EU set to lock up Russia’s frozen assets
AP : The European Union is expected on Friday to lock up Russia’s assets held in Europe until it gives up its war in Ukraine and compensates its neighbor for the heavy damage that...
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Thai PM dissolves parliament
Agencies : Thailand’s prime minister dissolved parliament on Friday, paving the way for general elections early next year as deadly border clashes continue with neighbor Cambodia.The move comes earlier than expected and just three...
Series of Israeli strikes hit Lebanon
Agencies : A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel’s army said it was targeting Hezbollah sites, the latest such raids despite a year-old ceasefire....
Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules
BBC : US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at blocking states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence (AI) regulations.“We want to have one central source of approval,” Trump told reporters...
Tsunami warning lifted after latest earthquake hits Japan
Al Jazeera : The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has lifted a tsunami advisory for northern Japan’s Pacific coast that had been issued after an earthquake shook the region, national broadcaster NHK reported, days after...
US slaps sanctions on Maduro relatives
AFP : The US Treasury imposed new sanctions Thursday against three of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s relatives as well as six companies shipping the South American country’s oil.The move came as the White House...
Dozens killed as Myanmar military govt launches air strike on hospital
Al Jazeera : At least 30 people, including patients, have been killed, and about 70 wounded after an air strike by the country’s military government hit a major hospital in western Myanmar, according to...
Russia-China ties crucial to global stability: FM
Agencies : Russia-China diplomatic relations remain a pivotal factor in maintaining global stability, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. Lavrov emphasized the “special significance of the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination”...
Ukraine sends US new plan to end the war as Trump blasts Europe
NN ONLINE: Ukraine has sent Washington an updated plan for ending Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian officials told AFP Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump laid into European leaders in the latest sign of a...
Myanmar military air strike on hospital kills 31
NN ONLINE: A Myanmar military air strike on a hospital in western Rakhine state killed at least 31 people, an on-site aid worker said Thursday, as the junta intensifies its offensive ahead of...
Fighting on Thailand-Cambodia border shows no signs of easing
NN ONLINE: Renewed clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border continued Wednesday, displacing hundreds of thousands as people sought refuge in overcrowded temporary shelters. On the Thai side, outgoing gunfire could still be heard. The...
19 killed as two buildings collapse in Morocco
AP : Nineteen people were killed and 16 others injured after two four-story residential buildings collapsed overnight in Morocco’s third-largest city, Fez, authorities said Wednesday. The buildings, home to eight families, fell in one...