Taiwan protests name change of unofficial embassy on South African government website
Taiwan says South Africa’s government website listed the island’s de facto embassy as ‘international organisations represented in South Africa’
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British tourist goes missing after fire on diving boat in Thailand
The tourist, who has been reported to be a 26-year-old woman from Lambeth, was reportedly in the toilet when a blaze started from the engine of the wooden vessel
US weighs travel ban on dozens of countries, including Iran
The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering issuing sweeping travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters.
Former Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte appears at International Criminal Court in The Hague
Lawyer for strongman behind deadly ‘war on drugs’ says his arrest was ‘a kidnapping’
Russia and China call for end to Iran sanctions as Trump pushes for nuclear deal
Beijing hosts talks on Iranian nuclear programme as West pushes for new deal
North Korea’s Underwater ‘Apex Predator’ – and What it Will Mean
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — Headlines from North Korea rarely bring good news in the realm of global security, but this week’s bulletin from Pyongyang was […] More
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British retired couple who faced Thai prison after being attacked ‘elated’ with fine
The Byrnes are are waiting anxiously to return home after the 15-month ordeal
Pakistani army says more than 300 hostages freed after tense standoff with train hijackers
Security forces helld off from full-out battles as militants wearing suicide vests loaded with explosives barricaded themselves inside the train with hostages in Balochistan
Awaiting Space Force certification, ULA says future missions could aim to baffle Chinese watcher sats
ULA CEO Tory Bruno separately told reporters his firm identified a “manufacturing” error as the cause of an anomaly in its latest certification launch.
China, Russia, Iran to hold nuclear negotiations in Beijing on Friday
Beijing will hold a meeting on Friday with Tehran and Moscow on the Iranian nuclear issue, China’s foreign ministry has stated, with both nations sending their deputy foreign ministers.