Putin, Modi agree to expand, widen India-Russia trade
Reuters : Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed on Friday to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defence despite...
International
Lebanon urges to press Israel to respect ceasefire
Agencies : Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation on Friday to pressure Israel to respect a year-old ceasefire and...
US administration says Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
BBC : President Donald Trump’s administration has warned that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” and questioned whether certain nations can remain reliable allies, in a new...
Indonesian military steps up relief efforts for flood-hit Sumatra
Reuters : Indonesia’s military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island that have been devastated by deadly floods and landslides, and...
Rain hampers Sri Lanka cleanup after deadly floods
AFP : Heavy rains lashed Sri Lanka on Friday, hampering a major clean-up operation after severe flooding and landslides last week killed nearly 500 people,...
Finland: The world’s happiest country
Agencies : Finland, ranked the world’s happiest nation for eight years and traditionally one of the European Union’s most fiscally disciplined countries, has just received...
Hong Kong student urging justice for fire victims
Al Jazeera : A university in Hong Kong has suspended the operations of its student union after messages were posted on campus expressing condolences and...
Pakistan aid to Afghanistan
Agencies : Pakistan will temporarily allow UN relief supplies into Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, in the first partial border opening since deadly clashes erupted between...
6.0-magnitude earthquake jolts China’s Xinjiang
Agencies : A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s Xinjiang region on Thursday afternoon, shaking areas near Akqi County close to the Kyrgyzstan border, according to regional...
Japan’s Takaichi becomes unexpected style icon with ‘work, work, work’ mantra
NN ONLINE: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pledge to “work, work, work, work and work” — a line she used after winning the leadership...
Georgia threatens to sue BBC over chemical agent report
AFP : Georgia on Wednesday threatened the BBC with legal action over an investigation alleging the country’s authorities deployed a World War I-era chemical agent...
YouTube attacks Australia’s world-first social media ban
Agencies : YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia’s looming social media ban for under-16s as rushed, but the government called the policy a shield to protect...