Originally published by TomDispatch, this article is republished with permission. In January, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers pulled over several cars in Eagle County, Colorado. They took the people away in handcuffs, according to a witness, and left the cars
PIRAEUS, Greece, March 5 - Greek seafarers began a 24-hour strike on Thursday, halting local ferry services, as they protested over vessel crews stranded in the Gulf amid the escalating Middle East war, and demanded the area is declared a war risk zone to enable their
JERUSALEM, March 5 - More than 20,000 Israelis have returned to the country since the start of the Iran air war that began on Saturday, the Transportation Ministry said on Thursday, adding that about 120,000 more Israelis currently abroad are seeking to come home.
TEL AVIV, March 5 - Israel's war in Iran is entering a second phase that will see its fighter jets attacking ballistic missile sites buried deep underground, two sources familiar with Israel's military campaign said.
Dressed in black, the Jakarta residents also took turns to sign two condolence boards.
LONDON, March 5 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will address a press conference on Thursday afternoon to give an update on the escalating conflict in the Middle East, his spokesman said.
LONDON, March 4 - Britain's cautious response to the escalating conflict in the Middle East and its hesitancy in defending its allies from attack have renewed doubts among partners about its military effectiveness when the U.S. is demanding widespread rearmament.
BRUSSELS, March 5 - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to expand his country's nuclear deterrent but said the U.S. nuclear umbrella would remain the ultimate guarantor of European security.
This election will test whether the country is ready for a new, untested generation to shape its future.
The Canadian PM says middle powers can help shape the new global order, during his visit to Australia.
An estimated 1,000 Indian students are still in Iran.
ABUJA, March 5 - An influential group of conservative Anglicans announced on Thursday the establishment of a new council to lead the global Anglican Communion, in a direct challenge to the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury as she is about to be installed.
NEW DELHI, March 5 - The U.S. attack on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean this week was the first time since World War Two that the United States has sunk an enemy vessel with a torpedo.
CNN has reported that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is working to arm Kurdish forces to spark an uprising in Iran, which would allegedly be facilitated by neighboring Iraqi Kurdistan. According to one anonymous CNN source, “the idea would be for Kurdish armed forces
From a lower growth target to bigger bets on technology and consumption, China’s Two Sessions open with a sober assessment of economic challenges and a recalibration of policy priorities.
MOSCOW, March 5 - A Romanian man was convicted of spying for Ukraine and sentenced by a Russian court on Thursday to 15 years in prison, the court in the southern region of Krasnodar said.
BRUSSELS, March 5 - NATO is vigilant about events in the Middle East and the shooting-down of a missile headed for Turkish airspace on Wednesday, but invoking Article Five is not on the table right now, the military alliance's chief Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday.
QUETTA, Pakistan, March 5 - Pakistanis fleeing Iran described explosions and missile strikes across Tehran shaking the ground under their feet and engulfing buildings in fire and smoke in a city emptied of many of its residents.
MOSCOW, March 5 - Iran has not approached Moscow with a request for arms supplies, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
MANILA, March 5 - A spokesman for the National Security Council (NSC) of the Philippines on Thursday said some information on the country's resupply missions in the South China Sea was compromised and passed on to Chinese intelligence agents.
Missile and drone attacks spark fear, but most Filipino workers say leaving is not an option.
Authorities will also foster "positive attitudes towards marriage and childbearing", according to an official government report.
Eighty-seven people were killed in a US submarine strike on an Iranian warship on March 4.
China's tech focus comes amid its rapidly ageing workforce, looming demographic crisis and fierce battle with the United States for supremacy in core technologies.
A rare wartime submarine kill in the Indian Ocean this month — when a US nuclear attack submarine sank an Iranian frigate off Sri Lanka — highlights the growing strategic importance of the region’s sea lanes and the vulnerabilities of China’s Middle Eastern energy lifelines.
Nitish Kumar says the state's new government will have his full cooperation and guidance.
The country will also expand domestic demand with a notable increase in household consumption.
BAKU, March 5 - Azerbaijan on Thursday was preparing unspecified retaliatory measures after it said four Iranian drones flew across its border and injured four people in the Nakhchivan exclave, raising concern about further spillover of the conflict in the Middle East.
The Iranian warship was heading towards Sri Lanka's territorial waters a day after a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killing at least 87 sailors.
A mufti's martyrdom remark sparks backlash, exposing Malaysia's Sunni-Shi'ite divide.
China has responded to the joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran with strong diplomatic condemnation. In an article published on March 1, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency called the attacks a “flagrant violation” of the purposes and principles of the UN charter. The same article
Most key imports coming from other Asean nations, as well as India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Argentina.
Islamabad is looking to balance the anger among its Shi’ite Muslims and its alliance with Washington.
LAHORE, March 5 - Pakistan's efforts to preserve close ties with President Donald Trump are being put to the test after protesters stormed the U.S. consulate in Karachi last week and poured onto streets elsewhere over the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Petrol prices in Malaysia may creep up if crude oil stays above US$90 for six months or more.
It’s too soon to tell, as the fight with Iran started less than a week ago. But at least in the near-term, China will likely hold its fire on Taiwan. However, if the Iran conflict continues for an extended period, lasting months rather than weeks, while casualties mount and the
Malaysian police began probing the case following a report lodged by a 56-year-old man in January.
With much of India’s oil and gas trade flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, any disruption there could quickly ripple across its economy, observers say.
Australia has said it has 115,000 citizens in the region.
A week of border fighting has killed dozens of Afghan civilians and displaced tens of thousands.
The Japanese government has decided to arrange chartered planes given the difficulty in securing tickets.
The suspects received monthly vouchers and electricity bill discounts under a government programme.
The escalating conflict in Iran and the Gulf region has exposed a structural reality: geography remains the ultimate arbiter of market stability. Nowhere is this more acute than the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime artery for 20% of global oil and a significant share of liquefied
Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks.
TAIPEI, March 5 - Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily military manoeuvres that could signal Beijing is recalibrating its pressure on Taipei.
Lai Ching-te’s government proposed US$40b (S$51b) in funding for critical defence purchases.