Russia flies strategic bomber planes near Japan
Reuters :Two Russian strategic bomber planes flew over the Sea of Japan for more than seven hours, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday in...
International
Visva Bharati sends eviction notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
News Desk :West Bengal’s Visva Bharati University authorities on Sunday served a notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asking him or any of his representatives...
20 years on, most Americans say Iraq invasion was wrong decision
Xinhua :Two decades after the United States invaded Iraq, 61 percent of Americans do not believe the country made the right decision by invading Iraq,...
Russia summons Canadian diplomat to protest ‘regime change’ statement
Reuters :Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it had protested to Canada’s top diplomat in Moscow over comments by Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly about...
Protesters set rubbish on fire as French govt barely survives no-confidence vote
Reuters :Protesters set piles of rubbish on fire in central Paris on Monday after President Emmanuel Macron’s government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament...
Japan announces $75b new plan to counter China in Indo-Pacific
Reuters :Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday announced an expansive new plan for an open and free Indo-Pacific, promising billions of dollars in investment...
Donor conference seeks to rally quake aid for Turkey, Syria
AFP :The EU on Monday will host a conference in Brussels aimed at ramping up funds from international donors to help the victims of the...
Tony Blair: Putin can’t use Iraq to justify Ukraine invasion
Deutsche Welle :Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cannot be equated with the US-led invasion of Iraq, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday, ahead of...
At least 14 killed as magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador
Reuters :At least 14 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, causing structural...
China’s Xi plays peacemaker on Russia visit
AFP :President Xi Jinping heads to Russia on Monday hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as China seeks to position itself as a peacemaker.Freshly...
South Korea moves to ‘normalise’ military pact with Japan
BSS :South Korea will fully implement a key military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, a defence ministry official told AFP on Saturday, as the two countries...
Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot lava
AFP :Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted late Friday and continued to spew hot ash and other volcanic material on...