Knesset convenes to vote on new govt that will end Netanyahu’s rule
Reuters :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year hold on power was set to end on Sunday when parliament votes on a new government, ushering...
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India students face uncertain future amid pandemic
AP, New Delhi :Earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the cancellation of key school-leaving examinations.“We were glued to our phones, waiting for...
US President wants West to form alliance against China
BBC, Cornwall :US President Joe Biden is to urge Western countries to counter China’s growing influence at the second day of the G7 summit, an...
G7 leaders to unveil global anti-pandemic action plan
BBC, London :G7 leaders are to commit to using all their resources in an effort to ensure the devastation caused by a pandemic like Covid-19...
MH17 plane crash horror and hope for families as trial starts
BBC News, The Hague :This is a traumatic time for families who lost 298 loved ones on flight MH17. Now they hope the trial of...
France to scale down West Africa military operations
BBC news in Dakar :France is to scale down counter-terrorism operations in the Sahel region of West Africa after eight years, President Emmanuel Macron has...
G7 summit: Biden to warn Johnson not to risk NI peace over Brexit
Agencies, London :US President Joe Biden will later tell PM Boris Johnson not to let the row over post-Brexit trading in Northern Ireland affect the...
12 killed in Myanmar military plane crash
Reuters : Military and locals stand beside the wreckage of a Myanmar military plane that crashed in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay on June 10, 2021...
Child labour swells for first time in two decades: UN
AFP :The world has marked the first rise in child labour in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more youngsters toward...
Suu Kyi faces most serious corruption charge yet
Reuters, Myanmar :Myanmar’s military authorities have charged deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi with corruption, the most serious charge laid against her to date.Ms Suu...
Japan, Australia raise concerns about reported abuses in China
Reuters :Japan and Australia voiced “serious concerns” on Wednesday over reports of human rights abuses against Uighur and other Muslim minorities in China’s far western...