Philippines’ Duterte fully restores key US troop pact
Reuters :Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a crucial pact governing the presence of US troops in the Southeast Asian nation, the two countries’ defence...
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Jared Kushner to leave politics
Reuters :Jared Kushner, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump, plans to launch an investment firm in coming months, a move that will take...
4 killed, as forest fires rage near Turkish resorts
AFP :Four people were reported dead on Thursday and more than 180 injured as thousands of firefighters battled huge blazes spreading across the Mediterranean resort...
HK man sentenced to 9 years in first national security law case
Al Jazeera :The first person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison, judges said, in a...
India logs highest Covid cases in three weeks
Reuters :Health experts have called for faster vaccinations to stave off another big surge.India reported 44,230 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, the most in three...
Seeing snow for the first time at 62: Brazilians revel in icy snap
Reuters :Temperatures dropped across Brazil on Thursday – with rare snowfall overnight in some places – as a polar air mass advanced toward the center-south...
Malaysian PM under pressure to quit
AP :Malaysia’s king on Thursday rebuked Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government for misleading parliament over the status of coronavirus emergency measures, sparking renewed calls for...
Thai media restrictions raise freedom of expression concerns
AP :Thailand implemented new regulations on Friday that appeared to broaden the government’s ability to restrict media reports and social media posts about the coronavirus...
Myanmar democracy movement moves out of jailed Suu Kyi’s shadow
AFP :Imprisoned by the military, detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is isolated from the young protesters now forging their own struggle for democracy...
Taliban surge an ‘existential crisis’ for Afghan gov’t
Agencies :The Afghan government faces an “existential crisis” after the Taliban doubled its attacks following the February 2020 deal with the United States, a watchdog...
Cuba: Crackdown sends chilling message
Agency The courage many Cubans showed when they poured into the streets two weeks ago, chanting “Down with the dictatorship!” and “We are not afraid!”...
Global Covid caseload crosses 195 million
International Desk : The global Covid-19 caseload has now surpassed 195 million as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to devastate several countries even with...