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Intercontinental ballistic missiles at a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea

Japan’s white paper says North Korea still a serious threat

by Bertil Lintner August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) and Kim Yong Chol, who wrote a letter to Pompeo which led to the cancellation of his trip to Pyongyang. Photo: AFP/Andrew Harnik

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Storm clouds regather over North Korea-US relations

by Andrew Salmon August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesters shout slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration against the US president's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the American embassy in Amman. Photo: AFP/Ahmad Abdo

European Union, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US cuts to Palestinians stir existential fears in Jordan

by Jonathan Gorvett August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. Photo: AFP

Middle East, World

Mattis says US support for coalition ‘not unconditional’

by Paul Muir August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump has taken an adversarial stance toward Canada on trade. Image: iStock

European Union, Mexico, World

US, Canada set for talks on revising trilateral trade deal

by Paul Muir August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Florida's pythons are evolving, and not getting any smaller. Photo: Courtesy Youtube and the University of Florida

India, South Asia

Hybrid ‘super-snake’ identified in South Florida

by Asia Times staff August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Barack Obama and Republican President-elect Donald Trump shake hands during a transition planning meeting in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

AT Finance, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Past failures to punish white-collar crime helped produce Trump

by Marshall Auerback August 28, 2018

Virtual war games save costs in a number of areas, such as fuel for jet fighters. Photo: AFP/Damien Sinomart

AT Finance, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Defending East Asia – moving towards a virtual alliance

by Stephen Bryen August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

New US special representative to North Korea Steve Biegun speaks after being named by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, at the State Department in Washington DC, on August 23, 2018.A planned return trip by Pompeo was canned by the president shortly after. Photo: AFP / Nichola Kamm

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

Denuclearization stalled as Kim outplays Trump

by Andrew Salmon August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

China has come under pressure for slowing down reforms and failing to open up in key sectors. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, World

Open and shut case for cutting China’s red tape

by Gordon Watts August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian MPs engage in discussions while the economy minister speaks during a parliamentary session in Tehran on August 26, 2018, before a vote that saw Masoud Karbasian impeached.
Photo: AFP / Atta Kenare

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, World

Iran’s finance minister impeached as sanctions bite

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Police cars block a street in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, on August 26, after a mass shooting at a video game tournament. Photo: AFP via WJXT

World

Mass shooting: Several killed at Florida video game event

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

F-14 tomcat shadows on NATO flag. 3d render. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Is there really such a thing as NATO airspace?

by Christina Lin August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

US Representative Pete Peterson (left) and US Senators John McCain (right) and John Glenn leaving Hanoi's central prison, nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton, in 1995. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

AT Finance, Vietnam, World

US Senator John McCain passes away at 81

by Asian Times Staff August 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Close up of two children holding hands on the beach sand, summertime friendship concept. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Sister act: Baltimore and Bizerte join forces

by PK Semler August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, Mexico, Taiwan, World

China’s aggression against Taiwan could backfire

by Xuan Loc Doan August 25, 2018

An Iranian woman walks past the shuttered window of the closed offices of a travel agency showing the logos of various air lines in the capital Tehran. AFP / STRINGER

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, World

European airlines take flight from Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The Bison moves toward Reinke in a YouTube clip. Video courtesy of Lindsey Jones

World

Man apologises to bison that he chased, but is still jailed

by Asia Times staff August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

European Union, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Germany calls for end to US hegemony in global payments system

by Asia Times staff August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Growing hostility toward the US is creating opportunities for China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Europe, Japan, China and Russia line up against US

by David P. Goldman August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

The python was wrapped around the mailbox. Photo: Courtesy OverlandPark_PD@ Twitter

Uncategorized

Eight-foot python seen coiled around mailbox in Kansas

by Asia Times staff August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

US president James Monroe (1817-25).

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

The Trump Doctrine? US working overtime to box China out of Latin America

by Pablo Vivanco August 21, 2018

An Iraqi peddler displays Iranian currency for sale in the capital Baghdad, on August 9, 2018. Caught in the crossfire between its key allies Tehran and Washington, Iraq's economy could suffer the heaviest collateral damage from the US reimposing sanctions against Iran. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Baghdad grapples with ‘curse’ of US sanctions on Iran

by Omar al-Jaffal August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Shoppers walk through a historic bazaar in the central Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul

European Union, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Erdogan blames Trump, but should be looking closer to home

by Özlem Albayrak August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Beidaihe, a popular beach resort in China's Hebei province on the Bohai Sea coast, is the venue for an annual strategy meeting attended by top Beijing officials. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Turkey, World

Beijing wants deal with US

by Paul Muir August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The United States and China are involved in a tit-for-tat tariffs brawl. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, World

Low-key Washington talks unlikely to end US-China trade war

by Gordon Watts August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Mohammad Bin Salman. Photo: AFP

China, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Leading American, Japanese clean-energy tycoons court petrodollars

by William Pesek August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting after an official welcoming ceremony at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP/Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency

China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Riding on Qatari wings, multipolarity arrives in the Middle East

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Left: Makayla Rhiner. Right: Brandon Hanson. Photo courtesy of Twitter and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

AT Finance, Philippines, World

Man gets 34 years for killing Filipino-American ex-girlfriend

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

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China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US-Turkish alliance reaches the point of no return

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 15, 2018February 18, 2020