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India, China in new border standoff

A military accord between the two prohibits the use of firearms on the border.

Sep 1, 2020

By AFP News

India

EasyJet sued for £15k by British-Israeli woman after being asked to move seats for Orthodox Jews.

EasyJet cabin crew said it is normal for the airline to ask women to switch seats to accommodate ultra-Orthodox men

Aug 28, 2020

By Nina Siena

Israel

Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if US bans WeChat: ministry warns

Trump's executive order against WeChat forces the platform to end all operations in the United States.

Aug 28, 2020

By AFP News

Donald Trump

US capital braces for mass anti-racism protest

Demonstrators are expected on the streets of Washington for a march to mark the date of civil rights leader Martin Luther King's historic speech.

Aug 28, 2020

By Charlotte Plantive with Cyril Julien in Kenosha

Donald Trump

Teen arrested after two shot dead in protest-hit US city of Kenosha

US President Donald Trump announced he was deploying federal law enforcement and national guard troops to Kenosha "to restore law and order."

Aug 27, 2020

By Robert Chiarito

Black Lives Matter

Israeli planes hit Gaza after rocket fire

Israel has bombed Gaza almost every night since August 6 in retaliation for the balloons or, less frequently, rocket fire, from across the border.

Aug 21, 2020

By AFP News

Israel

German-owned Knorr to change 'racist' name of popular Zigeuner sauce

Roma and Sinti minority groups demanded for the renaming of the "Gypsy" sauce as it is not even part of gypsy traditional cuisine.

Aug 17, 2020

By Nina Siena

Ecuador on high alert over threat of Chinese fishing vessel fleet surrounding Galapagos Islands

260 Chinese fishing vessels were spotted trawling the international waters off the coast of the Galapagos Islands.

Jul 29, 2020

By Nina Siena

Sharks

Minnesota couple gets banned from Walmart for wearing Nazi face masks

A couple in Minnesota walked into Walmart wearing swastika face masks claiming it was a political statement against socialism in America

Jul 27, 2020

By Nina Siena

Japan defence review slams China's virus 'disinformation'

The closely watched paper on Japan's defence policy accused China of "propaganda efforts.

Jul 14, 2020

By AFP News

Japan

North Korea's Kim ordered to pay damages to Seoul POWs

The two men -- one surnamed Han, 87, and the other Ro, 90 -- say they were captured during the 1950-53 Korean War.

Jul 8, 2020

By AFP News

North Korea South Korea

India's Modi makes surprise China border visit after clash

Both sides have blamed each other for the incident.

Jul 3, 2020

By AFP News

India

Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests

Gatherings of more than 50 people are currently banned under anti-coronavirus laws.

Jul 1, 2020

By Jerome Taylor, Yan Zhao

Hong Kong

TikTok denies sharing Indian user data with China

Modi is due to address the nation again at 4:00 pm (1030 GMT) on Tuesday.

Jun 30, 2020

By Bhuvan Bagga

India

South Korea, US mark 70th anniversary of Korean War

The North has a different history of the conflict, which it knows as the Victorious Fatherland Liberation War.

Jun 25, 2020

By AFP News

North Korea South Korea Donald Trump

Protests against China in India after border clash

India, China hold talks to de-escalate deadly border tensions

The two nations' foreign ministers spoke by telephone to calm nerves after a high-altitude melee involving fists, rocks and clubs.

Jun 18, 2020

By Aishwarya Kumar with Parvaiz Bukhari in Srinagar and Jing Xuan Teng in Beijing

India

North Korea blows up inter-Korean liaison office near border with South

An explosion was heard and smoke seen rising from the long-shuttered joint industrial zone in Kaesong.

Jun 16, 2020

By AFP News

North Korea South Korea Donald Trump

India says three soldiers killed in clash on Chinese border

On May 9, several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a clash involving fists and stone-throwing.

Jun 16, 2020

By AFP News

India

Hippos terrorise Kenyans as floodwaters increase human-animal conflict

Hippos and crocodiles have attacked and killed people living in counties close to Lake Victoria.

May 29, 2020

By Agrima Tikader

Kenya

German court tries IS jihadist over Yazidi genocide

A Yazidi girl was held as a slave and allowed to die of thirst in the Iraqi city of Fallujah in 2015.

Apr 24, 2020

By Annalena Dorner

Iraq Isis Islamic State

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