Ocean conference participants pledge $19 billion
AFP :Delegates to a global conference on saving the world’s oceans pledged $19 billion, the host country Panama said on Friday.The total included a $6...
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Ukraine clings to Bakhmut, US readies $400m in new military aid
Reuters :Ukrainian forces clinging to the eastern city of Bakhmut dug new trenches in an attempt to hold back Russian attackers, as the United States...
Malaysia ex-PM Najib cleared of audit tampering in 1MDB graft scandal
Reuters :A Malaysian court on Friday acquitted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in one of the many cases he faces over...
Cambodia opposition leader gets 27-year sentence for treason
AFP :A Cambodian court on Friday sentenced top opposition leader Kem Sokha to 27 years in jail for treason, in a case rights groups say...
Israel carries out air strikes on Gaza Strip
AFP :Israel conducted air strikes on the central Gaza Strip early Thursday, according to AFP journalists and witnesses, hours after intercepting a rocket fired from...
Haley to challenge Trump for 2024 Republican nomination
AFP :Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley moved closer Wednesday to the widely-expected launch of her US presidential campaign — previewing a “big announcement” that looks...
‘TTP wants to push govt out of KP to establish Sharia’
DAWN : The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) aims to push the government of Pakistan out of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and establish Sharia by waging a terrorist...
Security Council should protect Palestinian civilians, envoy urges UN
AFP : The Security Council has an obligation to find ways to “provide protection” for Palestinian civilians, the population’s ambassador to the United Nations pleaded...
Ukrainian troops seek solace in faith and prayer
AFP : God moves in mysterious ways, the Bible says. In eastern Ukraine, one of His representatives drives a Lada 1600, powered by petrol and...
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s public workers protest power tariff, tax hikes
Reuters : Public sector staff at Sri Lankan hospitals, banks and ports walked out on Wednesday, with some taking to the streets and other employees...
China hits out at US over TikTok ban on federal devices
BBC Online :China has accused the US of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the video app TikTok from government-issued phones.On Monday, the...
Finland moves closer to joining NATO without Sweden
Reuters :Finland, which has one of Europe’s longest borders with Russia, on Tuesday kicks off a parliamentary debate aimed at accelerating the country’s bid to...