Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday warned the United States against its naval presence in the Gulf as they received 110 new combat vessels. The vessels included Ashura-class speedboats, Zolfaghar ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo tries to deal with the results of a failing Iran policy
Pompeo is now scrambling to deal with Iran's "nuclear escalation," which was made possible by the Trump administration's misguided policy, touted by Pompeo ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Many Facilities to Reopen on June 1
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey will lift restrictions on intercity travel and allow restaurants, cafes, parks and sports facilities to reopen from June 1 as it eases restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Borrowed Foreign Currency as Lira Tumbled
Turkey’s central bank ramped up foreign-currency borrowing from local banks to a record high last month, as it moved to reverse a steep fall in the local currency. ( read original story ...)
Interview: Spike Lee on Da 5 Bloods, his new Vietnam war film
New York time, and Spike Lee is wincing in apparent agony. “It pains me!” says the 63-year-old director of Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X and last year’s Oscar winner BlacKkKlansman, holding ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines eases capital’s strict virus lockdown
The Philippines will lift key coronavirus lockdown measures in the nation's capital, President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday, aiming to resuscitate a faltering economy after nearly three months of ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines’ Duterte eases lockdown in capital from June 1
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday approved a recommendation to ease the lockdown in the capital Manila from June 1, resuming much-needed activity in an economy on the brink of ... ( read original story ...)
Floods and tears in Bangladesh a week after cyclone
Rezaul Islam wades through waist-high water, a sack of rice on his head salvaged from what remains of his home, a week after a cyclone savaged Bangladesh and eastern India. The strongest storm to hit ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Opts for Restricted Reopening of Offices and Transport, Covid-19 Tally Crosses 40,000-mark
Bangladesh first declared a nationwide holiday from March 26 to April 4 while the country confirmed the first coronavirus death on March 18, ten days after the detection of the first three COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Cockpit voice recorder found in debris of Pakistan crash
Search teams on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a Pakistani airliner that crashed into a city neighbourhood last week killing 97 people on board, a spokesman for the ... ( read original story ...)