Category: Rest of World News
Putin: Putin pulls back from N-treaty with US, delivers N-warning
MOSCOW: President Putin on Tuesday delivered a warning to the West over Ukraine by suspending a landmark nuclear arms control treaty, announcing that new strategic…
Wetter storms, deforestation: Manila faces worsening floods
BARAS, PHILIPPINES: From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can’t see the bare mountains around the built-up city. But she feels the impact…
Fears, questions about North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal
SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea’s latest missile launches are a demonstration of the country’s avowed ability to use nuclear force against South Korea and the…
UPI-PayNow linkage will allow residents in Singapore & India to undertake faster, cost-effective digital transfers: Lee Hsien Loong
SINGAPORE: Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday said the linkage between India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Singapore’s PayNow will allow people in…
New Zealand needs to rebuild for weather resilience, PM Chris Hipkins says
WELLINGTON: After last week’s damaging cyclone, New Zealand needs to rebuild with more resilient infrastructure to cope with more frequent and intense weather events, the…
Taiwan: Taiwan to bolster military ties with United States: President Tsai
TAIPEI: Taiwan will boost military exchanges with the United States to curb “authoritarian expansionism”, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday after meeting with visiting US lawmakers.The…
Biden and Putin to offer rival visions one year into Ukraine war
WARSAW: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to give duelling speeches Tuesday promising two starkly differing takes on Russia’s Ukraine invasion, a day after…
Dahl: Roald Dahl rewritten? Rushdie, Sunak slam changes as ‘absurd’ censorship
LONDON: Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl‘s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colourful language from works such as “Charlie…
US not qualified to issue orders on arms supply in Ukraine: China
Bristling against US’ claims, China accused the Biden administration on Monday of spreading lies and defended China’s close partnership with Russia. The remarks, by a…
Rio: ‘Double happiness’ as Rio carnival returns
RIO DE JANEIRO: Shaking the ground to the beat of their drums, Rio de Janeiro‘s famed carnival parades returned Sunday in a swirl of glitter,…