What is driving Chinese interest in Bangladesh? 
Delayed second Pfizer COVID-19 shot produces more antibodies -study 
Digital Transformation – Expertise to Lead Digitization Initiatives 
Iraq: New UN report shines light on ‘deeply worrying’ pattern of restrictions in Kurdistan 
Second Covid wave seems to have flattened but won’t end before July: Virologist Shahid Jameel Historic Israeli flight lands in Abu Dhabi
The UAE becomes the third Arab country to normalize relations with Israel.
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Fresh clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Eastern Ladakh
The southern banks of the Pangong Tso Lake is a contested area since the confrontations between the two sides that began earlier this year in April.
India Not to participate in Multinational Exercise With China, Pakistan On Russian Soil
Sources said while India is locked in a military conflict with the Chinese in eastern Ladakh and on high alert all along the 4,000 kilometre Line of Actual Control (LAC), it cannot be business as usual for us to be participating in multilateral military exercises with them.
Trump Doctrine: End Wars But Keep Threatening Enemies
The RNC tried to sell voters on a foreign policy of strength without entanglements.
UAE abolishes decree for boycott of Israel
A 1972 UAE law had decreed the boycott of Israel and made any engagement s with it a crime punishable under the law.
Situation in Ladakh ‘most serious’ since 1962 conflict, says S Jaishankar on India-China border row
The MEA said a solution to the border row with China must be predicated on honouring all agreements and understandings without attempting to alter the status quo unilaterally
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls on India to be at helm of global leadership on climate action
He said young people are particularly looking for bold steps towards sustainability, equality and social justice.
Indo-Pacific epicentre of ‘great power competition’ with China, says US Defence Secretary Mark Esper
Esper in his keynote address to the Daniel K Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii said that to advance the agenda of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continues to pursue an aggressive modernisation plan to achieve a world-class military by the middle of the century.
Massive Investment in mental health required: WHO
Geneva, 27 August 2020 – Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public
Covid-19 cases escalating rapidly in Libya
WHO has requested US$ 22.3 million to respond to COVID-19 in Libya. Thus far, it has received just over US$ 2.3 million in signed contributions.