NDTV News: India logged 1,300 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 140 days, while the active cases have increased to 7,605, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated today. The death count has increased to 5,30,816 with three deaths. One death each has been reported by Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra, the data updated at […]
BBC News: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case. Mr Gandhi was convicted by the court in Gujarat state for 2019 comments about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname during an election rally. He will not go to jail immediately – he has been given […]
Reuters: TAIPEI/TEGUCIGALPA, March 23 – The Honduran foreign minister is travelling to China to “promote” the establishment of diplomatic ties, an official said, signalling the end is most likely near for the country’s decades-long relations with Taiwan. At stake is China’s growing footprint in Central America, once a steadfast base for Taiwan and where the […]
BBC News: The US central bank has raised interest rates again, despite fears that the move could add to financial turmoil after a string of bank failures. The Federal Reserve increased its key rate by 0.25 percentage points, calling the banking system “sound and resilient”. But it also warned that fallout from the bank failures […]
Reuters: March 22 – China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin set their sights on shaping a new world order as the Chinese leader left Moscow on Wednesday, having made no direct support for Putin’s war in Ukraine during his two-day visit. Xi made a strong show of solidarity with Putin against the […]
ABC News: FRANKFURT, Germany — Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a $15.6 billion loan package aimed at shoring up government finances severely strained by Russia’s invasion and at leveraging even more support by reassuring allies that Ukraine is pursuing strong economic policies. Ukraine’s finance ministry said Wednesday that the program will […]
ABC News: SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, three days after the North carried out what it called a simulated nuclear attack on South Korea. The launches are the North’s fourth round of weapons tests since the U.S. and South Korean militaries […]
BBC News: Russian forces have attacked several Ukrainian cities, killing at least three people in a drone strike on a residential area of Kyiv region. Upper floors of two residential buildings were hit early on Wednesday in the city of Rzhyshchiv, on the outskirts of the capital. An 11-year-old was among the victims, rescue services […]
BBC News: At least 10 fishermen drowned on Tuesday when a Moroccan fishing trawler sank off the coast of the disputed Western Sahara. Five sailors were rescued while two crew members were still missing, the authorities said, with a search under way. The incident happened in the province of Aousserd, 220 km away from Dakhla […]
ABC News: ISLAMABAD — An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s capital killed three members of the extremist Islamic State group, a Taliban spokesman said on Wednesday. The regional affiliate of the Islamic State group — known as the Islamic State in Khorasan Province — has been the key rival of the Taliban since […]