ABC News: KATHMANDU, Nepal — A key party pulled out of Nepal‘s ruling coalition on Monday, forcing the prime minister to seek a vote of confidence in Parliament. Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), the biggest party in Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s coalition, was angered by his decision to back an opposition candidate […]
Reuters: ISTANBUL -An earthquake shook southeast Turkey on Monday, killing one person, injuring 69 and causing some buildings to collapse, Turkish authorities said. It hit three weeks after a massive quake that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Yunus Sezer, head of Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) told a news […]
Al Jazeera News: COVID-19 was probably the result of a leak from a laboratory, according to a newly updated classified report from the United States Department of Energy obtained by the Wall Street Journal newspaper. The new coronavirus — SARS-CoV-2 — first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 and quickly […]
BBC News: India’s capital Delhi is witnessing massive protests by members of its governing party over a top leader’s arrest for alleged corruption. Manish Sisodia, Delhi’s deputy chief minister, was arrested on Sunday by a federal agency over alleged irregularities in a liquor policy in the city. He and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) deny […]
BBC News: There are fears that more than 100 people, including children, have died after their boat sank in rough seas off southern Italy. At least 62 migrants are confirmed to have died. The vessel, which is thought to have been carrying some 200 people, broke apart while trying to land near Crotone on Sunday. […]
Reuters: TAIPEI – A group of Chinese officials arrived in Taiwan on Saturday on the first visit in three years, since the COVID-19 pandemic began, to attend a cultural event at a time of soaring military tensions across the Taiwan Strait.FILE PHOTO: Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Dado […]
Reuters: MANILA, Feb 18 – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Saturday that the country “will not lose an inch” of territory, his remarks coming on the heels of continuing maritime tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea. “The country has seen heightened geopolitical tensions that do not conform to our ideals of […]
BBC News: Over 30,000 mercenaries fighting for the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group have been killed or injured since the Ukraine war began, US officials say. White House spokesman John Kirby said the group had suffered significant losses in recent weeks, with about 9,000 fighters killed in action. Wagner has recruited heavily in Russian prisons, and […]
BBC News: The Northern Ireland Protocol is the trade deal that was agreed to ensure the free movement of goods across the Irish land border after Brexit. It is at the heart of a political impasse in Northern Ireland, with unionist parties arguing that placing an effective trade border across the Irish Sea undermines Northern […]
Reuters: BERLIN, Feb 17 – A 24-hour strike at seven German airports, including Frankfurt and Munich, was set to affect nearly 300,000 passengers on Friday, as unionised workers pressed for higher wages and threatened a summer of “chaos” if their demands were not met. The strike coincided with the start of the Munich Security Conference, […]