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STOCKHOLM – May 16 (ONLINE) The Swedish ruling Social Democratic Party’s decision to support the country’s application for NATO membership is not aimed against Russia, Prime Minister Magdalena Andresson said on Sunday. “We think that it [membership in NATO] is good for Sweden. It is […]

BEIJING – May 16 (ONLINE) China’s authorities express protest to the states of the Group of Seven (G7) over their statement on Taiwan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday. “China expresses resolute protest to the chairing […]

Pyongyang – May 16 (ONLINE) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military to stabilise the distribution of COVID-19 medicines in Pyongyang, foreign media outlet reported. “North Korea acknowledged for the first time last week that it is battling an “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak, […]

ISLAMABAD, May 16 (APP): The statement by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressing its “deep concern” over India’s attempts to redraw the electoral boundaries of the IIOJK has hit a nerve in India with the Narendra Modi government calling it an “unwarranted comment.” In […]

Colombo, May 16 (AFP/APP):Sri Lanka’s new prime minister won crucial support from two main opposition parties on Monday, easing the pressure on the ruling Rajapaksa clan in the face of the island’s worsening economic crisis. But highlighting the dire situation still facing Sri Lanka’s 22 […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, May 16 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Finland and Sweden on Monday to expect a “response” for applying to join NATO as Ukraine braced for a new push by Moscow’s forces in its eastern Donbas region. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Monday […]

Beirut, May 15 (AFP/APP): Lebanon voted Sunday in its first election since multiple crises dragged it to the brink of failed statehood, a major test for new opposition groups bent on removing the ruling elite. Observers have warned not to expect any seismic shift, with […]

COLOMBO – May 13 (ONLINE) The appointment of a new prime minister in Sri Lanka has failed to appease anti-government protesters demanding the resignation of the president for the country’s disastrous economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed veteran opposition politician Ranil Wickremesinghe as the island […]

BEIJING, May 13 (APP): Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian Friday said that the China would continue to work with Sri Lanka in restoring political, social and economic stability at an early date. “As a traditional, friendly country to Sri Lanka, we closely follow the latest […]

Abu Dhabi, May 13 (AFP/APP): The UAE’s President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan died Friday aged 73 after a years-long battle with illness, triggering a period of mourning and a handover of power in the oil-rich Gulf state. Sheikh Khalifa, who was in office during […]