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New Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton says China ‘biggest issue’

CANBERRA: Former Defence Minister Peter Dutton was chosen Monday to lead Australia's conservative opposition following the party's election defeat nine days ago. Defeated Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would…

admin May 30, 2022

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West has declared ‘total war’ on us with sanctions: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused Western countries of waging a "total war" on Russia and its people and culture as Moscow pushes on with its military…

admin May 27, 2022

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North Korea ‘ready for nuclear test’ with Biden due in Seoul

NORTH KOREA: North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test at any moment, a South Korean lawmaker said Thursday, with the United States warning it could happen while President…

admin May 19, 2022

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Sri Lanka Prime Minister proposes selling off flag carrier

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed selling off the state-owned Sri Lankan Airlines as part of efforts to stabilise the island nation's finances amid the ongoing…

admin May 17, 2022

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Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Prime Minister

COLOMBO: Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's new prime minister, days after his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned following violent protests over the worst economic…

admin May 12, 2022

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Sri Lanka crisis: PM Rajapaksa resigns; ruling party MP kills self after shooting down protester

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned from his post on Monday amid the worst economic crisis the country has faced since its independence. He handed over his resignation letter…

admin May 9, 2022

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Russia says Turkey warned in advance about Syria flights ban

MOSCOW: Turkey had warned Russia in advance before moving to bar Russian planes from flying to Syria over its territory, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria…

admin April 28, 2022

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PM Modi set to meet President Macron in France next week to ‘deepen strategic partnership’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to meet his 'friend' Emmanuel Macron, who has been re-elected President, in France next week. "Congratulations to my friend Emmanuel Macron…

admin April 25, 2022

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Russia pressures Mariupol as it focuses on Ukraine’s east

KYIV: Russian forces pressured a stubborn pocket of resistance in Mariupol amid renewed hopes Wednesday for an evacuation of thousands of civilians from the shattered port city that is a…

admin April 20, 2022

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Russia broadcasts video of captured ‘Britons’ demanding UK PM negotiate their release

MOSCOW: Russian state TV broadcast a video Monday of what it described as "Britons" captured fighting for Ukraine demanding that Prime Minister Boris Johnson negotiate their release. The two haggard-looking…

admin April 18, 2022

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Ukraine: In response to British sanctions, Russia bars entry to Boris Johnson, top UK politicians

MOSCOW -- Russia has barred the UK prime minister and a dozen other top British officials from entering the country in response to British sanctions imposed on Russia over its…

admin April 16, 2022

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IMF chief: Ukraine war, inflation threaten global economy

WASHINGTON: The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that Russia’s war against Ukraine was weakening the economic prospects for most of the world’s countries and called high inflation…

admin April 14, 2022