Sri Lankans throng to Kandy for rare display of Buddhist relic
AFP : Thousands of pilgrims camped overnight outside Sri Lanka’s holiest Buddhist temple in anticipation of Friday’s display of a prized relic that will be...
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Two killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Al Jazeera : A Russian missile strike has killed one person in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, with a separate drone attack killing another...
Myanmar junta says to free 4,893 prisoners in amnesty
AFP : Myanmar’s military government said on Thursday it will release nearly 5,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country’s new year festivities.Civil rights...
US air strikes kill 58 in Yemen
Al Jazeera : Air strikes by the United States on Yemen’s Ras Isa oil port have killed at least 58 people in what is one...
Southeast Asia walks tightrope between China, US
Deutsche Welle : Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on Thursday for the last leg of his week-long tour of Southeast Asia, which included...
Iran stages nationwide Army Day parades
AFP : Iran staged military parades on Friday to mark its annual Army Day celebrations, showcasing a wide array of its latest domestically built drones,...
Death toll jumps to 38 in US strikes on Yemen port
AFP, Sanaa: Yemen’s Huthi rebels said US strikes on an oil port Friday killed at least 38 people and wounded dozens more, revising earlier tolls...
France hails ‘positive process’ as Europe, US discuss Ukraine ceasefire
AFP : France hailed talks on the Ukraine war between top US and European officials on Thursday during which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
One million Haitian children face ‘critical’ food shortage: UN
AFP: More than one million children in Haiti are suffering “critical” food shortages as a result of chronic violence, displacement and restricted access to humanitarian...
UN nuclear chief in Tehran ahead of fresh Iran-US talks
Agency : UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi met the head of Iran’s atomic energy agency, Mohammad Eslami, on Thursday ahead of a fresh round...
Gaza’s hunger crisis worsens
Al Jazeera : Hamas has accused Israel of openly using starvation as a weapon of war, a day after Israel’s defence minister pledged to maintain...