US-China tension expected to dominate Asia security meeting

BEIJING 01 June (Online): Tensions between the United States and China are expected to loom over Asia’s top security meeting this week, as China has declined a bilateral meeting between the superpowers’ defence chiefs. The Shangri-La Dialogue, which attracts top defence officials, senior military officers, […]

India to host SCO summit virtually

ISLAMABAD 31 MAY (Online): In a surprise move, India has decided to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit virtually in the first week of July – raising the question as to why New Delhi is avoiding hosting regional leaders in person. India is the […]

Iranian, Turkish presidents vow to expand bilateral relations

TEHRAN, May 31 (Xinhua/APP):Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday expressed willingness and determination to expand bilateral relations and regional cooperation, according to a statement published on the website of the Iranian president’s office. In a phone conversation, Raisi […]

Undefeated Erdogan wins historic Turkey runoff

Istanbul, May 28 (AFP/APP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on Sunday in a historic runoff vote that posed the biggest challenge to his 20 years of transformative but divisive rule. The 69-year-old leader overcame Turkey’s worst economic crisis in a generation and the […]

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