Reuters: NEW DELHI, Sept 11 – India’s New Delhi has reimposed a ban on firecrackers ahead of the Diwali festival to curb air pollution in the winter, when air quality reaches hazardous levels, the capital city’s environment minister said on Monday. “Manufacturing, storage, sale, online delivery and bursting of any type of firecrackers is completely […]
Reuters: HANOI, Sept 11 – Executives at top U.S. and Vietnamese firms in the semiconductor, tech and aviation sectors met on Monday seeking to forge business partnerships during U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Hanoi which has seen new deals on on planes and AI. Senior executives from Google (GOOGL.O), Intel (INTC.O), Amkor (AMKR.O), Marvell […]
BBC News: Four Lincolnshire firefighters and a rescue dog have joined search efforts in Morocco following Friday’s devastating earthquake. Latest figures show the number of people killed had risen to 2,681, Morocco’s interior ministry said. As part of the UK International Rescue Team (UKISAR), the Lincolnshire team will take up search and rescue roles. The […]
BBC News: The G20 joint declaration in Delhi is being described as a significant diplomatic win for India. The agreement of a joint statement looked almost impossible a few days ago, given how sharply divided the group was over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the end, we had a declaration that garnered unanimous support from […]
BBC News: President Joe Biden has denied that the US is attempting to stem China’s international influence, after signing a new historic deal with Vietnam. More than 50 years since the last American soldier left Vietnam, Mr Biden travelled to Hanoi to sign the agreement that will bring the former foes closer than ever before. […]
BBC News: At least 35 people have been killed after a crowded market in Sudan’s capital was hit with “explosive weapons”, a medical charity says. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) described it as “carnage”, saying that more than 60 people had also been wounded in the attack. Local residents say a military aircraft bombarded the Qouro […]
BBC News: Two foreign aid volunteers have been killed and two others injured in a Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv has said. Emma Igual, the Spanish director of Road to Relief, and Anthony Ihnat, a Canadian colleague, died on Saturday as their vehicle drove towards Bakhmut. The NGO said that German volunteer Ruben […]
BBC News: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has praised a joint declaration by G20 leaders in Delhi that avoids condemning Moscow for its war against Ukraine. Russia had not expected consensus and agreement on the wording was “a step in the right direction”, said Mr Lavrov. The closing G20 statement denounced using force for territorial […]
Reuters: Sept 10 – Myanmar has received the first shipment of two Russian Su-30 fighter jets, Charlie Than, Myanmar’s trade minister, told the Russian RIA state news agency in remarks published on Sunday. “Two aircraft have already been delivered,” Than told RIA on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, Russia’s annual forum aimed at […]
Reuters: NEW DELHI, Sept 10 – The G20 summit in New Delhi ended on Sunday as India handed over the bloc presidency to Brazil, while both the U.S. and Russia praised a consensus that did not condemn Moscow for the war in Ukraine but called on members to shun the use of force. Indian Prime […]
BBC News: Ukraine has little more than 30 days left of fighting before the weather hinders its counter-offensive, the top-ranking US military officer says. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Gen Mark Milley said colder conditions would make it much harder for Ukraine to manoeuvre. He admitted the offensive had gone more […]
