Nine killed in Senegal clashes after opposition leader sentenced
AFP :Nine people have died in clashes across Senegal, the interior minister said Friday, after a court sentenced firebrand opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to two...
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Istanbul students protest despite ban after Erdogan win
AFP :Students and academics protested at Turkey’s top university Friday, defying a ban on the near 900-day strike imposed after President Recip Tayyip Erdogan was...
China, Argentina agree to jointly promote ‘belt and road’ initiative
Reuters : China has signed a cooperation agreement with Argentina on promoting the joint construction of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’, China’s state planner said...
United Indian opposition can beat Modi in 2024: Rahul Gandhi
AFP :India’s leading opposition figure Rahul Gandhi denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stranglehold on Indian society on Thursday but expressed confidence that the opposition can...
N. Korea will ‘correctly’ put spy satellite into orbit soon, Kim’s sister says
AFP :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister said Thursday that Pyongyang would “correctly” place a spy satellite into orbit soon, a day after...
3 including 2 children killed in Russian strike on Kyiv
AFP :Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least three people including two children and bringing fresh terror to the city...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...