Putin seeks to shore up ties on visit to ‘friendly’ Kazakhstan
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a two-day trip aimed at…
Category: Regional
New EU commission pushes for defence and economy spending
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned Wednesday that Europe has “no time to waste”…
Plastic pollution talks must speed up, chair warns
Negotiators must move “significantly” faster to agree on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution,…
Pakistan web controls quash dissent and potential
Besieged by political turmoil, Pakistan’s government is turning to draconian internet censorship which threatens to…
1,000 Pakistan protesters arrested in pro-Khan capital march
Pakistan police said Wednesday they had arrested nearly 1,000 protesters who marched on the capital…
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor on Wednesday asked judges to grant an arrest warrant…
Philippine VP’s bodyguards swapped out amid investigation
Philippine security forces said Wednesday they had replaced Vice President Sara Duterte’s bodyguards, days after…
EasyJet annual profit rises 40% on package holidays
British no-frills airline EasyJet on Wednesday reported a 40-percent rise in annual net profit on…
Ukraine sees influx of Western war tourists
Spanish traveller Alberto Blasco Ventas looked out at Ukraine’s destroyed Irpin brige, blown up to…
Greeks finally get Thessaloniki metro after two-decade wait
Greece’s second city Thessaloniki will unveil its new subway system more than a decade late…