Myanmar junta’s Rakhine blockade raises civilian risk amid Chinese project
News Desk :Myanmar’s military regime has imposed a blockade on Kyaukphyu in Rakhine State as it intensifies efforts to advance the Special Economic Zone (SEZ)...
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Turkey arrests ISIL suspects as detention drive continues
Al Jazeera :Turkey has announced it has detained dozens of people suspected of having ties to the ISIL (ISIS) armed group.At least 29 suspects were...
Displaced Gazans flee again as Israel launches fresh assaults
Reuters :Tens of thousands of newly displaced Gazans huddled under tarpaulins on Friday in the centre of the enclave after fleeing the latest offensive by...
G7 leaders to discuss legal theory on seizing Russian assets
Reuters :G7 leaders will discuss a new legal theory that would enable the seizure of $300 billion in frozen Russian assets when they meet in...
Pakistan bans New Year’s Eve celebrations in solidarity with Gaza
AFP :In an evening televised address to the nation, Pakistan Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said because of the situation in the Gaza Strip, the government...
Indonesia navy drives away boat carrying Rohingya
Reuters :An Indonesian navy vessel in Aceh drove away a boat carrying Rohingya from Myanmar, a military spokesperson said, as growing numbers of would-be refugees...
US allies reluctant on Red Sea taskforce
Reuters : US President Joe Biden hoped to present a firm international response to Yemen’s Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping by launching a new...
'Unparalleled': IDF raids Ramallah, more occupied cities
Al Jazeera : Israeli forces have launched their most intense raids yet on cities in the occupied West Bank as they pressed on with one...
China asks citizens to evacuate risky Myanmar border area
Al Jazeera : China’s embassy in Myanmar has asked its citizens to leave a border district in Myanmar as soon as possible, citing security risks.The...
N Korea calls on army to ‘accelerate’ war preparations
Al Jazeera : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military, including its nuclear programme, to “accelerate” war preparations to counter what he...
China sanctions US-based Xinjiang monitor
Al Jazeera : China has placed sanctions on a United States research company that monitors human rights in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.China announced late...