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Pakistan asks U.N. Security Council to meet on Kashmir crisis

Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Pakistan has called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, saying India's revoking of autonomous status to its section of disputed Kashmir poses a threat to the peace and security of South Asia.

Trump ‘not ready’ to deal with China, says September talks may be canceled

Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019

President Trump said he was 'not ready' to make a deal with China on trade and that a planned September meeting between White House officials and Beijing could be called off.

Thousands protest for fair elections in Moscow, largest in 8 years

Posted on Monday, August 12, 2019

Frustration over the exclusion of opposition candidates from Moscow’s local election next month drew tens of thousands of protesters on Saturday, making it the city's largest protest rally in eight years, by some estimates.

Pakistan Downgrades Ties With India as Tensions Rise Over Kashmir

Posted on Thursday, August 8, 2019

Pakistan says it is expelling India's high commissioner to Islamabad, just hours after downgrading diplomatic and trade ties with New Dehli for stripping the disputed Kashmir region of its special status, as bilateral relations continue to deteriorate.

Turkey, US Agree to Form Joint Operation Center for Syria Safe Zone

Posted on Thursday, August 8, 2019

Turkey and the United States said they agreed on Wednesday to establish a joint operation center in Turkey to coordinate and manage a planned safe zone in northern Syria.

Iranian President Warns of ‘Mother of All Wars’ If US, Britain Continue to Trifle with Iranian Oil

Posted on Thursday, August 8, 2019

Iran on Tuesday declared its intention to further disrupt oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, announcing a naval drill to take place with Russia later this year in the disputed waterway.

Britain Joining U.S. In Maritime Security Mission In Gulf

Posted on Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Britain says it is joining the United States in an 'international maritime security mission' to protect merchant vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping line that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.

U.S. designates China a currency manipulator, escalating trade war

Posted on Tuesday, August 6, 2019

A yearlong U.S.-China trade war boiled over on Monday as Washington accused Beijing of manipulating its currency after China let the yuan drop to its lowest point in more than a decade.

US and Russia end weapons pact, sparking fears of new arms race

Posted on Monday, August 5, 2019

The United States plans to test a new missile in coming weeks that would have been prohibited under a landmark, 32-year-old arms control treaty that the U.S. and Russia ripped up on Friday.

Iran Seizes Third Foreign Ship in Less Than Month

Posted on Monday, August 5, 2019

Iran seized a foreign oil tanker and its seven crew members in the Persian Gulf last week, state media reported Sunday, the third time the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has detained a ship in less than a month.

Scientists are making human-monkey hybrids in China

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019

In a controversial first, a team of researchers have been creating embryos that are part human and part monkey, reports the Spanish daily El País.

North Korea Conducts Third Test Launch in 2 Weeks

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019

North Korea has fired at least one projectile into the Sea of Japan, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.

Trump hits China with more tariffs, sharply escalating trade dispute

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept. 1, sharply escalating a bruising trade war between the world’s largest economies and jolting financial markets.

Fears Of New Arms Race As U.S., Russia Let Historic INF Treaty Lapse

Posted on Friday, August 2, 2019

A landmark nuclear agreement that eliminated an entire class of land-based missiles is ending on August 2 as both the United States and Russia officially withdraw from the 31-year-old deal.

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