Category: Rest of World News
‘Germany may draft teens in army as Putin readies nuclear forces’
NEW DELHI: Germany is actively contemplating the reintroduction of compulsory military service for all 18-year-olds as it faces increasing geopolitical pressures from an assertive Russia,…
Thai ex-PM freed on parole after 15 yrs in exile, 6 months of detention
BANGKOK: Thailand‘s billionaire former PM Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday after six months in detention, his first day of freedom in his…
May annex more Ukrainian regions: Medvedev
Moscow: Russia‘s former leader Dmitry Medvedev suggested Saturday that Moscow may annex more regions of Ukraine, as he marked one year since the Kremlin claimed…
Azerbaijan president avenges his father by taking Karabakh
Early on September 19, Azerbaijan‘s president set in motion a lightning-fast military plan months in the making that would redraw the geopolitical map and avenge…
Removed Chinese barrier at shoal in South China Sea: Manila
MANILA: The Philippines said on Monday it executed a “special operation” to remove a floating barrier installed by China at a prime fishing patch in…
Energy Savings: Japan working class ditches suits & dons summer casuals for ‘cool biz’ in hot office
TOKYO: It was the tail end of another long, hot Tokyo summer, and salarymen across the city were looking at their wardrobes with dread. Every…
Pope: Pope gives ‘noble’ Chinese people a shout-out at Mass
ULAANBAATAR: Pope Francis sent a special greeting to China’s “noble” people on Sunday, giving them a special shout-out at the end of a Mass celebrated…
Ukraine: South Korea increases Ukraine aid to $394 million for 2024
SEOUL: South Korea unveiled on Tuesday financial aid of 520 billion won ($394 million) for Ukraine next year, an eightfold increase from this year. The…
Presidential Vote: Guatemala body ratifies presidential vote result amid new bid to thwart victor
GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala’s supreme electoral tribunal ratified the victory of center-left candidate Bernardo Arevalo in the country’s presidential election on Monday although a new bid…
South Korea: South Korea focuses on fiscal discipline with smallest budget increase in two decades
SEOUL: South Korea‘s government plans to raise budget spending to nearly $497 billion for 2024, but the proposed increase is the smallest in two decades…