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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa deploys armed forces to maintain public order

President Rajapaksa issues special gazette calling on the armed forces to maintain public order

Nov 26, 2019

By IANS

Efforts to destabilize Hong Kong will fail, says Chinese Foreign Minister

The statement by China's Foreign Minister came shortly after Pro-democracy candidates won at least 388 of 452 district council seats in the recently held elections in Hong Kong

Nov 26, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

Seoul condemns North Korean artillery drill near border

The drill was conducted on Changrin, an islet located about 130km north-west of the South Korean port city of Incheon, close to the Northern Limit Line

Nov 25, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Australian PM calls Chinese political interference claims 'deeply disturbing', Beijing slams 'fugitive'

ASIO stated that an investigation into alleged Chinese plot to install a spy in the federal parliament had been launched prior to the reports released on Sunday

Nov 25, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

Singapore invokes 'Fake News' law for the first time over Facebook post

Brad Bowyer's post contains clearly false statements of fact, and undermines public trust in the Government, says the ministry of finance.

Nov 25, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

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Pro-democracy candidates mark thumping win in Hong Kong elections

In a landslide victory, the democrats won in 388 seats, whereas pro-Beijing candidates won in 58 seats.

Nov 25, 2019

By Jacob J

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Mike Pence's surprise visit to Iraq: Gratitude to the Kurdish forces

VP Mike Pence's surprise visit to Iraq before thanksgiving week; avoids travelling to the capital over security reasons

Nov 24, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

Flags of the U.S., Canada and Mexico fly next to each other in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. August 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo

Mexico asks US not to mix trade deal with politics

Lopez Obrador said that the Mexico-US-Canada Treaty (T-MEC) must not be held hostage to political differences, as this does not benefit the economic development of the region

Nov 23, 2019

By IANS

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Barack Obama hits out at Fox News and praises New York Times; read to know more

Barack Obama slammed Fox News saying they show a different reality when compared to the New York Times

Nov 23, 2019

By Vinod DSouza

Amazon files suit challenging Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft

Since the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract was given to Microsoft, Amazon has leveled allegations of bias, given the fraught relationship between company's owner Jeff Bezos with US President Donald Trump

Nov 23, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and abuse of trust

Netanyahu indicted for bribery, fraud, and abuse of trust, it could take months for a trial to begin

Nov 22, 2019

By Parvathy Rajagopal

China asks US not to let Taiwan leaders attend Trump inauguration

China warns Taiwan of disastrous consequences after independent election comment

Tensions between Taiwan and China have escalated since Sunday after the anti-Beijing President Tsai Ing-wen announced 'Taiwanese independence worker' and former premier William Lai as her vice-presidential candidate

Nov 21, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

Tuvalu rejects China offer to build artificial islands; extends support to Taiwan

South Pacific island nation of Tuvalu with a population of around 12,000, has rejected the Asian giant's offer to build artificial islands

Nov 21, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Will Donald Trump sign Hong Kong democracy bill, risking trade deal with China?

US Senate unanimously passed a bill that supports human rights and democracy in Hong Kong, angering China.

Nov 20, 2019

By Shubhangi Shah

Latest coal export restrictions by UN add teeth to North Korea sanctions

North Korea dismisses US-South Korea military drill postponement, calls for complete scrap

The statement came in response to the statement issued by US on Monday postponing the planned joint military drill with South Korea in order to facilitate the nuclear talks with North Korea

Nov 19, 2019

By Pritha Mallick

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