A Defense Ministry spokesman said a gas explosion near the Parchin complex had caused no injuries. But the base is also a major military development site. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Erdogan Presses to Convert Hagia Sophia Back Into a Mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has long used religious and nationalist symbolism to shore up support, is reviving plans to convert Hagia Sophia, once one of Christendom’s most revered ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Has Eclipsed Emmanuel Macron’s Libya Dreams
( Opinion) -- The art of the diplomatic put-down seems lost in the age of “dotard” and “Rocket Man,” not to mention the jejune tirades of China’s so-called wolf warriors. So let us savor the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is Suspicious about Kim Jong Un’s Health After ‘Strange’ Activity
Japan's defense minister Taro Kono told reporters that the belligerence from Pyongyang was a diversionary tactic from the spread of the coroanvirus and the leader's health. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus made Vietnam shut its borders. Now it’s allowing flights from Japan for the first time
A planeful of Japanese business travelers landed in Vietnam on June 25, marking the first flight between the two countries since they imposed border restrictions in a bid to stop the spread of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan backs out of costly US missile system despite ‘imminent threat’ from North Korea
Japan has scrapped plans to buy a multibillion-dollar missile defence system from the US that was intended to boost its ability to counter the “serious and imminent” threat posed by North Korea. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
High Street To PPE: Bangladesh Garment Makers Turn Virus Gloom Into Boom
"At least I can feed my family and parents." Bangladesh over the past two decades became the world's second-largest ready-made garment exporter after China, making clothes for the likes of Primark and ... ( read original story ...)
US Report: Pakistan Doing Too Little to Counter Terrorism
Washington’s annual terrorism report says Pakistan is doing too little to counter terrorist groups, particularly those taking aim at rival India and the dreaded Haqqani network operating in ... ( read original story ...)
Outrage as Pakistan’s prime minister says U.S. ‘martyred’ 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden
"I will never forget how we Pakistanis were embarrassed when the Americans came into Abbottabad and killed Osama bin Laden, martyred him," Khan said. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 1,240 new coronavirus cases, 63 new deaths
Indonesia reported 1,240 new coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 51,427. There were 63 more deaths recorded, with total fatalities now at 2,683, said health ministry ... ( read original story ...)