Polish PM Tusk warns Europe entered ‘pre-war era’
AFP : Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned of the “real” threat of conflict in Europe, saying that for the first time since the...
International
Ukraine seeks India’s help in ending war with Russia
Deutsche Welle : India’s potential role as a mediator with Moscow, and its position as a vanguard of the Global South, is coming into focus...
Trudeau on back foot over carbon tax
AFP : Polluters should pay up, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists. But pressure is mounting to scrap his signature climate policy, a federal levy...
Pope skips Good Friday procession
Reuters : Pope Francis cancelled at the last minute his attendance at the Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum, in what the Vatican described as...
US to restrict visas for multiple HK officials
AFP : The United States announced on Friday that it was “taking steps” to put fresh visa curbs on Hong Kong officials responsible for cracking...
Peru President’s home raided
Al Jazeera : The home of Peru’s President Dina Boluarte has been raided as part of a continuing corruption investigation linked to undisclosed luxury watches,...
Over 70 kg of raw opium seized in central Myanmar
Xinhua : Authorities have seized 78.4 kg of raw opium in Myanmar’s Mandalay region, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control said in a statement...
Bus plunges off South Africa bridge killing 45
AFP : A bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine and caught fire on Thursday in South Africa, killing 45 of the 46 people...
Israeli strike kills 36 Syrian soldiers near Aleppo
AFP : An Israeli air strike on Syria’s Aleppo province killed at least 36 Syrian soldiers on Friday, according to a war monitor, which added...
Pakistan to investigate army’s meddling in judiciary
Reuters : Pakistan will set up an inquiry commission to investigate accusations by six High Court judges of interference and intimidation by the country’s powerful...
9 detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack
AP : Nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on...
Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security crises worsen
Al Jazeera : War is on the doorstep of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma city and the region is at breaking point, activists...