Bhutan votes in final round of national elections
Reuters :Bhutan began voting on Tuesday, the final round of national parliamentary elections that will form the Himalayan kingdom’s fourth government since democracy was established...
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Blinken meets Arab leaders in diplomatic push over Gaza war
Reuters :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday after meeting with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi that countries in the...
South Korea outlaws dog meat industry
AP :South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday endorsed landmark legislation outlawing the country’s dwindling dog meat industry, as public calls for the ban have grown sharply...
4 killed in Russian air strike on Ukraine
Reuters :Russia sent dozens of missiles across Ukraine early on Monday, killing at least four civilians and hitting residential areas and commercial sites in its...
Blast in Pakistan kills five police officers
Al Jazeera :At least five police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a...
Africa 2024 elections: Stability at stake?
Deutsche Welle :In West Africa, mass protests have already broken out in Senegal ahead of the election scheduled for February. President Macky Sall has withdrawn...
US mission to make first pvt lunar landing blasts off
Al Jazeera :A mission to put the first commercial craft on the moon has blasted off from the United States.Vulcan, a United Launch Alliance (ULA)...
India-Maldives row escalates, agency suspends flight bookings to islands
Reuters :One of India’s largest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Monday after disparaging social media posts against Indian Prime Minister...
Blinken meets Arab leaders in push over Gaza war
Reuters :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was holding more talks with Arab leaders on Monday as part of a diplomatic push to stop the...
Israel says part of Hamas ‘dismantled’ as war enters fourth month
AFP :Israel said it has “dismantled” Hamas’s military leadership in northern Gaza as its war against the Palestinian group entered its fourth month on Sunday...