Iran appears to have built a fake aircraft carrier off its southern coast for potential live-fire drills amid ongoing tensions with the U.S., satellite images showed Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Iran to execute spy who helped US target general: judiciary
Iran said Tuesday it will execute a man whose conviction for spying for the US and Israel by helping target a top Iranian general has been upheld by the supreme court. Mahmoud Mousavi Majd was ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey unveils new coronavirus restriction easing plans
Turkey’s president has revealed new plans to ease restrictions in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including the July 1 reopening of theaters, cinemas and other entertainment centers ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Relaxes Coronavirus Restrictions Further, Vows to Boost Economy
People wearing protective face masks walk at the spice market, also known as the Egyptian Bazaar, as it reopens after weeks of the close doors amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand, Vietnam and the ‘Covid dividend’
Thanks to a disciplined public health response by their governments, companies and people, Thailand and Vietnam are now getting back to a “new normal” that looks suspiciously like the old one — ... ( read original story ...)
A Bangladesh pharma company causes heartburn in India’s drugmakers
Eskayef Pharma had been quick to take advantage of international trade rules that allow nations defined by the United Nations as least-developed countries to ignore patents and produce affordable ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s embrace of Modi stokes India-China stand-off in Himalayas
Indian borderlands are a far cry from the goodwill and bonhomie that Chinese president Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi exuded for the cameras in October at an informal summit. ( read original story ...)
Propping up zombie companies will create more zombies: Former Reserve Bank of India governor
Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India and professor at the University of Chicago, joins "Squawk on the Street" to discuss the markets and Fed lending programs. ( read original story ...)
China Is Pushing India Closer to the United States
Border issues, Pakistan issues, and an aggressive Beijing are causing New Delhi to pick sides in the new cold war. ( read original story ...)
Defense lawyer: Harvard professor Charles Lieber, charged in China case, is ‘victim’
A Harvard University professor accused of lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program “is the victim” in the case, “not the perpetrator,” his lawyer said Tuesday, after authorities ... ( read original story ...)