Energy was the key agenda item between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron, during talks in Paris that were regarded as a diplomatic rehabilitation of the de facto head of the Saudi kingdom. Aides to the French president had said ahead of the discussions on Thursday that Macron will reiterate […]
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Iranian police arrest suspected Israeli spies
According to Iranian law enforcement agencies, the suspected leader and four other members of a spy network is connected to Israel’s secret services have been apprehended by Iranian police. The nationality of those arrested was not disclosed, but on Thursday it was stated that they had undergone training for armed operations and sabotage. The law […]
Bangladesh also will turn to IMF to ask for a loan.
Bangladesh has urged for loan negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), becoming the most latest country from South Asia to do so, according to Reuters. A H M Mustafa Kamal, Bangladesh’s finance minister, told the Prothom Alo newspaper that although negotiations had begun, the economy was “in no way in trouble.” In a letter submitted […]
South Africa thinks that Israel should be designated as a “apartheid state”
The South African government has indicated concern that Israel’s prolonged control of large areas of the West Bank and the construction of new settlements there “are clear examples of violations of international law” as the protracted Israel-Palestine conflict continues. Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s minister of international relations and cooperation, at the second gathering of the […]
World Health Organization (WHO) rates monkeypox a global emergency
The outbreak of monkeypox in more than 70 countries has been deemed a “emergency of international concern” by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO declaration of a “public health emergency of international concern” is intended to raise awareness that a globally coordinated response is required and may mobilize financing and international cooperation on the […]
Numerous Malawians detained during protests against “selective justice.”
In Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, police have detained 75 people, among them human rights activists, as part of a crackdown on protests against the country’s judicial system’s “selective justice.” A last-minute high court injunction that sought to stop the demonstrations was followed by the arrests. Hastings Chigalu, a spokesman for the police, confirmed the […]
Sanu Sherpa from Nepal breaks a record on climbing Pakistani Mountain Gasherbrum II
According to the agency, a 47-year-old Nepalese Sherpa has achieved a climbing milestone by twice ascending all 14 of the world’s highest peaks above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet). Sanu Sherpa, a native of the eastern Nepalese province of Sankhuwasabha, reached the summit of Pakistan’s Gasherbrum II on Thursday morning; at 8,035 meters, it is the […]
Sri Lankan protesters reject new interim leader Ranil Wickremesinghe
After parliament elected interim leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president of the country, anti-government protestors have returned to the streets of Sri Lanka’s capital and claim they will continue their weeks-long protest. On Wednesday, hundreds of protestors gathered at the GotaGoGaming spot in Colombo, where just a week prior they had met to celebrate […]