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Pakistan backs Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Published on 21/06/2025
» Pakistan said it would nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, a move that may have as much to do with annoying rival India as it does with building stronger ties to Washington.
Aung San Suu Kyi turns 80 in Myanmar junta jail
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» YANGON - Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a number of sentences set to last the rest of her life.
Iran confronts Trump with toughest choice yet
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump faces potentially the hardest choice of his time in the White House, as he weighs up whether the United States should join Israel's bombing campaign against Iran.
Bangladesh to hold elections in April 2026
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» DHAKA - Bangladesh will hold elections in early April 2026 for the first time since a mass uprising overthrew the government last year, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Friday.
Donor funding crisis goes global
News, Published on 21/05/2025
» Towards the end of the ancient Indian epic the Mahabharata, Krishna's Yadava clan self-destructs. Many dark omens presage their downfall: nature behaves erratically and pests multiply. Sin, deception, and violence proliferate, eroding trust and solidarity. Clan members humiliate and insult wise elders. When Krishna's extended family goes on a picnic, the men get drunk, argue, and attack each other, until eventually all of them are dead.
Can Ukraine survive Trump presidency?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/05/2025
» We are getting very close to the point where Donald Trump realises that his dear friend, Vladimir Putin, has been playing him for a fool. The Russian president never had the slightest intention of moderating his war aims, which include the annexation of much of Ukraine and the demotion of the rest to the status of a puppet state.
Pope Francis's delicate ties with politics in Argentina
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - Pope Francis navigated a complex relationship with politics in Argentina, a juggling act observers say explains why he never once returned to the country that informed his love for the downtrodden, for tango and for soccer.
As Dalai Lama approaches 90, Tibetans weigh future
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» NEW DELHI - When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, will ask if they want a successor.
Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» LIMA — Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died Sunday at the age of 89 in the Peruvian capital, his family announced on the social network X, formerly Twitter.
A farewell to legends
Life, John Clewley, Published on 08/04/2025
» Veteran singer and much-loved National Artist Pongsri Woranuch, often referred to as the first "Queen of Luk Thung", died on Sunday at the age of 85.