afghanistan, he asked them to get tested for the new coronavirus. His friend refused ... ( read original story ...)
New Pakistan star Haider finds inspiration from old India foe Sharma
Pakistan's new batting star Haider Ali said Thursday that Indian cricketing great Rohit Sharma is his role model. The praise comes even though bitter rivals India and Pakistan seldom play each other, ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia central bank pressured to amplify pandemic response
Indonesia's central bank came under pressure from lawmakers on Thursday to escalate its response to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, even as it cut its benchmark interest rate to a ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates, Lowers 2020 GDP Forecast
BI reduced the country’s GDP growth forecast for the year to the 0.9%-1.9% range from 2.3%. BI expects the economy to rebound in 2021 by showing growth of 5% to 6%. Indonesia’s central bank, Bank ... ( read original story ...)