Bloomberg The US Navy has asserted that the recent passage of its guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E Meyer in waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea is consistent with its stance on international law that allows freedom of navigation, according to a statement on Saturday. “China, Taiwan, and Vietnam each claim sovereignty over the Paracel Islands,“ the ...

Bloomberg The Taliban sent a team to Russia, and plans to visit China, Iran and Central Asian states to gauge support for the US to be forced to leave Afghanistan, Reuters reported, citing the group’s officials. The group wants to keep regional leaders informed about the breakdown of the talks and US President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend the process ...

Bloomberg A pact between Malaysia’s biggest opposition parties is set to pose a key challenge to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s multiracial coalition that has sought to win support from the Malay Muslim majority. United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) the largest party in the alliance that ruled the country for six decades before being ousted last year, and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party ...