Australia nuclear sub deal will help peace in Indo-Pacific: UK PM
AFP :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday sought to play down Chinese fears that a deal to provide Australia with nuclear-powered US submarines threatened...
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French forces kill IS Sahel militant leader wanted by US
AFP :The head of Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, who was wanted for deadly attacks on US soldiers and foreign aid workers, has been...
At least 50 killed in Yemen clashes: military sources
AFP :At least 50 rebels and pro-government troops, including a high-ranking officer, have been killed in clashes in Yemen’s central province of Al-Bayda, military sources...
Key things to know about the German election
AFP :After 16 years in power, Angela Merkelis set to retire as chancellor following a general election on September 26, leaving a gaping hole in...
Kabul Airport to be ready for int’l flights soon
Xinhua :The Kabul International Airport will soon be ready for international flights as efforts are underway to remove technical problems, airport director Abdul Hadi Hamadani...
South Africa announces ‘vaccine passport’ plans
AFP:South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced plans to introduce Covid-19 “vaccine passports” amid widespread scepticism of the jab, ahead of an easing of...
NZ extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland
AFP :New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland will remain in strict Covid-19 lockdown for at least another week as a Delta variant outbreak “rumbles along”,...
As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief
Reuters :As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan under Taliban rule, neighbours China and Pakistan have already reached...
N.Korea test-fires new ‘long-range cruise missile’
AFP :North Korea test-fired a new “long-range cruise missile” over the weekend, state media reported Monday, with the US saying the nuclear-armed country was threatening...
Kono favoured as next Japan’s PM
Reuters :Japan’s minister in charge of vaccines, Taro Kono, has emerged as the favoured candidate in weekend opinion polls on whom should succeed Prime Minister...
Four killed in Siberia plane crash
Reuters :Four people were killed when a small Russian passenger plane with 14 passengers and two crew on board made an emergency landing in a...
Dengue suspected of killing dozens as Indian state suffers worst outbreak
Reuters :An outbreak of dengue fever is suspected of killing dozens of people in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh since the start of September,...