UN special envoy for Myanmar to step down
AFP :The United Nations special envoy for Myanmar will step down in June, a spokesman for the UN chief told AFP on Wednesday, after an 18-month tenure in which she was criticized by the...
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Lanka reduces interest rates for 1st time since bankruptcy as economy shows signs of rebounding
AP :The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reduced its interest rates Thursday for the first time since the island nation declared bankruptcy, after stern fiscal controls, improved foreign currency income and help from an...
Japan allows nuclear plants to operate beyond 60 years
AFP :Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets.The bill intends to “establish an...
China launches mission with first civilian to space station
AFP :China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by...
Japan says N Korea ‘ballistic missile launch’ violates UN resolutions
AFP :North Korea’s launch of a “ballistic missile” violates UN Security Council resolutions, Japan said Wednesday, after what Pyongyang said was a failed attempt to put a satellite in space.“As a ballistic missile launch...
‘The time is now’ for Sweden to join NATO: Blinken
AFP :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Turkey’s re-elected leader to drop his objections to Sweden’s membership in NATO, urging movement on ratification before an alliance summit in July. Two...
Clash with Mexico police leaves 10 people killed
AFP : A highway gun attack on security forces in northern Mexico left 10 people dead on Monday, authorities said.“Civil Force personnel were attacked with bullets by subjects who were traveling aboard three armored...
10 dead after bus falls into gorge in Indian Kashmir
AP : A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir skid off a highway bridge into a Himalayan gorge Tuesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, police said.The bus...
Drones hit Moscow high-rises as Kyiv struck for third day
AFP : A swarm of drones hit Moscow on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack, while Russian drones struck Kyiv for a third straight day as Ukraine gears up for a major offensive against Russian...
China to send first civilian to space on Tuesday
AFP : China will send its first civilian astronaut into space as part of a crewed mission to the Tiangong space station on Tuesday, the country’s Manned Space Agency said.“Payload expert Gui Haichao is...
Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham over Ukraine comments
AP : Russia’s Interior Ministry on Monday issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine.In an edited video of his meeting on Friday with...
Turkey’s bitter election battle nears decision day
Reuters :Turkey reached the final stretch Friday of a bitter presidential campaign that has seen Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his secular rival exploit fears about migrants and Kurdish militants.Erdogan appears on course to extend...