Category: 2. World

DAMASCUS  –  Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa hailed the start of a “new history” for his country on Thursday, signing into force a constitutional declaration regulating its five-year transitional period and laying out rights for women and freedom of expression. The declaration comes three… Continue Reading

UNITED NATIONS  –  UN Secretary-General  Antonion Guterres warmly welcomed the presidential signing of a treaty on Thursday by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan demarcating their shared frontier, seeking to end a long-running border conflict that has seen dozens killed in skirmishes in recent years. … Continue Reading

BANGKOK  –  More than a million people have fled Myanmar’s brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand, where experts say nationalists are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them. Social media platforms have been flooded by false claims that Myanmar… Continue Reading

WASHINGTON  –  An American Airlines jet caught fire after landing at Denver International Airport in Colorado on Thursday, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. There were 172 passengers and six crew members aboard, the airliner said, according to local media. Denver… Continue Reading

LISBON  –  Portugal’s president on Friday announced a snap legislative vote for May 18, the third national election in barely three years, after Prime Minister Luis Montenegro resigned over a conflict of interests dispute. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said he wanted to move quickly to… Continue Reading

NAIROBI  – Twenty Burundian troops have been killed in fighting with the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops supporting it in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, military sources told AFP on Thursday. “We have unfortunately lost about 20 soldiers and about 10 others were injured when the… Continue Reading

WASHINGTON  –  The prestigious Johns Hopkins University said Friday it is being forced to lay off more than 2,000 employees in the aftermath of the Trump administration’s massive reduction in foreign aid funding. “This is a difficult day for our entire community. The termination of more… Continue Reading

YANGON   –   The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday more than one million people in war-torn Myanmar will be cut off from food aid starting in April due to “critical funding shortfalls”. The United States provided the UN’s WFP with $4.4 billion of its $9.7 billion funding in… Continue Reading

President Donald Trump with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Washington, DC. — Reuters/File WASHINGTON: The United States has expelled South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, accusing him of being hostile towards the country and President Donald Trump. “South… Continue Reading

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting of the Council of Legislators at the Federal Assembly in Saint Petersburg, Russia April 27, 2022. — Reuters KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Ukrainian troops in Kursk to surrender… Continue Reading