NATO’s chief avoids talk of Ukraine’s membership
Agency : NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Tuesday sidestepped questions about Ukraine’s possible membership of the military alliance, saying that the priority now must be...
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Hamas-Fatah agree joint committee to run post-war Gaza
AFP : Palestinian Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly run post-war Gaza, negotiators from both...
Syrian insurgents seize four towns amid clashes
Agency : Syrian insurgents have captured four towns in a significant push toward the central city of Hama, opposition activists reported Tuesday. Meanwhile, government forces...
Iran to ‘firmly support’ damascus
AFP : Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi met President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus Sunday to deliver a message of support, state media said, after a...
Stampede kills 56 at Guinea football match
AFP : A deadly stampede at a football match killed at least 56 people in Guinea’s second city N’Zerekore, the junta-controlled government said on Monday.The...
US President pardons son Hunter despite pledge not to
Al Jazeera : United States President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter for his firearms and tax convictions despite previously pledging not to use...
Georgian opposition leader arrested
Al Jazeera : Georgian police have arrested prominent opposition leader Zurab Japaridze after using water cannon and tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of...
Will the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire last?
Deutsche Welle : The ceasefire deal says there will be a two-month halt to fighting between the Israeli military and the armed wing of the...
Malaysia’s jailed ex-PM to argue appeal for house arrest
Agency : Malaysia’s jailed ex-leader Najib Razak will begin his defence this week against graft charges tied to more than $500 million in alleged bribes,...
Trump threatens 100pc tariff on BRICS countries
AFP : President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group nations if they undercut the US dollar.“We...
Sri Lanka sees worst deflation in 61-yr
AFP : Sri Lanka’s consumer prices fell by 2.1% in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the economically fragile island nation since 1961, official...
116 Rohingya refugees freed off Indonesia
Agency : More than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued after their boat sank off the coast of Indonesia, the United...