Myanmar coup: Malaysian PM expresses frustration over lack of UN Security Council action on coup
Sep 26, 2022 08:43 am UTC| Politics
Malaysias Prime Minister expressed frustration with the United Nations Security Council for lacking action on the ongoing coup by the Myanmar military. The Malaysian leader added that the council seemed to defer the...
Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv to downgrade relations with Iran following Russia's drone attacks
Sep 26, 2022 08:36 am UTC| Politics
Kyiv announced that it would downgrade its relations with Iran after Iranian drones were found to be used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine in the ongoing war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the...
Russia-Ukraine war: EU says members need to issue joint positions on Russians fleeing
Sep 23, 2022 10:38 am UTC| Politics
Vladimir Putins order to partially mobilize Russias reserve troops led to an exodus of Russians trying to escape from getting the call. The European Union said its members need to issue joint positions on Russians trying...
US: Senate ratifies Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol
Sep 23, 2022 09:41 am UTC| Politics
The United States Senate this week ratified an amendment to the Montreal Protocol that would phase out the use of greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. The chamber ratified the Kigali Amendment that would end...
UK PM Liz Truss considering moving UK embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv
Sep 23, 2022 09:25 am UTC| Politics
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is reportedly considering moving the British embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Truss apparently told Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New...
Iran protests: Raisi warns against 'acts of chaos' following unrest over Mahsa Amini's death
Sep 23, 2022 08:47 am UTC| Politics
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Irans Morality Police has sparked widespread unrest in the country, which has escalated into violence. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned against the violence as...
Myanmar coup: UN rights envoy warns junta-planned election would be a 'fraud'
Sep 23, 2022 08:46 am UTC| Politics
Myanmar has been in a state of unrest since February last year, when the generals seized power in a coup and ousted the countrys elected government. With the junta planning elections that would take place next year, a...
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