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Pompeo says Hezbollah arms risk torpedoing French efforts

 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Tuesday warned France that its efforts to resolve the crisis in Lebanon would be in vain without immediately tackling the issue of Iran-backed Hezbollah's weaponry. President Emmanuel Macron has spearheaded international efforts to set Lebanon on a...

COVID-19: India sees slight drop with 83,809 new cases

After recording over 90,000 daily coronavirus cases for the past five days, India on Tuesday saw a slight drop in the daily figures as it registered 83,809 new infections over the last 24 hours. According to the Health Ministry figures, the caseload has crossed 4.93 million, second highest...

China extends tariff exemptions on US goods for 1 year

China on Tuesday said it has decided to exempt tariffs on some US products for one more year, a move seen as another concession in an ongoing trade dispute between the two economic giants. The Customs Tariff Commission of China’s State Council said no additional tariffs will be imposed on...

China launches 9 satellites into space from sea

Continuing its space buildup, China on Tuesday sent at least nine satellites into space, official media said. The satellites from the Jilin-1 Gaofen 03-1 group took off from the Yellow Sea at 9:23 am (0123 GMT), Xinhua News reported. The indigenously-built Long March-11 carrier rocket...