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ASIA USA WORLD

Taiwan reacts to Trump’s they ‘should pay us for defense’ comments

News Desk July 22, 2024 0 Comment

TAIWAN – Reactions to former President Trump’s blunt statements regarding what he sees as an imbalance in bearing the cost of defending the Republic of China (Taiwan’s official name) were mixed, with some expressing varying degrees of...

2 Minutes

ASIA CHINA WORLD

Hungary’s Orban meets China’s Xi in mission to end Russia-Ukraine war

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

Hungarian prime minister makes surprise visit to China after similar trips to Russia and Ukraine last week....

6 Minutes

ASIA EUROPE UKRAINE WAR WORLD

‘Huge disappointment’: Zelensky blasts Modi meeting with Putin the same day Russian attack devastates Ukraine hospital

News Desk July 9, 2024 0 Comment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday criticized his Indian counterpart’s visit to Moscow as a “huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts,” on the same day that a Russian missile smashed into...

4 Minutes

ASIA NEWS WORLD

Iranian voters pick moderate as president to replace hardline Raisi

News Desk July 6, 2024 0 Comment

DUBAI, July 6 (Reuters) – Iran’s president-elect, a relative moderate who beat a hardline rival to win election but who will likely be constrained in how much change he can effect, urged Iranians on Saturday to...

3 Minutes

ASIA NEWS WORLD

Putin touts ‘stabilizing’ force of China-Russia ties as Xi hails ‘lasting friendship’ at security summit

News Desk July 4, 2024 1 Comment

Hong Kong CNN — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed their countries’ deepening alignment as they met at a gathering of a Eurasian security bloc promoted by both leaders as a counterbalance to...

4 Minutes

ASIA NEWS WORLD

Air Force rescues 13 fishermen stranded on island as floods in India’s northeast kill 16 people

News Desk July 3, 2024 0 Comment

The Indian Air Force on Tuesday rescued 13 stranded fishermen from a riverine island as floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains continued to batter India’s northeast. At least 16 people have been killed over two...

3 Minutes

ASIA NEWS

At least 116 people killed in crush at religious event in India, say local police

News Desk July 3, 2024 1 Comment

New DelhiCNN — More than a hundred people were killed in a crush at a religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, according to local police and administration officials. The incident happened...

1 Minute

ASIA NEWS WORLD

Nepal court sentences ‘Buddha Boy’ to 10 years in jail for sexual abuse

News Desk July 3, 2024 0 Comment

Kathmandu, Nepal — A Nepali court sentenced a man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha to 10 years in jail on Monday for child sexual abuse, a court official said. As a...

9 Minutes

ASIA EUROPE NEWS UKRAINE WAR WORLD

Putin may need arms from North Korea’s Kim, but what is he willing to give in return?

News Desk June 20, 2024 0 Comment

Hong Kong CNN — As Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his first visit to North Korea in more than two decades, his focus is widely seen to be on securing ongoing support from the hermit nation for his grinding war...

3 Minutes