N Korea’s Kim reveals daughter in hint at extending family rule
Al Jazeera :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s presentation of his young daughter at recent public events is likely an attempt to show his people...
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UN Security Council members stress Al Aqsa mosque status quo
Reuters :UN Security Council members voiced concern on Thursday and stressed the need to maintain a status quo at the Al Aqsa mosque compound in...
Leaked Harry memoir details sex, drugs, fights and killing
AFP :Prince Harry’s autobiography “Spare” is not due out until next week but it dominated headlines on Thursday after a Spanish-language version of the memoir...
China, Philippines agree on cooling tensions, boosting trade
Deutsche Welle :Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.is currently on a three-day visit to Beijing, seeking to improve ties with China after taking office in June....
US resumes full immigrant visa service in Havana
AFP :Five years after it was closed due to mysterious “sonic attacks” on diplomatic staff, the US consulate in Havana on Wednesday resumed full immigrant...
Seoul says N. Korean drone entered crucial no-fly zone
AFP :South Korea’s military confirmed on Thursday a North Korean drone had breached the key no-fly zone around the presidential office during a rare incursion...
India finds 11 omicron subvariants of Covid-19 in international travelers
Reuters :India detected a total of 11 subvariants of COVID-19 in international travellers who arrived in the country during Dec 24 to Jan 3, health...
China urges final victory over virus as global health mounts over spread
AFP :Global health officials tried to determine the facts of China’s raging Covid-19 outbreak and how to prevent a further spread as the government’s mouthpiece...
Car bombs kill at least 15 people, level houses in Somalia
Reuters :Two car bombs detonated by al Shabaab militants killed at least 15 people and flattened homes in central Somalia’s Hiraan region on Wednesday, a...
Soldiers’ widows group calls on Putin to order major mobilisation for Ukraine war
AFP :A little known patriotic group which supports the widows of Russian soldiers has called on President Vladimir Putin to order a large-scale mobilisation of...
US says Venezuela’s Maduro still illegitimate even after opposition ‘govt’ disbanded
AFP :The United States said Tuesday it still did not consider Nicolas Maduro to be the legitimate president of Venezuela and would maintain sanctions after...
Chaos as US House adjourns without choosing speaker
AFP :The new US Congress was plunged into disarray Tuesday as renegade right-wing Republicans blocked favorite Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker of the House of...