Taiwan accuses China of waging cyber ‘war’ to disrupt virus fight
Taiwan’s foreign minister on Saturday accused giant neighbor China of waging cyber “war” on the island to disrupt its fight against the coronavirus by using fake news, as the island Beijing claims as its own reported a jump in new cases
Turkey’s Erdogan asks Russia’s Putin to step aside in Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had asked President Vladimir Putin for Russia to step aside in Syria and leave Turkey to deal with Syrian government forces alone, after 34 Turkish soldiers were killed this week.
Pentagon chief lands in Afghanistan ahead of U.S., Taliban deal
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Kabul on Saturday, in a move officials and experts said was aimed at reassuring the Afghan government about the United States’ commitment to the country ahead of an expected accord signing between Washington…
U.S.-Taliban set to sign troop withdrawal deal as Pompeo lands in Doha
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Qatar’s capital city, Doha on Saturday to witness the signing of a historic deal with Taliban insurgents in an effort to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan.
Top British home office mandarin quits in minister bullying row
Britain’s top government official in the ministry responsible for policing and counter-terrorism resigned on Saturday, saying there had been an orchestrated campaign to remove him.
Italian regional chief sorry for saying Chinese eat ‘live mice’
The governor of Veneto, one of the regions worst hit by an outbreak in Italy of coronavirus, apologized on Saturday for criticizing China over the contagion and saying Chinese people “eat live mice”.
PM Abe vows Japan’s utmost efforts to coronavirus; Xi visit, Olympics on track
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday promised his government’s utmost efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, while acknowledging the authorities alone could not tackle the threat.
Malaysia’s Mahathir out as former interior minister is named PM
Malaysia’s 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad lost out in the battle to become prime minister on Saturday as the king named former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin after a week of political turmoil sparked by Mahathir’s resignation.
Factbox: ‘Malay first’ – Malaysia’s Muhyiddin allies with nationalists to become PM
Former Malaysian interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be sworn in as the country’s next prime minister on Sunday, after he secured support from a Malay nationalist party that sacked him in 2015.
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises to 43, with 593 people infected
Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 43, a health official told state TV on Saturday, adding that the number of infected people across the country has reached 593.
