Xi urges Shanghai alliance to ‘safeguard regional peace’
AFP :China’s Xi Jinping urged Russian, Iranian and other leaders on Tuesday to work towards safeguarding “regional peace” as he addressed a virtual summit of...
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Temperatures seen surging as El Nino weather pattern returns
Reuters :Temperatures are expected to soar across large parts of the world after the El Nino weather pattern emerged in the tropical Pacific for the...
France repatriates 10 women, 25 children from Syria camps
AFP :France on Tuesday repatriated 10 women and 25 children who were held in prison camps for suspected jihadists in northeast Syria, the fourth such...
APHR call for women, ethnic groups to have greater say in the future of Myanmar
AP :The Myanmar pro-democracy movement must listen to the calls of women and ethnic groups and their vision for federalism, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights...
Thai King opens parliament after shock election result
AFP :Thailand’s king opened parliament Monday following a shock election result in which the pro-democracy opposition trounced army-backed parties that have ruled the kingdom for...
Victoria Amelina, resarchers killed in Russian attack
Al Jazeera :A Ukrainian war crimes researcher and novelist has died from injuries sustained in last Tuesday’s missile attack in the city of Kramatorsk, located...
Russian defence official: No need for new mobilization to replace Wagner
AFP :There is no need for further mobilization in Russia to replace Wagner troops who have left the battlefield in Ukraine after a short-lived mutiny,...
6.2- magnitude earthquake jolts off eastern Indonesia
BSS :A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on Monday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics...
2 soldiers killed in clash with terrorists in SW Pakistan
AFP :Two soldiers were killed in an exchange of firing with terrorists in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, a military statement said on Monday.The incident happened...
Sonko urges Senegalese to ‘come out en masse’ ahead of president’s speech
AFP :Popular Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called on the public on Sunday night to “come out en masse” ahead of a speech in which...
Kenya’s Ruto lifts six-year logging ban
AFP :Kenyan President William Ruto announced Sunday the lifting of a near six-year ban on logging, despite the concerns of environmental campaigners.Ruto said the move...