Japan’s maverick Kono enters race for next PM
Agency : Japan’s outspoken, social media-savvy digital transformation minister announced Monday that he was running to replace Fumio Kishida as prime minister, saying he would...
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Myanmar’s poet-warrior shares a vision for democracy
Deutsche Welle : The Bamar People’s Liberation Army (BPLA) has emerged as one of the key players among newly formed resistance groups in Myanmar’s ongoing...
35 dead in two Pakistan bus crashes
AFP : At least 35 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on Sunday, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to...
‘Kolkata rape-murder case makes no mention of gang rape’
Times of India : India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted a remand note to a trial court seeking judicial custody of Sanjay Roy, the...
Israeli attacks kill 28 across Gaza Strip
Al Jazeera : At least 28 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Sunday, as a weekend of...
Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov ‘ridiculous’
BBC : The lawyer of Telegram chief Pavel Durov, who has been arrested in France, has said the it is “absolutely ridiculous” and an attack...
Five die in Ukrainian strike on Belgorod
Al Jazeera : At least five people have been killed and 13 others wounded during an overnight Ukrainian strike on Belgorod, according to officials in...
China fired flares at its South China Sea plane
AGENCY : The Philippines accused China on Saturday of recently firing flares at one of its aircraft as it patroled over the South China Sea.Beijing...
Kamala Harris campaign is light on policy
BBC : The month since Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign has been a largely unprecedented spell in American politics: never has a modern general...
Iranian hackers targeted Biden, Trump staffers
Deutsche Welle : Meta on Friday cautioned US presidential campaigns after it was discovered that a network of hackers linked to Iran was responsible for...
Gaza talks set to resume in Cairo as fighting rages
AFP : Negotiators geared up for a crucial weekend of truce talks Saturday, as Hamas said it was sending delegates to Cairo, but that they...
Three dead in knife attack on German festival
Deutsche Welle : Three people were killed and five seriously injured in a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen on Friday.Police said...