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German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

German chancellor’s allies suffer historic election losses

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The retirement of US Defense Secretary James Mattis raises fears that a voice of prudence and professionalism will be absent from Donald Trump's cabinet. Photo: AFP

Uncategorized

Trump says defense chief Mattis ‘could be’ leaving post

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

مسؤول سعودي ينظر عبر باب قنصلية المملكة العربية السعودية في اسطنبول 8 أكتوبر تشرين الأول 2018 خلال مظاهرة للصحفي جمال خاشقجي.
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Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United States, World

تبادل التهديدات بين الولايات المتحدة والسعودية بسبب قضية خاشقجي

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 14, 2018January 30, 2019

A mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada on August 13 for children killed in an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

غارات منسوبة للتحالف في اليمن تقتل على الأقل 10 مدنيين

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 14, 2018January 30, 2019

A displaced Syrian girl from Deir Ezzor stands at a camp for displaced people some seven kilometres from Arisha in the neighbouring province of Hasakeh on October 8, 2018. - More than seven years into Syria's conflict, 13 million people across the country still need humanitarian assistance, says the United Nations. (Photo by Delil souleiman / AFP)

Middle East, Syria

تنظيم الدولة الإسلامية يختطف 130 عائلة من مخيم شرقي سوريا

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 14, 2018January 30, 2019

A consulate officer is seen outside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul as the waiting continues on the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Middle East, Turkey, World

Saudi stocks tumble as Khashoggi pressure intensifies

by Alan Bonini October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Residents salvage items at the quake-hit Petobo village in Palu following the September 28 earthquake and tsunami that hit the area. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Indonesia, World

World Bank offers $1bn for quake-hit Indonesia

by Alan Bonini October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

From a 2018 low point, of just over $100 billion total market capitalization over the weekend, cryptocurrencies have rebounded nearly 14% to Tuesday's highs. Image: iStock

China, Middle East, Russia, World

A clear and present danger

by Norman A. Bailey October 14, 2018October 14, 2018

Anwar Ibrahim (C) meets supporters after submitting his documents at the nomination center for the by-election in Port Dickson, Malaysia on September 29, 2018. Photo: Andalou Agency via AFP/Adli Ghazali

AT Finance, China, India, Malaysia, South Asia

Malaysia’s Anwar one step closer to the top

by Nile Bowie October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump has said that that any agreement between South Korean President Moon Jae-in. left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, needs US approval. Photo: AFP/KCNA via KNS

AT Finance, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Confusing denuclearization signals from Korean Peninsula

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 14, 2018

Senior adviser Stephen Miller attends a cabinet meeting in the White House on August 16, 2018. Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

European Union, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

The Trump whisperer

by Ian Buruma October 14, 2018

Some of the Maseratis bought by the Papua New Guinea government arrive at the airport in Port Moresby. Photo: AirBridge Cargo Airlines

Australia, France, Italy, Oceania, Russia, World

Uproar as PNG buys 40 Maseratis for APEC summit

by Asia Times staff October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, chats with Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He during 'trade dispute' talks in Beijing earlier this year. Some sort of agreement could be reached at the G20 summit. Photo: AFP / Andy Wong

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, World

Welcome to the G-20 from Hell

by Pepe Escobar October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Police watch as Uighur Muslims leave the Id Kah Mosque after morning prayers in the old town of Kashgar in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Photo: AFP/Johannes Eisele

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Myanmar

China tightens its grip in Uighur-dominated region

by Bertil Lintner October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

China's former leader Deng Xiaoping, who died in 1997, is seen with Helmut Schmidt at a parade during a visit by the German Chancellor to Beijing in 1975. Photo: AFP

Australia, China, European Union, New Zealand, Oceania, World

The lasting legacy of Deng Xiaoping’s rise to power

by James Laurenceson October 14, 2018February 18, 2020

An Indian coal mine worker carries a basket of coal collected at a mine in the district of Dhanbad in the state of Jharkhand in June 2017. Photo: AFP/Sanjib Dutta

India, South Asia, World

Hard life and times for India’s coal cycle wallahs

by Sandeep Pai and Savannah Carr-Wilson October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Indonesia, South Asia, World

Hooliganism is killing Indonesia’s beautiful game

by John Duerden October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Ethnic Montagnard Christians pray at a makeshift forest church in Vietnam. Photo: Facebook/Campaign to End Torture in Vietnam

AT Finance, Cambodia, Laos, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Say a prayer for Vietnam’s forgotten Montagnards

by Dan Southerland October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Sign at Funky Lam Kitchen offers a foretaste of the newly opened restaurant's daring and innovative Lao cuisine. Photo: Karen Emmons

AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, New Zealand, Oceania, Thailand

Royal funk spices Lao cuisine in Bangkok

by Karen Emmons October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

سلطان سعود القاسمي، مقتني وداعم الفن العربي المعاصر، نراه عبر منحوتة سلوى روضة شقير الشكل الداخلي في متحف الشارقة للفنون في يوليو 2018. صورة: اليسون طهمزيان ميوز.

Photo: Alison Tahmizian Meuse

Middle East, United Arab Emirates

سلطان سعود القاسمي ومجلسه المتحرك

by أليسون طهمزيان ميوز October 13, 2018February 4, 2019

Artisanal miners prospecting for gold at a small-scale mining site in Indonesia. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Illegal mining leaves toxic wastelands in Indonesia

by John McBeth October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Pensioners take part in a demonstration to protest pension cuts and new government measures in Athens, Greece on Oct. 3, 2017. Photo: AFP Forum

European Union, France, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom, World

Is pensioner populism here to stay?

by Edoardo Campanella October 13, 2018

US national security adviser John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Brunei, China, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Bolton to China: ‘behavior needs to be adjusted’

by Asia Times staff October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

US aircraft refuel during a friendship event at Iwakuni Air Base in Iwakuni City, Japan, on May 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

Beijing, China, Russia, World

US seeks more tanker aircraft to counter China

by Bertil Lintner October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

An aerial view of the city center of Beirut on the coast of Lebanon. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Lebanon, Middle East

Lebanon’s house of cards: real estate risks collapse

by Nasser Elamine October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: US Army

US army says it’s building 1,000-mile supergun

by Asia Times staff October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Tim Brakemeier

AT Finance, South Asia

FBI staff recalled from Asia amid prostitution probe: WSJ

by Asia Times staff October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: NurPhoto via AFP

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkish lira firms on news of US pastor’s release

by Asia Times staff October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul

Middle East, World

Saudi business ties held hostage by Kashoggi mystery

by Asia Times staff October 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

An unexciting Chinese trade report

by David P. Goldman October 12, 2018February 18, 2020

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