ABC News: BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping reappeared on state television Tuesday after a several-day absence from public view that sparked rumors about the 69-year-old leader’s political fortunes. Xi was shown visiting a display at the Beijing Exhibition Hall on the theme of “Forging Ahead into the New Era.” Accompanied by Premier Li Keqiang […]
BBC News: Cuba is completely without power after Hurricane Ian pummelled the western end of the island, its government has announced. The electrical system is experiencing total collapse, officials said, after one of the main power plants could not be brought back online. One person was killed and buildings were damaged across the country. The […]
BBC News: Four so-called referendums have ended in Russian-held regions of Ukraine – votes which Moscow may use as grounds to annex more territory. Moscow-installed officials in the regions are now claiming almost total support among those who took part in the disputed votes on joining Russia. The polls were denounced as a sham by […]
India Today: Uproar over media reports equating Bangladesh seeking funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) — under the creditor’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) — to a ‘bailout package’, promoted the multinational lender to dispel such a barrage of misconceived notions. Putting to rest reports of a dent in forex reserves, a pointer of […]
Reuters: LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 27 – British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer said on Tuesday it was his party’s “moment”, championing green policies to spur economic growth and create jobs that he said would open the door to power after 12 years of Conservative government. At his party’s annual conference, Starmer struck at the heart […]
India Today: Britain will gradually see coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of King Charles, while the new monarch’s cypher will also appear on government buildings and red mail pillar boxes, manufacturers and Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday. As the country begins adapting to its first new head of state for 70 years, the […]
BBC News: European countries are investigating three mystery leaks in two major gas pipelines between Russia and Europe. The cause of the damage to Nord Stream 1 and 2 is unclear, but authorities have not ruled out sabotage. The operator of Nord Stream 1 said the undersea lines had simultaneously sustained “unprecedented” damage in one […]
ABC News: HAKA, Bangladesh — Rescuers in northern Bangladesh on Tuesday found more bodies from an overcrowded boat with Hindu pilgrims that capsized in one of the country’s worst recent river disasters, pushing the death toll to 66, officials said. At least 15 more people are still unaccounted for, said Dipankar Roy, a senior government […]
ABC News: KYIV, Ukraine — The final day of voting was taken place in Russian-held regions of Ukraine Tuesday, a referendum that is expected to serve as a pretext for their annexation by Moscow but that is rejected as a sham by Kyiv and its Western allies. The five-day voting, in which residents are asked […]
ABC news HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam imposed a curfew and evacuated over 800,000 people as a powerful typhoon that had flooded villages and left at least eight dead in the Philippines aimed Tuesday for the country’s central region. People living near the coast where Typhoon Noru was expected to slam early Wednesday had been ordered […]
