Xi calls for ‘mutually acceptable solutions’ to resolve SCS row
On a key visit to pacify Vietnam amid rising tensions in the disputed South China Sea, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday struck a reconciliatory tone, saying that both Beijing and Hanoi should find “mutually acceptable solutions” to resolve the differences. Xi, 70, arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday for a two-day...
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‘United States plays no role in choosing leaders of Pakistan’
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Hearing of cipher case against Khan, Qureshi adjourned
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Pakistan court acquits Nawaz Sharif in corruption case
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23 soldiers killed in terror attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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Doctors advise Singaporeans to put on face masks amidst COVID-19 wave
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Police seize live animal in global wildlife trafficking operation
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Thousands protest in Brussels calling for better wages
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Tusk vows to help Ukraine
New Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that his government will mobilize to keep the world committed to helping Ukraine.Tusk said it hurts him to hear that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has to keep trying to persuade world leaders about the need to continue supporting Kyiv’s struggle against...
Negotiators urged to remember what’s at stake
In the bustling halls where global climate talks are being held, onetime farmer Joseph Kenson Sakala of Malawi is sharing the story of how fossil fuel development upended his life — and hoping that negotiators listen to many such stories and then move decisively to cut the use of the...
Sunak on charm offensive to win over rebels
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on a charm offensive on Tuesday in a bid to win over parliamentarians from within his Conservative Party threatening to rebel against the government’s Safety of Rwanda Bill, aimed at overcoming legal hurdles in the way of deporting illegal migrants to the east African...
Missile strikes Norwegian tanker off Yemen
A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels slammed into a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen near a key maritime chokepoint, the rebels and authorities said Tuesday. The assault on the oil and chemical tanker Strinda expands a campaign by the Iranian-backed rebels targeting ships...
Israel, US face growing isolation over Gaza
Israel and the United States were increasingly isolated as they faced global calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, including a non-binding vote expected to pass at the United Nations later on Tuesday. Israel has pressed ahead with an offensive against Gaza’s Hamas rulers that it says could go on for...
Rohingya Muslims struggle to find shelter
His face showed exhaustion, restlessness, and confusion. It has been more than 36 hours since Muhammad Amin landed in Indonesia. He arrived in a wooden boat with 136 other Rohingya Muslims who left their refugee camp in Bangladesh. Their boat had been at sea for nearly 1 1/2 months, with...
United Kingdom sends two minehunters to Ukraine
(): Britain is transferring two minehunting ships to Ukraine as part of a package of long-term support to bolster security in the Black Sea, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday. Transfer of the two Sandown class vessels, which are designed to help clear mines from coastal waters, comes as...
