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Ex-UN Secretary General moon makes surprise Myanmar tour

24 Apr 2023 23:38 PM IST

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is on a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on behalf of a group of elder statesmen that engages in peace-making and human rights initiatives around the world, a South Korean diplomat said Monday. The arrival of Ban, the deputy chair of The Elders, in the

South Korea restores Japan on trade ‘white list’

24 Apr 2023 23:37 PM IST

South Korea formally restored Japan to its list of countries it gives preferential treatment in trade on Monday, three years after the neighbours downgraded each other’s trade status amid a diplomatic row fuelled by historical grievances. In announcing the move through a government gazette, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry

Bloodbath in Burkina Faso claims 60 lives, investigation launched

24 Apr 2023 23:35 PM IST

At least 60 people were killed by men in military uniforms in northern Burkina Faso, authorities said. The killings took place in the area of Barga, in Yatenga province. The injured have been shifted to hospitals and an investigation into the killings has been opened, said Lamine Traore, Burkina Faso’s

UAE leaders congratulate Mohammed Shahabuddin on his inauguration as President of Bangladesh

24 Apr 2023 22:21 PM IST

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to Mohammed Shahabuddin on the occasion of his taking the oath as the President of Bangladesh. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His

Pakistan crisis deep enough to attract military takeover, warns former PM Abbasi

24 Apr 2023 03:38 AM IST

Pakistan’s former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that the current economic and political crisis has all the makings of attracting a military takeover, adding that the army intervened in the past in much less severe circumstances, Dawn reported. Appearing on ‘Spotlight’, an English news show on Dawn News,

Jordanian MP arrested by Israel on suspicion of smuggling weapons

24 Apr 2023 03:37 AM IST

A Jordanian MP was arrested at the Allenby Crossing between Jordan and Israel by Israel Police, according to a news report on the Jordanian channel Al-Mamlaka, citing the Jordanian Foreign Ministry. According to the report, police arrested the man suspected of trying to smuggle gold and weapons. The customs officers,

Thai authorities ask people to remain indoors amid rising heat

24 Apr 2023 01:07 AM IST

Extreme heat has sent temperatures soaring in Thailand as authorities warned people to stay indoors. The Meteorological Department’s forecast on Saturday said the highest temperature in the next 24 hours could reach 43 degrees Celsius (107 degrees Fahrenheit) in country’s north and could hit 40 C (104 F) in the

Fox settlement seen as unlikely to change conservative media

24 Apr 2023 01:05 AM IST

Days after Fox News agreed to pay nearly USD 800 million to settle a lawsuit over its airing of 2020 election lies, you’d be hard-pressed to notice anything had changed there. Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham led their shows Thursday talking about Hunter Biden, the president’s son. Ingraham’s

‘Remove TikTok from work devices’, govt employees ordered

24 Apr 2023 01:04 AM IST

Following a thorough risk analysis by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), employees of government departments and agencies have been told to remove TikTok from their work-related devices, The Irish Times reported. The NCSC said that its evaluation “leant heavily on the experiences” of the European Commission, the European Union,

Protest against authorities as it plans to export 100,000 monkeys

24 Apr 2023 01:03 AM IST

After the Sri Lankan Agriculture Minister announced that the authorities are planning to export 100,000 endangered toque macaque monkeys to a private Chinese company, animal rights activists staged a protest, Voice of America reported. The toque macaque, which is endemic to Sri Lanka, features in the International Union for Conservation

Unprepared for long war, US Army under gun to make more weapons

24 Apr 2023 01:01 AM IST

One of the most important munitions of the Ukraine war comes from a historic factory in this city built by coal barons, where tons of steel rods are brought in by train to be forged into the artillery shells Kyiv can’t get enough of — and that the U.S. can’t

Israelis in thousands rise up against country’s plan to overhaul judiciary

24 Apr 2023 01:00 AM IST

Thousands of protesters flocked to Tel Aviv and cities across Israel to express their opposition to the government’s plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system, Al Jazeera reported. Crowds of Israeli protestors held banners in Tel Aviv at Saturday’s protest, the latest in a series of weekly actions since the