Israel’s legal and political dramas converge today, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due in court for his corruption trial and the president to launch talks to help form a government. Judges have ordered Netanyahu appear at the Jerusalem District Court for the prosecution’s opening arguments in the case where he […]
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UK’s Boris Johnson to set out travel plans after vaccine programme takes off
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out plans to reopen the economy and eventually relaunch international travel today when he updates the coronavirus roadmap, aided by one of the fastest vaccine rollouts in the world. As much of Europe enters new lockdowns to tackle surging cases, Johnson will give […]
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Biden holds first call with Ukrainian president amid Russian buildup
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on Friday morning for the first time since Biden took office, amid reports of a Russian military buildup in eastern Ukraine that has alarmed U.S. and Ukrainian officials. The leaders spoke for 30 to 40 minutes, according to a person with […]
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Taiwan’s growing security concern over China to be key point in Suga-Biden talks
As Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joe Biden are expected to meet later this month to discuss human rights in China, Taiwan is likely to become a major point of focus amid concern over its security due to Beijing’s rising assertiveness. Both sides are expected to affirm the importance of stability in the Taiwan Strait, South China Morning Post […]
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11 dead, 19 injured after truck-bus collision in east China
A truck collided with a passenger bus, causing 11 dead and 19 injured in east China’s Jiangsu Province early Sunday morning. The accident happened at around 1 a.m. Sunday on the Shenyang-Haikou expressway, the truck crossed the fence along the middle of the road and crashed into the passenger bus, causing the latter to overturn as well as […]
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4 killed by military forces in Myanmar, death toll since coup reaches 557
Myanmar military’s severe crackdown on anti-coup protests continued as four more people died when security forces opened fire in Monywa township and other areas. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), the main strike occurred in Monywa township where three civilians including a man serving in the People’s Defense […]
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Bangladesh announces 7-day countrywide lockdown from April 5
Bangladesh government on Saturday announced a week-long countrywide lockdown from April 5 to curb the new wave of COVID-19 infections. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government is all set to announce a countrywide week-long lockdown, Dhaka Tribune reported. Quader, who is also the road transport and bridges minister, made the announcement at […]
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Five killed in Myanmar protests as junta cracks down on online critics
Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests today killing five people, a protester and media said, as the military reinforced its bid to end dissent with arrest warrants for online critics and internet blocks. Despite the killing of more than 550 people by the security forces since the February […]
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Australia’s Queensland records one new local Covid-19 case
Australia’s Queensland state, the epicentre of the most recent small outbreak of the coronavirus, recorded a new infection today, health officials said, but risks to the public were minimal as the victim had been in isolation for days. “We never know which is the person who is going to end […]
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Pakistan Democratic Movement suffers split as Bilawal’s PPP, ANP leave alliance
An alliance of Pakistan opposition parties, also known as the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), has suffered a major split, just six months after it was founded to fight the “selected” government of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The opposition alliance, headed by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) leader, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has decided to part ways with Pakistan’s Peoples […]
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Pakistan not ready to combat Covid-19 third wave: Bilawal Bhutto
Pakistan is not sufficiently ready to combat the ongoing third coronavirus wave due to the country’s government’s “refusal” to purchase vaccines for every citizen, said Pakistan opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. Addressing a press conference in Jacobabad after meeting local Pakistan Peoples Party leaders and workers, Bilawal, PPP’s chairperson, said the “stubbornness” of the government in refusing to purchase […]
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Argentina registers 9,902 new Covid-19 cases
Argentina registered 9,902 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the national tally to 2,373,153, the country’s ministry of health said. The ministry also reported 82 more deaths from the disease, taking the nationwide death toll to 56,023. A total of 2,121,954 patients have recovered from the disease so far, while 195,176 cases remain active, it said. […]
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US, Japan, South Korea vow to continue cooperation to Denuclearize North Korea
The national security advisors from the United States, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to continue trilateral cooperation to denuclearize North Korea, the three officials said in a joint statement provided by the White House. “The national security advisors shared their concerns about North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs and reaffirmed their […]
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US couple arrested in plan to join IS in Yemen
A US couple was charged yesterday with support for a terror group after trying to board a Yemen-bound ship to join the Islamic State group, the Justice Department said. James Bradley, 20, of New York and Arwa Muthana, 29, from Alabama were stopped Wednesday as they stepped onto the gangplank […]
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Brazil records 91,097 new Covid-19 cases
Brazil recorded 91,097 new COVID-19 infections and 3,769 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking its nationwide tallies to 12,839,844 and 325,284, respectively, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. In March, 66,868 people died of COVID-19 in Latin America’s largest and most populous country. According to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, the collapse of the hospital […]