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India's Modi sworn in as PM for third term, faces coalition challenges
Reuters, Published on 10/06/2024
» NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world's most populous nation.
Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi crashes, search under way
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2024
» DUBAI: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.
Fragile unity pushes Myanmar junta to the brink
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2024
» MYAWADDY - Myawaddy, a critical trading post in Myanmar that rebel forces seized from the ruling junta last week, offers a glimpse of dynamics playing out across the Southeast Asian country as its vaunted military reels from battlefield losses.
Apec leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars, back WTO reform
Reuters, Published on 18/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum on Friday, although they pledged support for reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
China to scrap Covid quarantine rule for inbound travellers
Reuters, Published on 26/12/2022
» BEIJING: China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine starting from Jan 8, the National Health Commission said on Monday in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have been largely shut since 2020.
Warnings of tough times over China's rapid zero-Covid exit
Reuters, Published on 14/12/2022
» BEIJING: A week after China began dismantling its tough 'zero-Covid' controls, the World Health Organization warned of "very tough" times ahead and state media reported some seriously ill patients at hospitals in Beijing, raising fears of a wave of infections.
G20 declaration deplores Russian aggression against Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 16/11/2022
» NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies issued a declaration on Wednesday saying they "deplore in the strongest terms" Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
Finnish, Swedish security services warn of Russian meddling over expected NATO bids
Reuters, Published on 27/04/2022
» HELSINKI: Finland and Sweden must prepare for increased Russian spy operations, cyber attacks and attempts to influence lawmakers as they consider joining NATO after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Nordic nations' intelligence chiefs said on Wednesday.
Shanghai fences up Covid-hit areas, fuelling fresh outcry
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2022
» SHANGHAI: Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of Covid-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of the city's 25 million people indoors.
Widodo: Now is not time for geopolitical tension
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for collaboration between countries to promote a global economic recovery and said now was not the time to create geopolitical tensions, such as the situation happening in Ukraine.