ABC: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised more missile tests from his prized new warship over the weekend, state media said Tuesday, as he pledged to boost the navy’s operational capabilities with his growing collection of nuclear-capable weapons. North Korea’s official newspaper Rodong Sinmun said Kim on Sunday observed the launches of two […]
BBC: Péter Magyar has said he has already spoken to 10 European leaders, a day after his landslide victory brought an end to Viktor Orbán’s 16-year continuous rule in Hungary. But he said he would not be calling Vladimir Putin, a close partner of Orbán, even though he would speak to him if the Russian […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON/DUBAI, April 13 – The U.S. military began a blockade of Iran’s ports on Monday, President Donald Trump said, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against its Gulf neighbors’ ports after weekend talks in Islamabad on ending the war broke down. A U.S. official said there was continued engagement with Iran, and forward motion on […]
BBC: Israeli air strikes and Hezbollah rocket attacks intensified over the weekend in southern Lebanon and northern Israel, as both sides signalled the war would continue despite diplomatic efforts. Lebanon’s health ministry said that since fighting renewed on 2 March after a Hezbollah attack on Israel, Israeli attacks have killed 2,055 people, including 167 since […]
Hindustan Times: A workers’ protest over wage increase demands degenerated into arson, stone-throwing, and vandalism in Noida’s Phase 2 industrial area on Monday, prompting heavy police deployment and triggering disruption across the city. Groups of workers gathered and blocked key roads in industrial clusters, particularly in Sectors 1, 60, and 84, and allegedly set vehicles […]
NDTV: US President Donald Trump’s move to blockade the Strait of Hormuz risks deepening an unfolding economic crisis for Asia’s energy-dependent economies, including America’s allies in the region and China. “For the global economy and markets, the latest developments shift the focus back toward downside risks – pointing to higher oil prices and a larger […]
(Reuters) JERUSALEM, April 13 – Nearly two-thirds of Israelis oppose the Iran ceasefire but the public is divided over whether Israel should respect the two-week truce or resume attacks on Iran, according to a poll from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The poll was the first national survey of Israelis conducted after the U.S. and Iran agreed […]
(Reuters) BEIJING, April 13 – China urged calm and restraint by all sides on Monday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after the failure of weekend talks in Islamabad aimed at ending the Iran war. Before the war, most Iranian oil exports were shipped to China, the top global importer of crude. Keeping […]
(Reuters) SYDNEY, April 13 – Australia on Monday said a woman would lead its army for the first time in history, as part of a reshuffle of the country’s defence force leadership. Lieutenant General Susan Coyle, the current chief of joint capabilities, will become chief of army in July, the government said in a statement. […]
BBC: Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power is over, and the system condemned as an “electoral autocracy” lies in tatters, defeated by a 45-year-old former party insider who convinced a majority of Hungarians to bring it to an end. “We did it,” Péter Magyar told a crowd of cheering supporters in a square beside the […]