Tuba Zafar

Melbourne, May 20 (AFP/APP):Anthony Albanese, the centre-left frontrunner to become Australia’s next prime minister, predicted a “close” result in Saturday’s election, as he barnstormed the country in a bid to end a decade of conservative rule. Wrapping a four-state pre-election blitz, Albanese closed his campaign […]

Pyeongtaek, South Korea, May 20 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea Friday, his first Asia trip as US leader, aiming to cement ties with regional security allies despite growing fears of a North Korean nuclear test. He received a warm welcome from […]

Athens, May 20 (AFP/APP): Greece’s culture ministry on Friday said the Nobel Foundation in Sweden had returned an ancient gold ring stolen from the island of Rhodes during World War II. The announcement came just days after a UNESCO body said Greece and Britain had […]

Jenin, Palestinian Territories, May 20 (AFP/APP): Weeks of Israeli raids and clashes with Palestinians have filled residents of the flashpoint Jenin refugee camp with fear and anxiety, and a longing to “live in dignity”. A hub of armed Palestinian groups, the Jenin area in the […]

  JAKARTA, May 20 (Xinhu/APP): Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was inaugurated and sworn in early Friday morning as the president of Timor Leste for the period of 2022 to 2027, making it the second time for him to lead Southeast Asia’s youngest nation. […]