Ankara / AFP Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday warned against exacting revenge on supporters of the failed coup, as Ankara arrested top generals in a relentless crackdown that has sparked global alarm. Erdogan has denounced the coup bid, which left more than 300 dead on all sides, as a treacherous bid to oust him from power devised ...

  Beijing / AFP Chinese people who blame Washington for an international tribunal’s dismissal of Beijing’s maritime claims have called for a boycott of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in protests outside branches in 11 cities, reports said. Crowds gathered to wave placards and shout anti-US slogans outside restaurants stretching from the northern province of Hebei to Hunan province, some 1,600 ...

  Manila / AFP Manila has rejected Beijing’s demand that it “disregard” an international ruling that invalidated the Asian giant’s claims to much of the South China Sea before negotiating on the issue, the Philippines’ foreign secretary said on Tuesday. China last week denounced a UN-backed tribunal’s finding that there was no legal basis for its claims to most of ...