Hindu monks, activists rally in New Delhi demanding Ayodhya temple
Thousands of Hindu monks and activists linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party gathered in the Indian capital New Delhi on Sunday to urge the government to build a temple at the ruins of a 16th century mosque.
Future Yemen should hold no Iranian-backed threat: U.S. official
The United States believes that the Yemen that emerges from civil war should not contain any Iranian-backed threat to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. State Department official told a conference in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
U.S. opposes discontinuing support to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen: State department official
The United States strongly opposes discontinuing support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Gulf Affairs, Timothy Lenderking, said on Sunday at a conference in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi….
China urges Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequences
China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s [HWT.UL] chief financial officer, calling the case “extremely nasty”.
Armenians vote in election testing revolution’s power shift
Armenians voted for a new parliament on Sunday as acting prime minister Nikol Pashinyan sought a stronger mandate, having been elected by lawmakers to the post in May following a peaceful revolution earlier this year.
Body found in search for British tourist in New Zealand
New Zealand police said on Sunday that they believe they found the body of a missing 22-year-old British woman after charging a 26-year-old man with her murder.
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions, Khashoggi crisis
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) annual summit was set to open in Riyadh on Sunday, with regional unity imperiled by a bitter row between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which is mired in a diplomatic crisis over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Australia urges Thailand to release refugee Bahrain footballer
Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne has urged Thai authorities on Sunday to release a footballer who holds a refugee status in Australia and who has been detained in Bangkok since late November.
China detains 10 after October protests by military veterans
Chinese authorities in the eastern province of Shandong have detained 10 people who were involved in protests by military veterans in early October, state media said on Sunday.
Cities to work together to tackle migration ahead of U.N. pact
Officials from more than 70 cities from around the world on Saturday pledged to work closer together to tackle migration flows, supporting a United Nations pact which a rising number of countries have pulled out from.
