TOKYO: Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said yesterday, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waters, reports AFP. The submarine Kuroshio on Thursday joined three Japanese warships in waters just southwest of the China-controlled…

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HAVANA: Relations between Cuba and the United States are in decline under President Donald Trump, his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel said in an interview…

HANOI: Seven Vietnamese have died and five are in a coma after taking drugs at an electronic dance music festival in Hanoi late Sunday, officials said, as authorities scrambled to trace the substance, reports AFP. The victims, all Vietnamese, tested positive for an unspecified drug prompting officials…

Time, the pre-eminent weekly newsmagazine of the 20th century, will have new owners: Marc Benioff, the billionaire co-founder of the software company…

The US has cut additional aid to the Palestinians for programmes supporting conflict resolution with Israelis, adding to more than $500m in other cuts, reports Al Jazeera. The latest cuts come from $10m in programmes on reconciliation involving Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, as well…