Singapore cabinet minister arrested in rare top-level graft probe
AFP :Singapore’s transport minister has been arrested in connection with a rare top-level corruption probe that has also ensnared a billionaire hotel tycoon, the country’s...
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Senegal opposition leader calls for protests after nomination rally banned
AFP :Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called for a peaceful protest on Saturday after authorities blocked a planned rally to publicly confirm his nomination as...
UN rights council calls for AI transparency
AFP :The UN Human Rights Council on Friday called for transparency on the risks of artificial intelligence and for the data harvested by AI to...
South Korea’s president in Ukraine to see Zelensky
AFP :South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol was in Ukraine Saturday on an unannounced visit, his office said, where he visited the town of Bucha...
Japan rocket engine explodes during test: Official
AFP :A Japanese rocket engine exploded during a test on Friday, an official said, in the latest blow to the country’s space agency. The Epsilon...
Canada unfreezes talks with Turkey on export controls after NATO move
Reuters :Canada has unfrozen talks with Turkey on lifting export controls on drone parts after Ankara gave its nod for Sweden to join NATO, a...
UN says 87 bodies buried in Sudan mass grave
Reuters :The bodies of at least 87 people allegedly killed last month by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group and their allies have been buried...
Ethnic armies vow to protect Chinese investment in Myanmar pipeline areas
The Irrawardy :Three ethnic armies that control territory that China-backed oil and gas pipelines pass through in early July that they will protect Chinese investments...
India’s Modi sparks political storm with pitch for civil code
Reuters :Nine months before a general election, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have dusted off a potentially...
Heavy rain in China’s Chongqing threaten rivers
Reuters :Chongqing, a sprawling municipality in southwest China, issued heightened warnings for heavy rain in 24 districts and counties on Friday, according to state media,...
Deadly anti-govt protests roil Kenya
Al Jazeera :Nairobi, Kenya – For the second time in less than a week, protests have erupted in Nairobi and other major cities in Kenya,...
