THE Syrian regime and its Russian backers may soon launch one of the biggest battles of the war. The signs are ominous. Thousands of regime troops are massing at the gates of Idlib province, the rebels’ last bastion. Russia has dispatched more warships, bombers and fighter jets to Syria. On September 4th Russian jets struck…
TOKYO (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake paralyzed Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, killing at least seven people, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents. Landslides caused by an earthquake are seen in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 6, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via…
A WEEK after a team of UN investigators said Myanmar’s most senior generals should be tried for committing genocide against the Rohingya people of Rakhine state in western Myanmar, a judge in Yangon imposed seven-year jail terms on two Burmese journalists working for Reuters news agency who had been investigating the killings of Rohingya men…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage shows the huge scale of the blaze Officials in Brazil have blamed lack of funding for a huge fire that has ravaged the country's National Museum.One of the largest anthropology and natural history collections in the Americas was almost totally destroyed in Sunday's fire in Rio…
TUCKED away in a corner on Gerrard Street, in the heart of London’s Chinatown, three middle-aged Chinese women sit on the ground, their legs tightly crossed, in silent meditation. A deafening loudspeaker behind them blasts out a stream of invective against the Chinese Communist Party. Before long, one of them gets up and starts handing out…
BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc (JD.O), Richard Liu, was arrested by U.S. police on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct and later released in what police said was an ongoing investigation. JD.com said in a statement that the accusation against Liu, 45, was unsubstantiated and “local police quickly determined…
WASHINGTON — In the estimation of American officials, Oleg V. Deripaska, a Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin, has faced credible accusations of extortion, bribery and even murder. They also thought he might make a good source. Between 2014 and 2016, the F.B.I. and the Justice Department unsuccessfully tried to turn Mr. Deripaska…
Image copyright EPA The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said he is "strongly" opposed to key parts of Theresa May's proposals for a future trade deal.This morning the prime minister said she would not compromise on the UK government's Chequers plan.But Mr Barnier said plans for a "common rulebook" for goods but not…
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Army General Scott Miller assumed command of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday, arriving as Washington faces growing questions over its strategy to force the Taliban into talks to end the 17-year conflict. Incoming Commander of Resolute Support forces and command of NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Army General Scott Miller…
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. sanctions against Russia are counter-productive but Moscow is ready for dialogue once the U.S. side is ready for talks with mutual respect, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday, TASS state news agency reported. FILE PHOTO - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a joint news conference with Syrian…
