SOUTH KOREA’S EX-DEFENSE MINISTER ARRESTED OVER HIS ROLE IN BOTCHED MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION

Sun 08 December 2024: South Korea’s former defense minister was taken into custody early Sunday for his role in last week’s martial law declaration, which plunged the country into a deepening political crisis. Kim Yong-hyun had already resigned after the short-lived martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk-yeol, which was lifted within hours after parliament […]

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INDIA CITES ‘NATIONAL INTEREST’ IN DEFENDING ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL

Sat 07 December 2024: India cited “national interests” and commitments to various regimes in defending arms supplies to Israel. “The issue of India’s exports, including India’s exports of anything which directly or indirectly has any military implications, is guided by our national interest and by our commitments to various regimes,” Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said in response to a […]

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WORLD BANK REPORTS MODEST ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFGHANISTAN AMID CHALLENGES

Thu 05 December 2024: Afghanistan’s economy is showing modest signs of growth after two years of severe contraction, the World Bank has said. In its latest development update issued late on Wednesday, the financial institution said modest GDP growth of 2.7 percent was driven by private consumption. The partial recovery, coupled with falling food prices, […]

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ROHINGYA MUSLIMS FACE NEW THREAT FROM ARAKAN ARMY AFTER BEING PERSECUTED BY MYANMAR MILITARY

Wed 04 December 2024: Nay San Lwin, co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, told Anadolu that Arakan Muslims (Rohingya), long persecuted by Myanmar’s military, are now facing new threats from the Arakan Army. He urged the international community to establish a safe zone to protect the vulnerable population from escalating violence, describing it as the […]

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CHINA HITS BACK AGAINST US CHIP CRACKDOWN

Wed 04 December 2024: China has banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, which have widespread military applications, escalating trade tensions the day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector. The curbs, announced on Tuesday, strengthen enforcement of existing limits on critical minerals exports that Beijing began rolling out […]

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FORMER PAKISTAN PM IMRAN KHAN, BUSHRA BIBI FACE ‘TERRORISM’ CHARGES AFTER ISLAMABAD PROTESTS

Fri 29 November 2024: The latest charges against Pakistan’s former PM and his wife add to mounting political tensions. Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani government has filed a series of charges, including one related to “terrorism”, against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife, Bushra Bibi, and hundreds of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party workers after protests held in Islamabad […]

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RESCUERS BATTLE AS FLASH FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN INDONESIA KILL AT LEAST 27

Thu 28 November 2024: Indonesian rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra province, killing at least 27, an official said on Thursday. Torrential rain in the province since last week had caused flash floods and landslides in four different […]

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GUKESH BEATS DING LIREN IN GAME 3; TIES WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL

Wed 27 November 2024: Indian teenager makes a comeback on day three after losing the opening game and drawing the second one against China’s reigning world champion in Singapore. India’s Gukesh Dommaraju has won the third game of the ongoing World Chess Championship final against reigning world champion Ding Liren of China to tie the overall score […]

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