Area around world’s biggest iPhone plant locked down
BBC :The lockdown started on Wednesday and is set to last for seven days.The move may have an impact on production of the new iPhone...
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Pyongyang fires suspected ICBM
BBC :The ICBM launch, the North’s seventh this year, sparked an alert in Japan – but fell short, landing in the sea.Tensions are escalating amid...
N Korea fires 23 missiles, one close to S Korea
AFP :North Korea fired at least 23 missiles on Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea’s waters in what President Yoon Suk-yeol said...
Benjamin Netanyahu in lead after Israel vote
AFP :Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu inched towards reclaiming power on Wednesday after projected election results showed a majority government was within reach for the veteran right-winger,...
China will support Pakistan in stabilizing its financial situation:XI
Reuters :China will continue to support Pakistan as it tries to stabilize its financial situation, state media quoted President Xi Jinping as saying on Wednesday,...
Poland to build wall on border with Russia’s Kaliningrad
Deutsche Welle :Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said construction of a temporary barrier along the Polish-Russian border was due to begin on Wednesday.The 2.5-meter high...
New Swedish PM says open to nukes under Nato
AFP :Sweden’s new prime minister said on Tuesday he was open to allowing nuclear weapons on Swedish soil once the country becomes a Nato member,...
Canada plans record immigration targets
Reuters :Canada plans to welcome a record 500,000 new permanent residents in 2025 and has boosted its targets over the next two years as the...
50 countries at UN condemn China’s rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang
AFP :Fifty countries have signed onto a statement read during a UN debate that condemned the “severe and systematic” human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang...
Netanyahu eyes comeback as Israel votes in fifth election in four years
CNN :Israelis are heading to the ballot box for an unprecedented fifth time in four years on Tuesday, as Israel holds yet another national election...
Pakistani journalist crushed by Imran Khan’s truck during coverage
Reuters :A female journalist was crushed to death by a vehicle carrying former Prime Minister Imran Khan in an accident in eastern Pakistan on Sunday...
Saudi, UAE tout higher oil production, days before COP climate talks
AFP :Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said the world needs higher oil production on Monday, just days before the COP27 climate summit aimed...