Taipei/Beijing, April 25, (dpa/GNA) – Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, expressed strong support for Taiwan in Taipei on Tuesday, drawing Beijing’s ire amid growing pressure…
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Indonesian soldiers on hostage rescue mission killed by rebels
Jakarta, April 20, (dpa/GNA) – The Indonesian military has recovered the bodies of four soldiers who were killed by separatist rebels, while searching for…
Fishermen survive almost a week on desert island off Australia
Bangkok, April 19, (dpa/GNA) – Eleven fishermen from Indonesia, have survived six days without food or drinking water on an uninhabited island hundreds of…
Teenage Palestinian arrested in Jerusalem shooting of two Israelis
Tel Aviv, Aoril 19, (dpa/GNA) – A teenage Palestinian suspected of shooting two Israeli men in Jerusalem on Tuesday, has been arrested, the Israeli…
G7 warns against using force to change international order
Karuizawa, Japan, April 17, (dpa/GNA) – The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized democracies, have warned against any attempt to forcibly change the international order,…
US targets Islamic State leader in northern Syria raid
Beirut, April 17, (dpa/GNA) – US troops have said they carried out a helicopter raid, targeting a senior Islamic State leader in northern Syria,…
Iran to receive Saudi king after years of estrangement
Tehran, April 17, (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s leaders, have invited their regional rival Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdelaziz, for an official visit. The move,…
Myanmar announces release of over 3,000 prisoners
Bangkok, April 17, (dpa/GNA) – Myanmar’s ruling military junta, announced the release of over 3,000 prisoners including at least 100 foreigners, in anticipation of…
Former Indian lawmaker killed live on TV while in police custody
April 16 (CNN/GNA) — A former lawmaker in India’s parliament, convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead along with his brother while police were escorting them for a…
South Korea expels military boat from North Korea at maritime border
Seoul, April 16, (dpa/GNA) - The South Korean armed forces said they had fired warning shots at a military boat from North Korea on the maritime border…
North Korea says latest test was of new solid-fuel ICBM
Seoul, April 14, (dpa/GNA) – North Korea on Friday said that the weapon it test-fired a day earlier was a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic…
China during Baerbock visit: Don’t lecture us on human rights
Beijing, April 14, (dpa/GNA) – China does not want to be lectured on human rights, Foreign Minister Qin Gang said during a visit with…
Pakistan eyes IMF deal revival after $1-billion pledge from UAE
Islamabad, April 14, (dpa/GNA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has conveyed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it has provided Pakistan with…
Singapore misses GDP expectations in Q1, economy shrinks 0.7%
Singapore, April 14, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – Singapore’s gross domestic product declined 0.7% on a quarter-over-quarter seasonally adjusted basis in the first quarter, the Ministry of…
Seoul: Pyongyang fires intermediate- or long-range ballistic missile
Seoul, April 13, (dpa/GNA) – North Korea has fired an intermediate- or longer-range ballistic missile towards the waters off its eastern coast, the South…
Human Rights Watch slams Vietnam for jailing activist, rights record
Hanoi, April 12, (dpa/GNA) – Human Rights Watch condemned the Vietnamese government, called on it to release all political prisoners, and urged concerned governments…
At least 100 killed in airstrike by Myanmar military junta
Bangkok, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – At least 100 civilians, including a number of children, were killed in a military airstrike in Myanmar, according to…
Blast in south-western Pakistan kills four people
Islamabad, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – At least four people were killed in a blast in south-western Pakistan on Monday, days after the country announced…
Still no explanation after new wave of Iranian schoolgirl poisonings
Tehran, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – Iranian security organs, continue to have no explanation for poisoning events at girls’ schools over recent months, the Etemad…
Thousands of Israelis march to illegal West Bank settlement
Tel Aviv, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – Thousands of Israelis, including extreme right-wing ministers and members of parliament, participated in a closely guarded march to…