Taiwan raises concerns about situation ‘getting out of hand’ with China drills
Reuters :The increased frequency of China’s military activities around Taiwan recently has raised the risk of events “getting out of hand” and sparking an accidental...
International
New diabetes drug better for weight loss than Ozempic: Research
AFP :A new diabetes drug leads to more weight loss and lower blood sugar than its blockbuster rival semaglutide, also known as Ozempic, a review...
5.3m people displaced by war in Sudan
AFP :The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said that some 5.3 million have fled from the war in...
Kamala Harris tasked with new role fighting US gun violence
Reuters :US Vice President Kamala Harris took on a new role Friday fighting gun violence, a job likely to give her more visibility ahead of...
Indonesia jails woman who said Muslim prayer before eating pork
Reuters :An Indonesian court sentenced a woman to two years in prison this week for violating the country’s blasphemy law after she posted a video...
Two dead in Sweden restaurant shooting
Reuters :Two people were killed and two injured in a shooting at a restaurant in eastern Sweden late on Thursday that police said appeared to...
Fragile ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh after ‘constructive’ peace talks
AFP :A fragile ceasefire held on Friday in Nagorno-Karabakh, after Armenian separatists this week capitulated to Azerbaijan’s lightning offensive. Azerbaijan and the separatists from the...
Historic NASA asteroid mission set for perilous return
AFP :NASA’s first mission to retrieve an asteroid sample and return it to US soil is expected to reach a perilous finale on Sunday with...
No Mideast peace without Palestinians’ full rights: Abbas
Xinhua :Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that there would be no peace in the Middle East if Palestinians do not fully enjoy their legitimate...
Libya’s flood-hit Derna to host reconstruction conference
AFP :Benghazi: Libya’s eastern-based administration said on Friday that it would host an international conference next month in the flood-hit port city of Derna to...