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Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Baby boy in critical condition after falling into shallow pool

by Asia Times staff May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen at a news conference in Beirut on May 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Tehran eyes path ahead after US withdrawal from nuclear pact

by Pepe Escobar May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Aman Abdurrahman in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania

Indonesia seeks lethal revenge against ISIS

by John McBeth May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman attend a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow on October 5, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Moscow to restrain Iran’s Middle Eastern ambitions

by Khalid Ibn Muneer May 21, 2018

Iranian youths sit under a large picture of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left), and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a park in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

European Union, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Iran vs Israel: the allies who became enemies

by Nicos Panayiotides May 21, 2018

Macau. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Macau, Middle East

Macau taxi driver arrested for indecent assault on maid

by Asia Times staff May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Aman Abdurrahman in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

Islamic State in Indonesia: National identity trumps religious creed

by Abhishek Mohanty May 20, 2018May 21, 2018

NNSC peackeepers at their camp ion Panmunjom stand in front of the marker of the MDL (military demarcation line - the border between the two Koreas in the center of the Demilitarized Zone). The signage facing South is in English and Korean; the signage facing North is in English and Chinese. From Left: Swiss Major Patrick Andres; Swedish Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad; Swiss Major General Patrick Gauchat; Swiss Colonel Beat Klingelfuss. Photo; Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

AT Finance, European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

DMZ guardians could become ‘happiest jobless’ on earth

by Andrew Salmon May 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Refugees use smartphones while sheltering from the elements. Photo: iStock

Bangladesh, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

High tech, creatively applied, offers dignity to refugees

by Corinna Frey and Marian Gatzweiler May 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Many Artificial Intelligence experts take the apocalyptic perspective seriously. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Middle East, World

On preventing an AI apocalypse

by Seth Baum May 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Singaporean artist Seelann Palay is confronted by police while holding a solo silent protest against the repression of a former parliamentarian, October 1, 2017, Singapore. Photo: Courtesy of The Online Citizen

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia

No solo protests allowed in Singapore

by Kirsten Han May 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a protest on May 18, 2018 against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem. Photo: Handout via Reuters

European Union, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Letter from Iran: Mr. Trump, you have been served

by Pepe Escobar May 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A Syrian soldier talks on the phone in Jobar, eastern Ghouta. The UN says 158,000 people were displaced from Eastern Ghouta since March 9. Photo: Reuters / Ali Hashisho

Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Shattered Syrians face new ordeal over state property grab

by Aïda Farah May 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Putin is flexible and pragmatic but harshly unwavering on Russian interests. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Siddiqui

China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World, Wuhan

Modi-Putin tete-a-tete in Sochi to mend ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 19, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Europe must resist Trump’s dangerous Iran strategy

by Jeffrey D. Sachs May 19, 2018

Vladimir Putin during a service at the Kremlin's Cathedral of the Annunciation conducted by Patriarch Kirill after being sworn in as President of Russia on May 07, 2018. Photo: AFP/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/Anadolu Agency

Middle East, Russia, World

Putin’s blatant czarist proclivities could wake a virulent Russian bear

by Anastasia Edel May 19, 2018May 19, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in May 2018. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters/ Mikhail Klimentyev

European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Putin to al-Assad: US, and Iran, will get out of Syria

by Asia Times staff May 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: AFP

China, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Erdogan endorses Maduro in show of new multi-polar fault lines

by Asia Times staff May 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia

Rising TIPS yield partly reflects reduced risk

by David P. Goldman May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP/Serhat Cagdas

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Breaking Turkish economy’s vicious circle will be painful

by David P. Goldman May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The Guildford Crown Court. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino caregiver found guilty of check fraud in UK

by Asia Times staff May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

A government worker removes ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) flags painted on to walls near Veteran Street in Surakarta City, Indonesia, in an attempt to discourage the promotion of the jihadist group in the region. Photo: AFP Forum/Agoes Rudianto

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East

Indonesia, garis depan baru ISIS

by Asia Times staff May 18, 2018

Two men bargain over the price of a carpet in a bazaar in Iran, but would Donald Trump cut a better deal? Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

The other art of the deal, Tehran-style

by Pepe Escobar May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front, C) and his cabinet members pose for a photo at his office in Tokyo on Aug 3, 2016. His Cabinet had three women at that time but now has just two. His latest efforts to promote gender parity have also been timid. Photo: AFP/ Yomiuri Shimbun

European Union, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Abe’s push for gender parity too little and too late

by William Pesek May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Jon Sullivan

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Pregnant woman and unborn child killed by her sister-in-law

by Asia Times staff May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Fuel prices are expected to vary from one day to the next under a new pricing system. Photo: iStock

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Fuel prices rising again in India after a 19-day lull

by Asia Times staff May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Goldhill Avenue in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Singapore

Woman charged with endangering her maid

by Asia Times staff May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

Beijing’s ‘Bretton Woods’ remains a crude gambit

by William Holland May 18, 2018

The dump-truck is seen before and after it hits an oncoming bus in Yuen Long on Tuesday. Photo: YouTube

Video shows truck caused fatal crash in New Territories

by Asia Times staff May 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Eurasian connectivity: the EU and India enter the fray

by Emanuele Scimia May 18, 2018