North Korea says it will not negotiate sovereignty with ‘double-faced’ US

SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) – North Korea said it would never negotiate its sovereignty with the United States, criticising Washington as “double-faced” for offering talks while ramping up military activities in the region, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a senior […]

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German Federal prosecutor declines to investigate Myanmar atrocities

The Federal Public Prosecutor General of Germany decided not to initiate an investigation into genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Myanmar alleged in a 215-page complaint filed in January by Fortify Rights and 16 individual complainants from Myanmar, said Fortify Rights in a statement released on Thursday from Bangkok. The complaint, filed in […]

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Gets Mixed Reviews After One Year in Power

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Little more than a year after becoming Malaysia’s prime minister in late-November 2022, Anwar Ibrahim is getting mixed reviews from political analysts. As the country’s fifth prime minister in less than five years, some credit his sustained grasp on power with bringing political stability to the country. “When Anwar formed the […]

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Kyrgyzstan to change design of flag after president blames it for country ‘being on its knees’

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted on Wednesday to change the design of the national flag after critics, including President Sadyr Japarov, said its central element looked like a sunflower which in the local culture symbolises fickleness and servility. The Central Asian nation’s flag, adopted in 1992 after it gained independence from the Soviet Union, depicts a yellow […]

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U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashes off Japan’s coast with 8 on board; at least 1 dead, official says

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed into the ocean Wednesday near the small southern Japanese island of Yakushima with eight people on board, killing at least one crew member, a U.S. defense official confirmed to CBS News. An official with Japan’s coast guard told CBS News that one crew member was recovered dead and search […]

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Uzbekistan and Russia nearing completion of nuclear power plant contract

Uzbekistan and Russia are on the verge of finalizing a contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant, according to Alexei Likhachev, the head of Rosatom. Despite the slowdown in work processes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project has continued to progress and is now nearing its conclusion. In 2019, the two nations […]

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Huawei’s new smart car firm valued up to $35 bln amid advanced stake talks: sources

Huawei Technologies’ (HWT.UL) new smart car software and components firm is set for a valuation of up to 250 billion yuan ($34.67 billion) after it sells stakes to investors including Changan Auto, three people with knowledge of the matter said. The Chinese company said on Sunday it will spin off its four-year-old Intelligent Automotive Solution […]

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