Israel has carried out air strikes targeting branches of a financial association linked with Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, as well as the south and east…
Pakistan: Authorities weary of surge in polio cases
Health authorities in Pakistan have expressed concern over the increase in polio cases in the country. To date say six more cases of polio have been confirmed bringing the tally…
S Korea: Authorities want N Korean troops to leave Russia immediately
South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador, seeking the “immediate withdrawal” of North Korean troops which it says are being trained to fight in Ukraine. About 1,500 North Korean soldiers,…
Moldova: Thin margin for EU membership
Moldovans have voted to join the EU by the thinnest of margins. Official data put Yes on 50.31% and No on 49.69% on Monday morning, with over 99% of votes…
Asia: India and China agree to de-escalate Himalayan border tensions
China and India have agreed on patrolling arrangements to de-escalate tensions along their disputed Himalayan border, India’s top diplomat has said. Vikram Misri said on Monday that the two sides…
China: ByteDance sacks intern for sabotaging AI project
ByteDance, the owner of Tik Tok has relived an intern of duties for “maliciously interfering” with the training of one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The firm rejected claims…
Indonesia: General Prabowo Subianto been sworn in as president
Former military general Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia’s president, as he announced the country’s largest cabinet since the 1960s.The 73-year-old, who had been dogged by allegations of…
Australia: Senator shouts “Not my King” at King Charles
King Charles faced shouts of “you are not my King” from an independent senator just after he finished an address at Australia’s Parliament House on the second official day of…
France: Dozens rescued from sinking boat in English Channel
A baby has died after a boat attempting to cross the English Channel sank on Thursday night, French authorities said. Officials said the overloaded boat carrying migrants started sinking off…
Cuba: Hurricane Oscar hits the island nation amid power outage
Hurricane Oscar has made landfall in eastern Cuba, packing winds of nearly 80mph (130km/h) on the third day of a nearly nationwide power outage. On Friday, the island’s main energy…