Sri Lanka decides to join RCEP: Minister
Sri Lanka has decided to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), as the Cabinet approved a proposal to complete and submit the initial questionnaire required for joining the pact, a top official said Tuesday. The RCEP is a free trade agreement (FTA) consisting of 10 ASEAN members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,...
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Push for uncensored news in North Korea falters
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Zuma’s daughter allegedly lured men to fight in Ukraine
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Bangladesh interim Govt’s port deals face backlash
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Pakistani airstrikes killed 10: Afghanistan
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Hostage’s body to be returned
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Oli’s party moves court
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Imran’s sisters seek probe
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China refutes harassment allegation at Shanghai airport
China on Tuesday refuted allegations that an Indian woman from Arunachal Pradesh was harassed at Shanghai airport, saying the actions taken by the Chinese immigration officials were as per laws and regulations. Pema Wangjom Thongdok, a UK-based Indian citizen who was travelling from London to Japan on November 21, claimed that...
China launches rescue craft for space station crew
China successfully launched a new spacecraft on Tuesday to replace its debris-hit spaceship attached to the space station, completing the first emergency launch of its crewed programme. The newly launched Shenzhou-22 spaceship, which docked with the Tiangong space station, will provide a return vessel for the three astronauts in orbit...
Israel approves plan to bring 5,800 Jews from India
Israel’s government has approved a proposal to bring all the remaining 5,800 Jews from India’s north-eastern region, commonly referred to as Bnei Menashe, over the next five years. The Government of Israel on Sunday approved a "significant, wide-scale initiative" to complete the Aliyah (immigration) of the Bnei Menashe community from...
Boeing capsule grounded for next space station flight
Boeing and NASA have agreed to keep astronauts off the company’s next Starliner flight and instead perform a trial run with cargo to prove its safety. Monday’s announcement comes eight months after the first and only Starliner crew returned to Earth aboard SpaceX after a prolonged mission. Although NASA test pilots...
EU seeks closer defence ties with Ukraine
The European Union’s defence chief on Tuesday proposed deeper integration of the bloc’s defence industry with Ukraine as a US peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc. EU lawmakers are due to hold a vote on a 1.5-billion-euro ($1.7 billion) program, with 300 million...
Russian attacks kill 6 in Ukraine amid US peace talks
Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least six people in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure, while a Ukrainian attack in southern Russia killed three people and damaged homes, authorities said. Water, electricity and heat were knocked out in parts of the capital,...
UN warns Nigeria to face unprecedented hunger in 2026
A spike in attacks by militants across northern Nigeria is “driving hunger to levels never seen before” and is expected to result in the worst levels of food insecurity in Africa next year, according to a World Food Programme report released on Tuesday. The food agency of the United Nations projected...
