Iranian president to visit Syria ‘in near future’
AFP Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Damascus “in the near future”, on the first such trip to Syria since the country’s civil war began,...
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Japan approves abortion pill for the first time
AFP :The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy.Abortion...
Kim Jong Un’s sister says US-S. Korea plan risks ‘serious danger’
AFP :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister Kim Yo Jong has warned that a US-South Korean agreement aimed at strengthening deterrence against Pyongyang...
One dead, 3 missing in ship collision in Philippines
AFP Two foreign-flagged vessels collided off Corregidor Island in the Philippines, leaving one person dead and three missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on...
Kazakh police chief jailed for 10 years over riots
AFP :A court in Kazakhstan on Friday sentenced a former top police officer in Kazakhstan to ten years in prison for abuse of power and...
India arms Hindu village militias to combat Kashmir rebels
AFP : India has more than half a million soldiers permanently stationed in the parts of Muslim-majority Kashmir it controls, as the Hindu nationalist government...
Pope to meet Hungary’s Orban on visit overshadowed by Ukraine
AFP :Pope Francis headed to Hungary Friday for a three-day visit likely to be dominated by the war in Ukraine and his meeting with nationalist...
Three US soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash
AFP :Three US soldiers were killed and another injured when two helicopters returning from a training mission in a remote area of Alaska collided mid-flight...
Barack Obama to spotlight US workers in Netflix documentary
AFP :Barack Obama will be back in the public view next month, in a Netflix-produced documentary series whose trailer was released Thursday, in which the...
‘Dangerous manoeuvres’ in China and Philippines’ cat-and-mouse sea chase
BBC :A Chinese Coast Guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel in the South China Sea, causing a near collision in waters where Beijing’s vast...
China pushes to digitize mines in attempt to make them safer
AP :China is using “smart” technology to try to improve its safety record in coal mines, as part of a push by the National Energy...
Japan sets 30pc target for women execs at big firms by 2030
AFP :Japan’s prime minister ordered his government on Thursday to begin work on increasing the number of women executives in major companies to 30 percent...