Category: Asia
In a sign of potentially escalating violence, a police officer fired off a gun and a water cannon was used…
On August 23rd, China and the US announced that the trade war was about to get escalated, once again. First,…
Washington denied reports that the US and the Taliban had reached an agreement on the creation of a transitional government;…
Originally appeared at ZeroHedge After Friday’s blitz of reciprocal trade war escalations, which saw a furious Trump slam the two…
2 US service members were killed on August 21; A convoy of foreign forces was targeted by a car bomb…
On August 22nd, Google announced that it had suspended 210 YouTube accounts allegedly coordinated by the Chinese government. “When identifying…
A comprehensive exercise was conducted by Chinese paramilitary People’s Armed Police in Shenzhen, right next to Hong Kong. There’s a…
Originally appeared at ZeroHedge Just days after Trump for the first time linked the ongoing Hong Kong protests with his…
The Taliban set on fire a girls school in the Shakar Dara district in Kabul Province on August 20, the…
A Chinese-flagged oil tanker reportedly changed its name in order to avoid US sanctions on Iranian oil, Reuters reported. The…
On the morning of August 16th, North Korea carried out another test of its new “projectiles,” state news agency KCNA…
On August 15th, Pakistan’s Army reported that Indian troops had fired across the Line of Control in Kashmir. Pakistan responded…
On August 16th, Hong Kong is bracing for another weekend of “pro-democracy” protests. US President Donald Trump pitched in, suggesting…
The US Air Force’s Outer Space Monitoring Service spotted the explosion of the third stage of a European Ariane 4 space rocket,…
On August 13th, “pro-democracy” protesters in Hong Kong detained and beat a Chinese journalist and a one more individual. The…
