US warns Turkey on exports seen to boost Russia’s war effort
Reuters :The United States warned Turkey in recent days about the export to Russia of chemicals, microchips and other products that can be used in...
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Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against justice reform plans
Reuters :Tens of thousands of Israelis braved heavy rain on Saturday for a fifth week of protests against judicial reform plans by Prime Minister Benjamin...
At least 23 dead as dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile
Reuters :Dozens of wildfires blazing though Chile caused the government to extend an emergency order to another region on Saturday, as a scorching summer heat...
UK’s shortest-serving PM Liz Truss blames economic ‘orthodoxy’ for downfall
Reuters :Former British prime minister Liz Truss blamed on Sunday the economic “orthodoxy” in the country’s finance ministry, other nations and in parts of the...
Iran’s supreme leader pardons large number of prisoners linked to protests
Reuters :Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners, including many arrested in recent anti-government protests over security-related charges, state media...
Asean to intensify talks on code for South China Sea
Reuters :Indonesia plans to intensify talks with China and other Southeast Asian countries to finalize a code of conduct (COC) for the disputed South China...
Zelensky vows to defend ‘fortress’ Bakhmut, hosts EU leaders in Kyiv
Reuters :Ukrainians will fight “for as long as we can” to hold the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday, as he...
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘blasphemous content’
AFP :Wikipedia was blocked in Pakistan on Saturday after authorities censored the website for hosting “blasphemous content” in the latest blow to digital rights in...
Cattle thieves kill 41 vigilantes in Nigeria’s north
AFP :A gang of cattle thieves has killed 41 vigilantes in Nigeria’s troubled north in a forest ambush, police said.The incident happened on Thursday in...
Dozens of soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
AP :Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said Saturday.Top Ukrainian presidential aide...