DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran, eager to disrupt U.S. and Israeli interests in the Middle East but wary of provoking a direct confrontation, is privately urging Hezbollah and other armed groups to exercise restraint against U.S. forces, according to officials in the region. Israel’s brutal war on Hamas in Gaza has stoked conflict between … Read more
Malaysia’s top court Friday struck down over a dozen Shariah-based state laws, saying they encroached on federal authority, a decision denounced by Islamists who fear it could undermine religious courts across the country. In an 8-1 ruling, the nine-member Federal Court panel invalidated 16 laws made by the opposition-run Kelantan state government, which imposed punishments … Read more
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines is not provoking conflict in the South China Sea, its military spokesperson said on Tuesday, responding to China’s accusation that Manila was encroaching on Beijing’s territory. It was the latest salvo amid rising tension as the two have traded accusations in recent months over a series of maritime run-ins, including China … Read more
SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s protection minister defended crusing a warship throughout the trail of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of a few of the world’s high protection officers in Singapore on Sunday that such so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols are a provocation to China. In his first … Read more
China’s protection minister has defended crusing a warship throughout the trail of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of a few of the world’s prime protection officers in Singapore that such so-called “freed… ByDAVID RISING Related Press Chinese language Protection Minister Li Shangfu salutes earlier than delivering his … Read more