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UNITED NATION: An appeal to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is “well short of needs”, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, as refugees called on donors not to forget the crisis ahead of the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar. More […]

Yekaterinburg, Russia, Aug 25 (AFP/APP): A Russian court on Thursday released opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman from custody as he awaits trial on charges of “discrediting” the Russian army. One of the last opposition figures still in the country and not behind bars, the former mayor […]

Washington, Aug 25 (AFP/APP): Abortion became illegal in three more US states on Thursday, further restricting access to elective terminations for millions of women despite some signs of popular and judicial pushback. Two months after the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion, […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (APP): UNITED NATIONS, Aug 25 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, marking five years since tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape a brutal military crackdown, Thursday urged the international community to seek comprehensive, durable and […]

Washington, Aug 25 (AFP/APP): The United States on Thursday condemned any Russian bid to divert energy from Ukraine where authorities said the giant Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was cut off from its national grid. “The electricity that it produces rightly belongs to Ukraine and any attempt […]

Yangon, Aug 25 (AFP/APP): Myanmar authorities have arrested Britain’s former ambassador to the country and her husband, a prominent artist and one-time political prisoner, for allegedly violating immigration laws, a diplomatic source said on Thursday. Vicky Bowman, who served as envoy from 2002 to 2006, […]

Algiers, Aug 25 (AFP/APP):President Emmanuel Macron starts a three-day visit Thursday to Algeria to help mend ties with the former French colony, which this year marks its 60th anniversary of independence. The first French president to be born after Algerian independence, Macron is hoping “to […]

Washington, Aug 24 (AFP/APP): The United States on Wednesday urged Ethiopia’s government and Tigrayan rebels to hold talks to end renewed fighting, saying a five-month truce had saved “countless lives.” “We are concerned by reports of renewed hostilities in Ethiopia and we call on the […]

Sydney, Aug 24 (AFP/APP): Fox News boss Lachlan Murdoch has sued a small Australian media outlet for defamation over an opinion piece that linked his media empire to the US Capitol riots. The scion of the Murdoch media empire is seeking damages, accusing Crikey staff […]

SINGAPORE, Aug. 24 (Xinhua/APP):Non-fully vaccinated travelers entering Singapore will no longer be required to undergo a seven-day home quarantine upon arrival starting from 11:59 p.m. local time on Aug. 28 after the latest Omicron BA.5 wave has subsided in the city-state, the health authority said […]