Syrian government suspends constitution-parliament for 3-month
AFP : Syria’s new government spokesman told AFP on Thursday the country’s constitution and parliament would be suspended for the duration of the three-month transition...
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President Yoon vows to ‘fight to the end’
BBC : Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to...
Trump named Time Person of the Year 2024
Agency : Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s 2024 Person of the Year and is scheduled to ring the opening bell at the New...
Indian troops kill 7 Maoist rebels
Agency : Indian troops shot dead seven Maoist rebels in a fierce gun battle on Thursday, as security forces step up efforts to crush the...
Macron expects to name as PM
Arab News : French politics was on hold Thursday during a day trip to Poland by President Emmanuel Macron, who is expected to name a...
Tokyo to make day care free to boost birth rate
AFP : Tokyo plans to make day care free for all preschool children starting in September, the city governor has announced as part of efforts...
Al-Assad ouster US-Israel ‘plot’, blames ‘neighbour’
Al Jazeera : Supreme leader says Iranian intel warned of ‘enemy’ threats, denies ‘axis of resistance’ is weakened by fall of key ally. Iran’s Supreme...
Afghan refugee minister killed in blast
Al Jazeera : Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani entered government after the Taliban seized power following US-led drawdown in 2021. Afghanistan’s acting minister for refugees has been...
Trump claims solving Ukraine crisis his top priority
Agency : Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as...
Philippine villages evacuated after major volcanic eruption
Agency : About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region Tuesday a day after a volcano briefly erupted with a towering ash...
S Korean president banned from leaving country
AFP : South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol was banned from leaving the country on Monday, the justice ministry said, less than a week after...