Myanmar junta extends ceasefire again after earthquake
AFP : Myanmar’s junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a continued...
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Floods kill 110 people in Nigeria
BBC Online : At least 110 people have died in floods caused by torrential rain in central Nigeria, officials have told the BBC.The rainfall lasted...
China forms new global mediation group with dozens of countries
AP : Dozens of countries joined China on Friday in establishing an international mediation-based dispute resolution group.Representatives of more than 30 other countries, from Pakistan...
Visa application pause will be felt in every corner of US
Deutsche Welle : The US State Department has put student visa processing on hold following orders from Secretary of State Marco Rubio – the latest...
Climate change adds extra month of extreme heat for 4b people
Al Jazeera : About half of the world’s population experienced an additional month of extreme heat over the past year due to human-caused climate change,...
India says over 1,000 nationals deported by US
BBC Online : More than a thousand Indians have “come back or [been] deported” from the United States since January, India’s foreign ministry has said.Spokesperson...
Macron threatens sanctions on Israelis over Gaza aid crisis
Al Jazeera : French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that his country could “apply sanctions” against Israelis unless the government in Tel Aviv responds to...
Saudi warned Iran to reach nuclear deal with Trump
Reuters : Present at the closed-door meeting in Tehran, which took place on 17 April in the presidential compound, were Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, armed...
US federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
The Guardian : A US trade court has ruled Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs regime illegal, in a dramatic twist that could block the US president’s...
Chinese students anxious, angry after Rubio vows to revoke visas
AP : Chinese students studying in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that...
Elon Musk leaving Trump admin
Al Jazeera : Tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced that he is leaving the administration of United States President Donald Trump, where he led a...
US halt student visa appointments, plans expanded social media vetting
BBC : Reuters A Harvard University student chants with fellow demonstrators during a protest in support of international students at Harvard University. He is wearing...