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...
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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...
India says situation with China fragile, dangerous in the Himalayan front
Reuters :The situation between India and China in the western Himalayan region of Ladakh is fragile and dangerous, with military forces deployed very close to...
Mexico president calls big rally with election on horizon
AFP :Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called for a big political rally in Mexico City on Saturday aimed at energizing his supporters ahead...
10 people charged in death of Black inmate at US hospital
AFP :Seven US police officers and three hospital workers have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Black inmate at a psychiatric...
Poland to be first NATO member to send fighter jets to Ukraine
AFP :Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday said Warsaw would deliver an initial batch of four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, in what would be...
North Korea says ICBM launch was response to rivals’ drills
AP :North Korea said Friday that its latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch was intended to send a “stronger warning” over U.S.-South Korean military drills, which...
New Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears
AP :New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be banned from having the TikTok app on their government phones, officials said...
Cambodia celebrates return of ‘priceless’ stolen Angkor jewellery
AFP :Cambodian leader Hun Sen unveiled a collection of stolen Angkor crown jewellery on Friday which was recently returned to the kingdom after decades in...