South Sudan and Israel are discussing a deal to resettle Palestinians from war-torn Gaza in the troubled African nation, three sources told Reuters – a plan quickly dismissed as unacceptable by Palestinian leaders. The sources, who have knowledge of the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity, said no agreement had been reached but talks […]
Read MoreThe death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Pakistan has crossed 300, local officials said on Saturday. Hundreds have been killed in recent weeks as Pakistan experienced more rain than usual during the current monsoon season, washing away roads and buildings.
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump said on Saturday (16 August) Ukraine should make a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”, after hosting a summit with President Vladimir Putin that failed to yield a ceasefire. In a major shift, Trump also said he had agreed with […]
Read MoreBy Sam Beltran Almost three in four Filipinos believe that schools should teach children about sex and reproductive health, a new survey has shown – a marked shift in public sentiment that advocates say underscores the urgency of combating disinformation and religious resistance as teen pregnancies and HIV cases surge in the Philippines. In the […]
Read MoreBy Park Chan-kyong South Korea and Japan could use their coming bilateral summit to project stability to Washington, which was simultaneously imposing high tariffs on its allies while seeking their cooperation to counter China, analysts said. The summit, scheduled for August 23 in Tokyo, will be the first full bilateral meeting between South Korean President […]
Read MoreBy Maria Siow Japan’s recent dispatch of warships to New Zealand – its first in nearly 90 years – signals Tokyo’s intention to take on a greater security role in the region and counter what analysts call increasing Chinese “geopolitical opportunism”. Carrying more than 500 crew, the two Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyers docked in Wellington […]
Read MoreDhaka : Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that his entry into the centre of Bangladesh’s political transformation was never about him but the people. “It’s not me. It’s the people who want this change. I am just helping them to go the way they want,” Prof Yunus told Malaysian news agency Bernama in an […]
Read MoreBy Nava Thakuria Is it ethically (logically) correct for an editor of a daily newspaper to regularly write a column for another daily (where both dailies are published in the same language and from the same region) ? Does the practice indirectly prove that the columnist-editor simply failed to increase the visibility of his/her newspaper […]
Read MoreTensions between India and Pakistan have escalated further following allegations that Islamabad has deliberately restricted basic amenities for Indian diplomats and their families in the Pakistani capital. Citing CNN-News18, Financial Express reported that senior Indian government sources described the move as “deliberate and premeditated”, claiming it violates the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which safeguards […]
Read MoreJailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak won a major court battle on Wednesday that took him a step closer to being able to serve out a years-long jail term over the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal at home. Najib, imprisoned since August 2022 in one of several cases related to 1MDB, has been seeking a […]
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