94 million need cataract surgery, but access lacking: WHO
Agencies : More than 94 million people suffer from cataracts, but half of them do not have access to the surgery needed to fix it,...
International
Many killed in south Yemen as crowd linked with STC storms gov’t building
AL Jazeera : A crowd linked to Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) has attempted to storm a local government building in the southeastern Yemeni...
US deploys 200 troops to train Nigerian military
AFP : The United States will deploy 200 troops to Nigeria to train the west African country’s military in its fight against jihadist groups, an...
Iran’s top security official in Oman following nuclear talks with US
Al Jazeera : Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has met with Oman’s ruler, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, in...
Takaichi secures landslide victory, faces tough test to revive Japan’s economy
BBC : Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has emerged from a snap election with a commanding mandate, but the decisive victory now brings sharper...
US strikes civil nuclear agreement with Armenia, Russia’s former close ally
Agency : The United States and Armenia have struck an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, amid a push by Washington to strengthen ties with...
International Conference on the Role of Journalism in Peace and Cooperation in South Asia
Opinion has emerged that responsible journalism plays an extremely important role in strengthening peace, trust, and mutual cooperation among the countries of South Asia—this...
Khamenei urges Iranians to show ‘resolve’ against foreign pressure
AFP : Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday called on his compatriots to show “resolve” ahead of the anniversary of the 1979...
Japan starts world’s biggest nuclear plant again
Agencies : Japan switched on the world’s biggest nuclear power plant again on Monday, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended...
Pro-Palestine groups to protest Israeli president’s visit to Australia
Al Jazeera : Pro-Palestinian groups are planning several rallies across Australia to oppose a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog despite the government’s restrictions...
Greenland designs apps to identify, help boycott US goods
AP : The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott American goods say they saw a surge of interest in...
Polls close in Thai election pitting reformists against conservatives
BBC : Votes are being counted following an early election in Thailand, called after several coalition governments collapsed giving the country three prime ministers...