5 dead in Indonesia landslides
AFP : Flash floods and landslides struck Indonesia’s main Java island earlier this week, killing at least five people, the national disaster agency said Friday,...
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US urges release of Mohammadi
Reuters : The United States on Thursday urged Iran’s unconditional release of Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi after she was allowed medical leave, saying she never...
Lanka to ink debt deals by year’s end: Minister
AFP : Cash-strapped Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to complete its long-delayed foreign debt restructure within the month before a 2025 budget adhering to strict revenue...
Japan grants Philippines funding to boost naval capabilities
AFP :Japan on Thursday granted the Philippines 1.6 billion yen ($10.6 million) aimed at beefing up its naval capabilities, a day after Manila said the...
S Korean Defence Minister resigns
Agency : South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun following widespread criticism over the president’s brief imposition...
S Korea’s opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon
Agency : South Korea’s opposition parties Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the shocking and short-lived martial law that drew...
Japan observes-‘exceptional’ concern: PM
AFP : Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Wednesday that Tokyo was monitoring the situation in South Korea with “exceptional and serious concerns” after the...
Iran’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers
Al Jazeera : The latest US sanctions are part of an effort to disrupt Iran’s use of oil revenue to finance its nuclear programme.The United...
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...
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...
Malay-Thai brace after floods kill over 30
AL Jazeera : Authorities in Thailand and Malaysia are on high alert for more intense rainfall after days of monsoon rains triggered devastating floods that...