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Rivalries on show as SE Asia hosts security talks
Foreign ministers of two dozen countries met in Indonesia yesterday with US-China rivalry, war in Ukraine and North Korean missiles dominating talks at Southeast Asia’s annual security-focused gathering.
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
289 children died in Med crossings this year: UN
Some 289 children are known to have died in the first half of 2023 while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe, the United Nations said yesterday.
14 July 2023, 18:00 PM
'Must press' Myanmar junta to stop violence, return to democracy: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian ministers today that Washington and regional states must pressure Myanmar's ruling junta to put down its arms and return to democratic rule..Myanmar has been ravaged by deadly violence since a military coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's
14 July 2023, 09:28 AM
165 million people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis: UN
The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, the United Nations said Thursday, calling for a pause in debt repayments for developing countries
14 July 2023, 04:45 AM
Nato returns to Cold War ‘schemes’
The latest Nato summit showed that the Western alliance was returning to “Cold War schemes,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, adding that the Kremlin was ready to respond to threats by using “all means.”
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
EU parliament alarmed by violence in India's Manipur
The EU parliament today urged India to end violence and protect minorities in the country's northeastern Manipur state, criticising "nationalistic rhetoric" it said was adding to tensions
13 July 2023, 14:32 PM
NATO allies offer Ukraine security assurances as Biden hits out at 'craven' Putin
President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having a "craven lust for land and power" at the end of a NATO summit on Wednesday where Ukraine won new security assurances from the US and its allies for its defence against Moscow
13 July 2023, 04:34 AM
Six dead in explosives attack on Mexican police
An explosives attack on a police patrol left six people dead and 14 wounded in one of the regions of Mexico worst hit by drug cartel-related violence, authorities said Wednesday
13 July 2023, 03:11 AM
Six killed in banned Kenya protests
Six people were killed on Wednesday in clashes in Kenya between police and demonstrators who joined banned opposition protests against tax hikes, police officers told AFP
13 July 2023, 02:22 AM
Literary giant Milan Kundera no more
Milan Kundera, author of the novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” who lived nearly five decades in Paris after emigrating in disillusionment from his Communist-ruled homeland, has died at the age of 94.
12 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Explosives attack kills 3 police officers in Mexico
Three police officers were killed and 10 other people wounded Tuesday in an “unprecedented” explosives attack in the Mexican state of Jalisco, the state governor said.
12 July 2023, 18:00 PM
North Korea fires suspected long-range ballistic missile
North Korea has fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile, the South Korean military said Wednesday, days after Pyongyang threatened to down US spy planes that violated its airspace
12 July 2023, 02:28 AM
Zelenskiy to meet NATO leaders after membership timeline rebuff
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets NATO leaders on Wednesday after they declared his country's future lay inside the alliance but rebuffed his call for a timeline to membership.
12 July 2023, 02:11 AM
Russia vetoes UN vote to extend key Syria aid route
Russia blocked a nine-month extension of a key Syria aid route at the United Nations Security Council yesterday, throwing the vital mechanism that provides life-saving support to millions of people into doubt.
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Alarm over ‘war crimes’ amid calls to end fighting
Human Rights Watch yesterday called on the International Criminal Court to investigate possible “war crimes” in Sudan’s Darfur region where fighting has intensified despite calls for an end to the conflict.
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Nepal retrieves bodies of 6 dead
Authorities in Nepal retrieved the bodies of all six people killed in a helicopter crash yesterday, including five Mexican nationals, authorities said, the latest in a series of air disasters to strike the Himalayan nation.
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Assange’s wife appeals to US president for clemency
The wife of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is petitioning the British government’s decision to extradite him to the United States, on Monday appealed for clemency from the US president.
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Myanmar crisis tops agenda
Asean foreign ministers gathered in Indonesia yesterday for talks dominated by the crisis in Myanmar, with the regional bloc divided over how or whether to reengage with the country’s ruling junta.
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM
TMC leading with over 18,000 seats
According to the latest declarations by the West Bengal State Election Commission, the TMC is leading in 18,332 gram panchayat seats. Its nearest rival BJP is leading in 4,592 seats out of 63,329 seats as of 5:30 pm yesterday. CPI(M) is leading in 1,894 seats. The Congress in 1,142 seats.
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Thailand PM Prayuth retires from politics
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha yesterday announced his retirement from politics, nine years after he took power in a military coup, and promised to stay in charge only temporarily.
11 July 2023, 18:00 PM