Jacinda Ardern leaves a legacy forged from crisis
AFP :Jacinda Ardern promised “relentless positivity” as New Zealand’s prime minister, but in announcing her shock resignation on Thursday admitted the unrelenting demands of the...
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Biden says Ukraine helicopter crash a ‘heartbreaking tragedy’
AFP :President Joe Biden offered condolences to the families of the more than a dozen people killed in a helicopter crash near Kyiv on Wednesday,...
Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion
AFP :A court in the Philippines on Wednesday acquitted Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa of four tax evasion charges, alongside her online government-critical news site Rappler.Ressa...
World’s oldest known person dies aged 118
AFP :The world’s oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.Randon, known as Sister Andre, was...
Pakistan regional assembly dissolved on Imran Khan’s orders
AFP :The provincial assembly in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was dissolved on Wednesday, the second regional government to be brought down by former prime minister...
Vietnam president resigns amid major anti-graft purge
AFP :Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned, state media said Tuesday, after days of rumours he was about to be sacked as part of...
After 30 years, Italy arrests mafia boss Messina Denaro at Sicilian hospital
Reuters :Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested by armed police at a private hospital in Sicily on Monday, where the man...
Pakistan PM Sharif offers talks with arch-rival India
Reuters:Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has offered his Indian counterpart talks over all outstanding issues, including disputed Kashmir, which he believes could be facilitated by...
Biden plans California visit as rainstorm death toll reaches 20
Reuters :The parade of atmospheric rivers that pounded California for three weeks finally faded on Monday, enabling the state to begin lengthy repairs to roads...
Death toll in Russian missile strike in Ukraine rises to 40
Reuters :The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday with dozens more missing, making...
Renowned Pakistani lawyer rights activist shot dead
Reuters :A prominent Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist known as a vocal critic of both the military and Islamist militants was shot dead on...
WHO calls for more Covid data from China
AFP :The World Health Organization on Saturday called on China to provide more data on its Covid situation, after Beijing reported almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths...