Sri Lanka seeks further $1b credit line from India
Reuters :Sri Lanka has sought an additional credit line of $1 billion from India to import essentials amid its worst economic crisis in decades, two...
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N Korea will keep developing formidable striking capabilities: Kim
Reuters :North Korea will continue to develop “formidable striking capabilities” that cannot be bartered or sold for anything, leader Kim Jong Un said, according to...
US, Mideast allies show unity in Israel amid Iran worries
Reuters :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a show of unity with Middle East allies at a rare Israeli-hosted summit on Monday, hoping to...
Afghanistan: Taliban girls’ education ban won’t last, says Malala
Al Jazeera : The Taliban’s ban on girls’ education will not last forever, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has said, emphasising that Afghan women now know...
After Covid, India tries to get on top of tuberculosis
BSS : When Covid-19 ripped through India in 2020-21, several million people are thought to have died. Desperate efforts to stem the pandemic hurt the...
Hong Kong’s flight suspensions triggered by Covid
BSS : Hong Kong announced on Sunday that it ould halve the period for which it suspends international flights that bring in passengers infected with...
Amnesty calls denial of bail to Muslim activist ‘big blow’: India
Al Jazeera :Rights group Amnesty International has described India’s repeated denial of bail to jailed Muslim activist Umar Khalid as a “big blow” to those...
Opposition’’s no-confidence motion against Imran Khan delayed
Agency :The speaker of Pakistan’s parliament has adjourned a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan, provoking opposition accusations he is buying time for...
US, EU create task force to reduce deendence on Russian gas
BSS :The US and EU announced a task force on Friday aimed at reducing Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels in the face of Moscow’s...
Chinese foreign minister in India
Agency :Relations between India and China took a nosedive after deadly border clashes in June 2020. The Chinese foreign minister’s visit marked the first high-level...
Ex-Togo premier elected head of UN labour agency
BSS :Gilbert Houngbo, the former prime minister of Togo, was on Friday elected the next head of the International Labour Organization, and will become the...
Russian military chaplain killed by rocket near Ukraine border: church
BSS :A Russian military chaplain was killed by a Ukrainian rocket attack in south western Russia close to the border with Ukraine, the Russian Orthodox...