Reuters: May 16 – A large number of Rohingya Muslims were killed in Myanmar when Cyclone Mocha struck at the weekend, residents, a relief group and a media outlet said on Tuesday, with substantial damage reported and many areas inaccessible. Myanmar’s strife-torn Rakhine State bore the brunt of Sunday’s storm that unleashed winds of up […]
BBC News: There are reports of a large number of explosions in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and air raid sirens have been sounding. In video on social media, air defence systems can be seen shooting down suspected Russian missiles. Government messages warned people to keep away from windows as debris from intercepted missiles fell from […]
BBC News: There could only be one place for Thailand’s youngest and most progressive party to celebrate its astonishing success in the election. Move Forward and its supporters held their victory rally next to the art deco edifice known as Democracy Monument. Situated right in the middle of the grandest boulevard running through Bangkok’s historic […]
BBC News: The UK will send hundreds of air defence missiles and armed drones to Ukraine on top of the Storm Shadow cruise missiles announced last week. The move means the UK is going further than any other country in providing weapons with the potential to tip the battlefield in Ukraine’s favour. Earlier, President Volodymyr […]
Reuters: BEIJING, May 15 – A top Chinese envoy will begin a tour of Ukraine, Russia and other European cities on Monday in a trip Beijing says is aimed at discussing a “political settlement” to the Ukraine crisis. Li Hui, China’s special representative for Eurasian affairs and former ambassador to Russia, will also visit Poland, […]
Reuters: May 14 – Argentina’s ruling Peronist party posted strong wins in elections Sunday, appearing to hold control over three provinces just months ahead of presidential elections in which support for the party is flagging. Peronist Gustavo Saenz was re-elected as governor of the province of Salta, while the Peronist candidates in the provinces of […]
Reuters: BANGKOK, May 14 – Thailand’s opposition secured a stunning election win on Sunday after trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over forming a government in a bid to end nearly a decade of conservative, army-backed rule. The liberal Move Forward party and the populist Pheu Thai […]
Reuters: KARACHI, Pakistan, May 13- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday gave authorities 72 hours to identify and arrest all those involved in violent acts after former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest this week sparked deadly unrest. Sharif said the cases would be tried by anti-terrorism courts. “All available resources including technological aid and […]
Reuters: ROME, May 13 – Italy’s leaders promised on Saturday full military and financial backing for Ukraine and reiterated support for its EU membership bid as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Rome for the first time since the war began. Zelenskiy met President Sergio Mattarella and then Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni before he was due to […]
BBC News: About half a million people are being evacuated to safer areas in south-eastern Bangladesh, ahead of a cyclone that could be extremely dangerous. Mocha is predicted to make landfall on Sunday, with 170kph (106mph) winds and storm surges of up to 3.6m (12ft). There are concerns the cyclone could hit the world’s largest […]