Trial of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi enters final phase
AFP :A junta court will hear the final arguments in the 18-month-long trial of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi next week, a legal source said on Tuesday, before reaching its final verdicts against the...
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Trump should face insurrection, obstruction charges, US Capitol riot panel says
Reuters :The US House of Representatives panel probing the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol asked federal prosecutors on Monday to charge Donald Trump with four crimes, including obstruction and insurrection, for his...
Malaysia PM Anwar wins motion of confidence in parliament
Reuters :Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s motion of confidence was passed in parliament on Monday, winning vital backing for his premiership after an election last month returned an unprecedented hung parliament.Anwar had convened parliament...
Ukraine watchful of borders as Putin heads to Belarus
Reuters :President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said protecting Ukraine’s borders was a “constant priority” and his country was ready for all possible scenarios with Russia and its ally Belarus, which Kyiv has warned could be drawn...
Six dead, including suspect, after shooting in Canada
Reuters :Five victims and one suspect are dead following a shooting at a condominium in Canada’s Vaughan city, just north of Toronto, the York Regional Police department said.Another victim is hospitalised in a serious...
Liberians protest living costs as Weah returns from 48-day trip
Al Jazeera :Hundreds of protesters gathered on Saturday at the outer section of the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex in Monrovia to protest against soaring costs of living, a day before President George Weah’s...
Fog-shrouded Kyiv recovers after Russia strikes
Reuters :Basic services were being restored in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on Saturday after the latest wave of Russian air strikes on critical infrastructure, as residents navigated a city gripped by fog and girded for...
Death toll at Malaysia campsite landslide rises to 23, 10 still missing
Reuters :Rescue teams searching for missing campers caught in Friday’s landslide at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia recovered the bodies of a woman and a boy, raising the death toll to 23.The landslide in...
Death toll after Congo capital floods rises to 169, UN says
Reuters :The death toll after heavy flooding in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa this week has risen to 169, the United Nations’ humanitarian office (OCHA) said on Friday, citing authorities.Heavy downpour caused...
Thousands protest in Brussels over cost-of-living crisis, hitting public transport
Reuters :Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Brussels on Friday to protest against the rising cost-of-living, hitting public transport systems and disrupting this week’s European Union (EU) summit.The Brussels police said 16,500...
India-Pak bitter face-off over Bilawal Bhutto’s Modi remarks
Hindustan Times :The India-Pakistan war of words at the United Nations over the issue of terrorism witnessed a massive showdown on Friday, with India lashing out at Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks about...
UN hopeful for Russian fertiliser exports breakthrough
Reuters :A UN senior official on Thursday voiced optimism that there would be a breakthrough in negotiations to ease exports of Russian fertilisers.A deal for extending a Black Sea grain export agreement was agreed...