Japan, Philippines agree to deepen defence ties due to their mutual alarm over Chinese aggression

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., centre, meets Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani, third left, and his Philippine counterpart Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, second right, during a courtesy visit inside Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Japan and the Philippines agreed on Monday (February 24, 2025) to further … Read more

Hungary to stall EU sanction decision over U.S.-Russia talks

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Peter Szijjarto. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hungary will not consent to rushing ahead with the extension of sanction on Russian individuals at the European Union’s foreign ministers meeting on Monday, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote in a Facebook post on Monday (February 24, 2025) Hungary’s top diplomat vowed … Read more

France arrests 10 linked to escape of gang leader with Romania set to extradite him

Laure Beccuau said Mohamed Amra, who had changed his appearance and dyed his hair, had been identified through facial recognition tools and his fingerprints. | Photo Credit: AFP Police have arrested 10 suspected accomplices of a suspected gangland killer described as France’s “public enemy number one”, the Paris chief prosecutor said on Sunday (February 23, … Read more

Millionaire Vivek Ramaswamy set to join Ohio governor’s race

Mr. Ramaswamy joins a competitive GOP primary field to succeed Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, 78, a veteran centre-right politician who is term-limited. File | Photo Credit: AP Vivek Ramaswamy, the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur who departed the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Donald Trump’s first day, was expected to launch his bid for Ohio … Read more

UN to vote to demand Russia pull troops out of Ukraine

The General Assembly has become the most important UN body on Ukraine because the 15-member Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, has been paralyzed by Russia’s veto power. | Photo Credit: AP On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly is expected to vote on … Read more

Bangladeshi students, who ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina, set to launch political party

The Students Against Discrimination (SAD) group holds the “March for Unity” rally demanding proclamation of the July Revolution and to mark the student-led uprising that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on December 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year’s protests that ousted then … Read more

Pakistan, Bangladesh resume direct trade

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L) speaks with Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the D-8 summit in Cairo on December 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan and Bangladesh have resumed direct trade for the first time since the 1971 separation, with the first government-approved cargo departing … Read more

Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after Taliban lift suspension

Afghan girls walk along a road after attending a madrassa in Balkh district of Balkh province. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP An Afghan women’s radio station will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted their suspension over alleged cooperation with an overseas TV channel. Radio Begum launched on International Women’s Day in March 2021, five … Read more