LONDON: International news organisation Reuters denied on Thursday (Nov 8) any suggestion it had prior knowledge of the Oct 7 attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians and soldiers, in a statement responding to a report by media advocacy group HonestReporting. “We are aware of a report by HonestReporting and accusationsContinue Reading
DHAKA: On Thursday, November 8, hundreds of cloth workers in Bangladesh protested against a government-managed spend increase, causing the closure of almost 40 companies in the nation’s second-largest clothing exporter. Witnesses claimed that the protesters, who demanded a two-fold boost from the government, attacked police and damaged several companies inContinue Reading
SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Thursday (Nov 9) that military ties between North Korea and Russia are “growing and dangerous”, and called on China to restrain Pyongyang. The United States, South Korea and Japan have in recent weeks repeatedly criticised North Korea for helping Russia pursue its warContinue Reading
difficult to obtain China has been difficult to reach in response to Washington’s eagerness to secure a summit, with Beijing claiming that Xi would only be able to attend if the U.S. demonstrated” enough sincerity.” Republicans have criticized the Biden administration for taking advantage of Beijing, but the administration contendsContinue Reading
China: On November 8, China’s foreign government urged Estonia not to permit Taiwan to establish any formal organizations there after the Chinese ambassador reportedly threatened to leave Estonia if Taiwan established a representative business there. Guo Xiaomei, the Chinese ambassador to Estonia, reportedly stated to Toomas Kivimagi at a conferenceContinue Reading
DHAKA: On November 8, clashes between officers and stone-throwing garment workers who are calling for a higher pay raise resulted in the deaths of one woman employee and the injuries of several others in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government andnbsp announced on Tuesday that the minimum wage would increase by 56.25Continue Reading
Tano stated that he intended to “pray for the hearts of the Monsoon Yolanda victims” by lighting candles in his city and using the storm’s name in the Philippines. Vicar General Erlito Maraya, who presided over Wednesday’s size, assured the crowd at the convention center that” there is life afterContinue Reading
Yoon Suk-yeol, the president of South Korea, will attend the APEC summit in San Francisco from November 15 to November 18, according to his office on Wednesday ( Nov 8 ). As part of efforts to increase support for hosting the 2030 World Expo, Yoon is scheduled to visit FranceContinue Reading
JAKARTA: Six Constitutional Court judges were reprimanded by an Indian administrative morality panel on Tuesday( Nov. 7 ) after it was determined that they had broken an ethics code in a decision from last month that permitted President Joko Widdo’s son to run for the vice president. After the judge’sContinue Reading
JAKARTA: & nbsp, Indonesia refuted on Tuesday( Nov. 7) an Israeli claim that a hospital constructed in Gaza with funding from Indonesia is situated close to the launchpad for rocket attacks and sits on top of an extensive network of Hamas tunnels. The doctor was constructed with Indian charity moneyContinue Reading