International
Moscow claims Putin’s party wins votes in annexed Ukraine regions
AFP :Russia claimed Sunday that the United Russia party, which staunchly backs President Vladimir Putin, had won local ballots in four Ukrainian regions occupied by...
Support slumps for Australian Indigenous rights referendum
AFP :Australia’s historic Indigenous rights referendum is haemorrhaging support, with a barrage of damning new polls showing only a minority in favour of the October...
Saudi Arabia one of India’s most important strategic partners
AFP :The strategic partnership between India and the Saudi Arabia is crucial for regional and global stability and welfare, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...
Saudi Arabia one of India’s most important strategic partners
AFP :The strategic partnership between India and the Saudi Arabia is crucial for regional and global stability and welfare, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...
Chile marks 50 years since Pinochet’s brutal coup
Al Jazeera :London, UK and Santiago, Chile – Gloria Miqueles gazes at the window display at the Postal Museum in London. Some of her most...
Afghan Taliban criticises closure of main border crossing with Pakistan
Reuters :The Afghan Taliban criticised the closure of its main border crossing with Pakistan this week after clashes between security forces, saying the halt in...
Maldives presidential election headed to runoff round
DW :Presidential elections in the Maldives seemed poised for a runoff round, after the two top candidates failed to secure over 50% of the vote...
Myanmar receives first shipment of Russia’s Su-30 fighter jets
Reuters :Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar’s trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency...
UK commits $2b to UN-backed climate fund
Reuters :Britain will commit to provide $2 billion to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help developing countries cope with climate change, Prime Minister Rishi...
Modi opens G20 summit as PM of ‘Bharat’
AFP :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his opening address to the G20 summit Saturday with his country nameplate labelled “Bharat” — an ancient Sanskrit...
South African Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies aged 95
AFP :Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a Zulu nationalist leader who presided over South Africa’s deadliest violence ahead of the first multiracial elections in 1994, died on Saturday...