US markets react sharply to escalating trade war with China
China announced to increase tariffs on $60 billion worth American imports and WhatsApp voice calls used to inject Israeli spyware on phones.
US to release details of further tariff hikes on Chinese goods
The US-China trade war has rattled financial markets across Asia-Pacific region even as the US says Trump-Xi trade talks are likely to take place at G20 summit.
US House committee holds Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress
Trade war ensues between China and US ahead of negotiations between two countries.
Iran steps away from parts of 2015 nuclear deal
The recent military threats by the US seem to have provoked Iran’s leadership into action.
US deploys bombers to Middle East in response to Iran’s ‘troubling warnings’
Turkey’s electoral body announces re-poll in Istanbul after ruling party loss.
EU looks for chiefs of 3 bodies, Moscow toll touches 41
In the most intense surge in violence since 2014 between Gaza and Israel, 27 people have been killed in the last four days.
UK Defence Secretary sacked over Huawei leak
Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for bail breach and clash between protesters and police in Paris May Day rallies.
Venezuela’s opposition leader calls for military to topple ‘brutal’ Maduro regime
Violent clashes erupted in Venezuela between armed forces and Juan Guaido’s supporters and America claimed President Maduro was ready to escape to Cuba.
Socialists win Spanish election, but fall short of majority
Over 270 election staffers die after counting votes by hand in Indonesia after polls and thousands swarm streets in Hong Kong against China extradition law
Kim Jong-un praises Putin, says US acted in ‘bad faith’ at Hanoi summit
French President Emmanuel Macron announces tax cuts, increase in pension after months of Yellow Vest protests.
Dead men talking
Reporting on Lanka's blood-soaked years, I watched names disappear from my notebook.
Budgam friendly fire: Should charge of culpable homicide be on the table in the fog of war?
A senior IAF officer and 3 other personnel could be booked for “culpable homicide not amounting to murder” in the February Mi-17 helicopter downing.
Defence
Bimal Verma files petition against KB Singh’s appointment as next Navy chief
He filed a petition in the Armed Forces Tribunal and contended that it should call for the service records of both him and Vice Admiral KB Singh and compare them.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.