Progress on Myanmar route to peace ‘painfully slow’, Malaysia’s FM says ahead of Aung San Suu Kyi trial
Malaysia’s foreign minister has lamented the lack of progress on implementing a five-point plan to…More
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‘Increasingly difficult’ to extend Iran monitoring agreement, UN nuclear watchdog chief says
Talks to extend the agreement allowing UN inspectors to monitor Iranian nuclear activity are becoming…More
Vaccines for everyone over 18, says India’s Modi, as Delhi vows free rations for 800 million people until November
India’s prime minister has announced that Delhi will centralize the country’s inoculation drive, providing vaccines…More
Newborn in India successfully treated for Covid-linked inflammatory syndrome amid alarming surge in cases
A newborn baby in India has overcome a rare inflammatory condition that is being increasingly…More
‘Is this really a South Korean court?’ Lawsuit by WWII-era forced labor victims against Japanese companies gets rejected
A court in Seoul has dismissed a lawsuit filed against 16 Japanese companies to compensate…More
Former Iranian minister of interior, claimed to be among Hezbollah founders, dies from Covid-19
Ali Akbar Mohtashamipur, the former Iranian minister of the interior who is credited with having…More
Tense vote count in Peru sees deeply contrasting candidates in nose-to-nose race for presidency
The second round of presidential elections in Peru failed to produce a clear victor on…More
India eases Covid restrictions on New Delhi and Mumbai as coronavirus cases fall to two-month low
New Delhi and Mumbai have begun easing Covid restrictions, as cases in India fall to…More
Norway reduces interval between Covid-19 doses as vaccinations speed up, govt confident on supply
The Norwegian Ministry of Health has said it will shorten the interval between the first…More
Plan for Chinese university campus in Budapest may be iced after opposition mayor renames streets after Dalai Lama and Uighurs
A campaign by the Hungarian opposition to block a Chinese university from opening a campus…More