King Salman, Chinese President Xi sign comprehensive strategic partnership agreement
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman held wide-ranging talks with Chinese President Xi…
Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms dealer
WASHINGTON — The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout,…
‘Culture of impunity’ across EU over violence against migrants, NGO warns
BRUSSELS — Migrants attempting to reach Europe are now almost always subjected to some form of violence at the hands…
Saudi, Chinese companies sign 34 investment agreements
RIYADH — Saudi and Chinese companies on Wednesday signed 34 investment agreements within the framework of the visit of President…
Oldest DNA reveals two-million-year-old lost world
LONDON — The most ancient DNA ever sequenced reveals what the Arctic looked like two million years ago when it…
Murderer publicly executed by his victim’s father, Taliban say
KABUL — A man convicted of murder was shot by his victim’s father in the Taliban’s first public execution since…
Polygamous American cult leader had 20 wives, says FBI
WASHINGTON — A self-proclaimed prophet in the US had more than 20 wives, some of them younger than 18, the…
Indonesia reform concerns go beyond ‘sex ban’
JAKARTA — It has been branded the “Bali Bonking Ban”. The revised criminal code which has been approved this week…
Putin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Russia had not “gone…
Peru has first female president after dramatic impeachment
LIMA — Peru has a female president for the first time, after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached — hours after…