China and the Philippines have sparred repeatedly this year over disputed areas of the South China Sea, including the Scarborough Shoal, one of Asia’s most contested features. China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after […]
Read MoreBeijing is pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working in the South Asian nation, during talks after a car bombing in Karachi that was seen as a major security breach, sources said. Last month’s airport bombing in the southern port city that killed two Chinese […]
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has condemned the “genocide” in Gaza and called on Israel to end its attacks in the region. According to Arab and international media, Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for an end to the war and “genocide” in Lebanon as well, during a summit of Arab leaders in Riyadh, […]
Read MoreThe Foreign Affairs Ministry has requested the U.S. Embassy to remove the security alert issued earlier asking its nationals to avoid the Arugam Bay area until further notice, a spokesperson said yesterday. The U.S. Embassy issued the alert on October 23. It said, “The Embassy received credible information warning of an attack targeting popular tourist […]
Read MoreExperts believe that the series of misinformation since Trump’s triumph appears to be a strategy to influence policy changes regarding Bangladesh in influential nations, particularly the US. India Today, one of the leading media outlets in our neighbouring country, published a report on 10 November titled “Bangladesh cracks down on Trump supporters after he decries […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Senior Russian official Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday (Nov 12) told China’s foreign minister Wang Yi their two countries’ most urgent task should be countering “containment” by the United States, as they met for security talks in Beijing. Moscow and Beijing have expanded military and defence ties since Russia ordered troops into Ukraine nearly three […]
Read MoreThe Indian rupee has reached its weakest level against the US dollar. On Monday (November 11), the Indian rupee fell by another 1 paise against the dollar. This took the exchange rate of one dollar to 84.38 rupees in India. As a result, the value of the Indian rupee against the US dollar fell to […]
Read MoreOn the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan, President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa met with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on November 11, 2024. At the meeting, President Khurelsukh congratulated President Ilham Aliyev on successfully holding a major United Nations event in his […]
Read MoreIsrael Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that his country has defeated Hezbollah and that eliminating its leader Hassan Nasrallah was the crowning achievement. “Now it is our job to continue to put pressure in order to bring about the fruits of that victory,” Katz said during a ceremony at Israel’s foreign ministry. Katz […]
Read MoreJapanese lawmakers voted on Monday for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader, after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month. Ishiba, who called the snap poll after taking office on Oct. 1, must now run a fragile minority government as protectionist Donald Trump returns to […]
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