UN envoy makes first visit to Myanmar
BSS :The UN’s new special envoy for Myanmar began her first trip to the country Tuesday, a day after a junta court sentenced ousted civilian...
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Flash floods kill 31 in Afghanistan
Deutsche Welle :At least 31 people died in flash floods in the northern Afghan province of Parwan, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Monday. Heavy...
Salman Rushdie Iran denies responsibility for attack
Deutsche Welle :Iran on Monday blamed award-winning author Salman Rushdie and his supporters over an attack which left the novelist hospitalized and on a ventilator.“Salman...
UN resuming talks on high-seas treaty amid growing concerns
AFP :After four inconclusive sessions, UN member states on Monday to resume talks aimed at finally completing a treaty to protect the world’s high seas,...
Malaysian ex-PM Najib begins final bid to set aside 1MDB conviction
Reuters :Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak starts his final attempt on Monday to set aside his conviction in a corruption case linked to the...
Trump vs Biden again? The documents scandal makes it more likely
BSS :If you think you’ve seen this movie before, it’s because you have — except the second time will be even more nerve-racking. Yes, world:...
Dead fish everywhere’ in Germany, Poland, fearing chemical waste dump
BSS :Thousands of fish have washed up dead on the Oder river running through Germany and Poland, sparking warnings of an environmental disaster as residents...
US lawmakers pass landmark climate, health plan in big win for Biden
BSS :US lawmakers on Friday adopted President Joe Biden’s sprawling climate, tax and health care plan — a major win for the veteran Democrat that...
Taliban fighters swap arms for books as hundreds return to school
BSS :Gul Agha Jalali used to spend his nights planting bombs — hoping to target an Afghan government soldier or, better still, a foreign serviceman....
Cuba declares massive fuel plant fire extinguished
BSS :Cuba’s government declared the “elimination” on Friday of a fire at a major fuel storage plant that left two firefighters dead and 14 people...
First UN ship for Ukrainian grain to dock Friday: WFP
BSS :The first UN-chartered vessel set to transport grain from Ukraine under a deal to relieve a global food crisis should dock in Ukraine on...
US attorney general says ‘ he personally approved’ Trump home search
BSS :US Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday that he had “personally approved” the dramatic raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate and, in a...