BBC: As the war in the Middle East enters its second month, choking the world’s energy supply and sending oil prices soaring, China is trying to step in as a peacemaker. It comes as President Donald Trump says US military action in Iran could end in “two to three weeks”, but there is no clear […]
(Reuters) April 1 – A Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed into a cliff in Crimea, killing 29 people on board, due to a possible technical malfunction, Russia’s defence ministry said early on Wednesday, according to news agencies. TASS news agency, quoting the ministry, said communication with the aircraft was lost at about 6 p.m. […]
BBC: Asian stock markets jumped on Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump said the US will leave Iran in “two to three weeks” regardless of whether a deal has been struck with Tehran. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained almost 4% in early trading, while the Kospi in South Korea rose by more than 6%. But […]
BBC: Does your house have a concrete roof or a thatched one? What is your main cereal? Do you have internet access – or just a basic mobile phone? And how many married couples live under your roof? These are among the 33 questions that more than a billion Indians will be asked as the […]
BBC: Two Indonesian peacekeepers were killed on Monday by a “roadside explosion” in southern Lebanon, UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix has said, citing the findings of an initial investigation. In a separate statement, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said the explosion was of “unknown origin” and “destroyed” the peacekeepers’ vehicle near Bani […]
BBC: Israel’s defence minister has said a buffer zone will be set up inside southern Lebanon and that Israel will keep security control over a swathe of the territory even after the end of the current war against the armed group Hezbollah. Israel Katz said the area to be occupied would go up to the […]