Reuters: KYIV, Dec 2 – U.S. President Joe Biden does not intend to speak to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about ending the Ukraine war as conditions for such discussions currently do not exist, the White House said on Friday. “We’re just not at a point now where talks seem to be a fruitful avenue […]
BBC News: The honeymoon – if there even is one – will be brutally short. Anwar Ibrahim became Malaysia’s 10th prime minister last week, after an epic career in which he had sought the job, and come close to getting it, over a quarter of a century. But whatever jubilation he might have felt must […]
BBC News: The G7 group and its allies have officially approved a cap on the price of Russian oil. In a joint statement, the G7 and Australia said the price cap would come into force on 5 December or “very soon thereafter”. It comes after the European Union agreed on the price cap after persuading […]
India Today: An annual survey has ranked New York as the most expensive city, a title the US city will share with Singapore, which has topped the list eight times in the last 10 years. Sydney in Australia, has also snuck into the top 10 for the first time. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s […]
BBC News: The upcoming merger between Air India and Vistara – both operated by Indian conglomerate Tata Group – is a sound decision, experts say, but can the combined entity take on domestic market leader IndiGo? That’s the big challenge for the merged airline, which will have a market share of nearly 18%. IndiGo dominates […]
Reuters: WASHINGTON/KHERSON, Ukraine, Dec 2 – The presidents of the United States and France said they would hold Russia to account for its actions in Ukraine and the European Union reached tentative agreement on an oil price cap to squeeze Moscow’s export earnings. Western powers are trying to rally support for Ukraine, which is reeling […]
BBC News: The US and its Asian allies have imposed sanctions on three North Korean senior officials associated with the country’s recent missile tests. Pyongyang launched a record number of ballistic missiles more than 60 – this year, and tested several intercontinental ballistic missiles. Jon Il Ho, Yu Jin, and Kim Su Gil allegedly “played […]
BBC News: Up to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the start of Russia’s invasion, a senior official has said. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said between 10,000 and 13,000 troops had died. It is rare for Ukraine to give figures for casualties, and Mr Podolyak’s comments have not been […]
BBC News: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the country will work to promote a “universal sense of oneness” while it leads the G20. India formally took over the presidency – which rotates annually between members – of the Group of Twenty countries on Thursday. Indonesian President Joko Widodo had officially handed it […]
ABC News: CANBERRA, Australia — Sean Turnell, an Australian economist who spent almost two years imprisoned in Myanmar, received a hero’s welcome Thursday at Australia’s Parliament House where lawmakers rose in a standing ovation and the prime minister praised his courage, optimism and resilience. Turnell, an adviser to Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, […]
