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Republicans block probe of US Capitol riot
Republicans in the US Senate on Friday derailed a bipartisan inquiry into the deadly assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters, despite a
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Roadside bomb kills three Afghan university teachers
A roadside bomb hit a bus carrying university staff in northern Afghanistan yesterday, killing three teachers and wounding 15 others, police said on
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
NUG to ‘demolish’ junta
A shadow government in Myanmar seeking to reverse the February 1 coup has joined forces with a rebel group to “demolish” junta rule, it said Saturday.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
China, U.S. can find common ground on tariff exclusions, Chinese think tank says
The Biden administration is unlikely to remove tariffs on Chinese goods in the short term, but China and the United States might find a middle ground by increasing tariff exclusions as a way to reduce tensions, a Chinese think-tank said.
29 May 2021, 11:09 AM
Remains of 215 children found at former indigenous school site in Canada
The remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at the site of a former residential school for indigenous children, a discovery Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described as heartbreaking on Friday.
29 May 2021, 10:15 AM
‘They were just children’: New York Times runs frontpage collage of Gaza’s youngest victims
The New York Times, on May 28, published a list of children killed in the latest Israel-Gaza flare-up of violence.
29 May 2021, 09:46 AM
Putin offers Belarus leader support against West in Ryanair plane standoff
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday offered his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko support in his standoff with the West over his handling of the grounding of a passenger jet and the arrest of a dissident blogger.
28 May 2021, 19:43 PM
Suspect held over latest attack on French police
A man stabbed and badly wounded a policewoman in the town of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre in western France yesterday before he was arrested in a shoot-out, the national gendarmerie force.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid kills 32 MPs in Congo
Thirty-two members of parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo, or about 5% of the total, have died from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, the vice president of the National Assembly said.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Assad wins 4th term
Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected for a fourth term as president of war-ravaged Syria, official results showed on Thursday, despite Western accusations the polls were “neither free nor fair”.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Jimmy Lai among 8 jailed
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among eight democracy activists handed new prison sentences yesterday for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Woman breaks Everest record
Hong Kong mountaineer Tsang Yin-hung has recorded the world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman with a time of just under 26 hours, a Nepal official said Thursday.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Germany says committed genocide in Namibia
Germany for the first time yesterday recognised it had committed genocide in Namibia during its colonial occupation, with Berlin promising financial support worth more than one billion euros to aid projects in the African nation.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
No timeline yet for new Covid origins probe
Facing intensifying pressure for a new, more in-depth investigation of the Covid-19 pandemic origins, the World Health Organization yesterday said that it was still awaiting expert guidance.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
France resists more joint Nato funding
A $20 billion plan to give Nato more flexibility in facing military threats, climate change and China’s rise has hit firm resistance from France, which fears the move could undermine its defence priorities, four diplomats and a French defence source said.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Asean opposes arms embargo’
Nine Southeast Asian countries have urged the United Nations not to endorse a freeze on arms sales to Myanmar, according to a report from Benar News.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Time to change course’
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen yesterday warned Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko “it is time to change course” as her executive held out the promise of a three-billion-euro support package if he leaves power.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Spain criticised for unequally priced ‘equality stamps’
Spain’s postal service is feeling a backlash from its attempt to highlight racial inequality.
28 May 2021, 13:09 PM
Belarus’ leader seeks Russia’s support amid showdown with EU
Belarus’ authoritarian leader will discuss closer economic ties with Russia on Friday, as he seeks support from his main backer amid a bruising showdown with the European Union over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident journalist.
28 May 2021, 11:56 AM
Russia says US decision not to rejoin Open Skies arms pact is 'political mistake'
Russia said on Friday a US decision not to rejoin the Open Skies arms control pact, which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member states, is a "political mistake" ahead of a summit between the countries' presidents.
28 May 2021, 11:17 AM