Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 37km SSW of Taloqan, Afghanistan
1 year agoU.S.-India 2+2 Intersessional and Maritime Security Dialogue begins tomorrow, announces @StateDept
PM Imran Khan says brutal Modi preparing to inflict cruelty on all Kashmiris
Trump accuses India of not fighting ISIS and adds that Pakistan is fighting the terror group but it is still "little"
"I am the chosen one," says @POTUS looking up at the sky as he talks about cutting a trade deal with China. "I was put here by people to do a great job."
1 year ago00:21 HKT, HungHom Around 10 anti-riots at Hung Hom Station
1 year agoPolice outside Yuen Long Railway Station
1 year agoProtesters push back riot police at Exit G of Yuen Long station, sealing another exit as they barricade themselves inside, chanting "black policemen" "capture Hk"
1 year agoScenes as protesters briefly occupied roads in Yuen Long on Wednesday night, after a sit-in to mark a month since the July 21 mob attacks. Photo: HKFP. #antiELAB
1 year agoWest rail trains skipping Yuen Long Station now. Announcement says though that additional trains will be arranged to carry passengers out of the station where there's a standoff between #antiELAB protesters and police
1 year agoProtesters have found whatever they can in Yoho Mall, including a supermarket trolley, to build barricades in Yuenlong station #antielab #hongkongprotests
Suspected North Korean hackers this year used phishing pages to impersonate French government agencies, UN sanctions officials, Stanford University researchers and other organizations focused on Pyongyang's missile program
1 year agoA recent image of the PLAN's Type 003 aircraft carrier under construction at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai shows that the dredging work continues. (Image by78SDF)
1 year agoProtesters building barricade insides YuenLong station with bins. The floor is extremely slippery after they used fire extinguishers to fend off policemen #hongkongprotesters #antielab
1 year agoCommotion in YuenLong. After briefly taking over a road near MTR station, hardcore AntiELAB protesters retreat inside station, using fire extinguishers far away from riot police, who stay outside the station. Officers warn this is an unlawful assembly #HongKongProtests
US officials will soon go to China and meet officials "to hold them accountable" for fentanyl trafficking, says a senior official. "China needs to do more. That's why we're going."
1 year agoComment from @USTreasury official on the KingpinAct designations
China nationals designated by @USTreasury OFAC as significant foreign narcotics traffickers pursuant to the Kingpin Act
India Government sources: Pakistan Army has deployed its Special Service Group (SSG) commandos along the Sir Creek area in Gujarat. The post where the SSG commandos have been deployed is known as the Iqbal-Bajwa. The SSG commandos may be used for anti-India activities in the region
IMF warns Trump tariff, currency policy won't work
1 year agoProtesters back to Yuen Long Station tonight where the mob attack exactly one month ago took place. So far no one from the triad gangs is charged, no police investigated for probable collusion
[email protected]: Doing great with China and other Trade Deals. The only problem we have is Jay Powell and the Fed. He's like a golfer who can't putt, has no touch. Big U.S. growth if he does the right thing, BIG CUT - but don't count on him. So far he has called it wrong, and only let us down
Man in SUV found dead with undisclosed trauma on west side of Indianapolis
[email protected] McConnell on Hong Kong: "Contrary to Communist propaganda, this citizens' uprising is no foreign conspiracy. If anything, the world's leading democratic nations have been slow to respond. Only one capital is responsible for what is unfolding in Hong Kong: Beijing."
Khamenei: The current situation in Kashmir andthe disputes between India andPakistan regarding it are a result of the vicious British government's measures while leaving the Indian subcontinent. The British intentionally left this wound in that region in order to sustain conflicts in Kashmir
Khamenei: We're concerned about Muslims' situation in Kashmir. We have good relations with India, but we expect the Indian government to adopt a just policy towards the noble people of Kashmir and prevent the oppression and bullying of Muslims in this region
China places its Coast Guard ships at India's ONGC Block (0.61) in Vietnam. 20 Chinese Coast Guard and other ships visible. Area falls under Exclusive Economic Zone of Vietnam. Biggest incident since 2011 between China and Vietnam
1 year agoDozens of black-clad protesters are in Yuenlong station ahead of a planned sit-in at 7pm to mark the 1 month anniversary of the mob attack which has seen no one being prosecuted yet #antiELAB
1 year agoCrowd size getting bigger in YuenLong
1 year agoHeavy police presence outside Yuen Long station including riot policemen and raptors. Many blackshirts inside but still a lot of room to spare. Planned sit-in to mark one month and 0 presecutions since the mob attack on returning protesters and pedestrians. is due to begin in minutes
1 year agoPakistan: 4 killed and 8 injured in two separate landmine blasts in North and South Waziristan tribal districts on Tuesday. The blast in Dangin area of North Waziristan targeted security personnel
China says it will sanction firms linked to US warplane sales to Taiwan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 132km NNE of Mohean, India
KCNA: "A delegation of the Rodong Sinmun Offices of the DPRK headed by Deputy Editor-in-Chief Kim Jin Su left here on Wednesday to visit China."
Defense Minister @rajnathsingh approves major reorganisation plans of Army HQ. Indian Army gets a humanrights cell, IPS officer to be a part of it
The Chinese foreign ministry says Simon Cheng Man-Kit who works at the British Consulate in Hong Kong has been detained in Shenzhen for violating the law
Death toll from Kabul wedding blast rises to 80: Reuters
1 year agoBangladesh backs India on Jammu and Kashmir, says Abrogation of Article 370 is an internal matter of India. After Maldives, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Nepal in South Asia, Bangladesh stands with India
Baramulla encounter update: Killed militant identified as Momin Gojri of Baramulla. Affiliated with proscribed terroroutfit LeT. Involved in several terror crime cases. @JmuKmrPolice
1 year agoKunar : House Of ISKP Commander GulAmir which was used as an Operation Centre in Korengal Valley of Chapadara District burnt by Taliban.
1 year agoA group of unidentified protesters was seen throwing bricks and stones at India's paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force in Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar on Tuesday.
Baramulla encounter: 1 suspected militant shot dead. Identity being ascertained. @JmuKmrPolice Special Police Officer Billal was killed in action. Sub Inspector Amardeep Parihar injured in the incident and is s being treated at Army Hospital.
DPRK has already achieved the miniaturization of nuclear warheads, Japan to declare in upcoming defense white paper, according to @Yomiuri_Online
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 96km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
1 year agoAsked about situation in Kashmir, President Trump says, "Kashmir is a very complicated place. You have the Hindus and you have the Muslims, and I wouldn't say they get along so great.I will do the best I can to mediate or do something."
"I'm not ready to make a deal" with China, reiterates @POTUS in Oval Office exchange with reporters
Pakistan fires over 200 missiles on Afghanistan's Kunar province in the last three days, the provincial governor's spokesman Abdul Ghani Musamim said, adding the rocket attacks have left four houses destroyed, but there no details about possible casualties
Indonesian authorities are hunting for more than 250 inmates who escaped a Papua prison set ablaze during violent riots, officials say, as fresh protests broke out in the restive region
1 year agoTaliban claim killing Afghan intelligence (NDS) agent named Ahmad Shah in Farah.
1 year agoCounter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claims to have arrested three suspected militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. They were apparently arrested while trying to enter Sindh province from Balochistan.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 252km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
Fighting Daesh Needs International Consensus: Afghanistan NSC
Beijing won't make trade concessions if US plays Hong Kong card, Chinese state media says
1 year agoPhilippines: ISIS claims killing 9 Filipino soldiers in an ambush in Mindanao
Beijing: US missile test will launch a new arms race