North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is working to devise a new negotiating strategy, a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea told Reuters. The escape of Ri Il Gyu from Cuba made headlines globally last month. He was […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: Thailand is set to be Southeast Asia’s second country after Singapore to tax carbon emissions, a move that experts say will give the region greater impetus to adopt clean technologies that help slow global warming. Its carbon tax, expected to be introduced by next year, is not likely to make a dent on domestic […]
Read MoreIn a striking display of dissent, the Anti-Discriminatory Students Movement has taken to social media with a sea of red profile pictures and images of individuals with red cloth tied around their eyes and mouths. This digital protest is aimed at opposing the government’s recently declared mourning day for victims of the quota reform movement. […]
Read MoreKABUL: The Taliban government has severed consular ties with swathes of Afghan embassies in Western countries, Kabul said Tuesday, cutting off diplomats loyal to the former foreign-backed administration. The 2021 Taliban takeover left diplomats staffing Afghanistan’s foreign missions in limbo, having pledged to serve a government which collapsed in chaos after the withdrawal of US […]
Read MoreRIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has reaffirmed its dedication to combating human trafficking and bolstering compliance with labor market regulations on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The day is observed annually on July 30 by the UN General Assembly to raise awareness about this crime, highlight the victims’ suffering, […]
Read MoreBEIRUT: Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, announced Tuesday that “Lebanon will respond to Israeli accusations in a detailed letter to the (UN) Security Council.” Israel accused Hezbollah last Saturday of shelling a football field in the town of Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries. Hezbollah […]
Read MoreIran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has officially confirmed Masoud Pezeshkian as the country’s new president, following a ceremony broadcast by IRIB and attended by high-ranking officials and theologians in Tehran. Pezeshkian’s inauguration is scheduled for July 30 at the parliament building, with over 300 foreign guests expected, including Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov. Turkmenistan and […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Thursday (Aug 1) will introduce a new regulatory framework for all social media and internet messaging platforms with at least eight million registered users in the country to comply with. Enforcement under the new class licence will begin from Jan 1 next year, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said […]
Read MorePhilippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr told US cabinet secretaries Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin on Tuesday that regular engagements between Manila and Washington were needed to ensure “agile” responses to his country’s maritime tensions with China. Ties between Washington and its treaty ally Manila have dramatically improved since Marcos replaced Rodrigo Duterte, who was openly […]
Read MoreLandslides swept through tea estates and villages in southern India’s Kerala today (30 July), killing at least 106 people while they slept as unexpected heavy rain collapsed hillsides and triggered torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders. The hillsides gave way after midnight following torrential rainfall on Monday in the Wayanad district of Kerala, a […]
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