TOKYO: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has proposed four areas of cooperation to expand and deepen collaboration within Asean to empower its people to be resilient and better able to address future challenges. The Malaysian Prime Minister told Asean leaders and host Japan during the Asean-Japan Commemorative Summit here Sunday (Dec 17) that the four areas … Read more
(Reuters) – A third Ukrainian truck driver has died in blockades at the Polish border staged by Polish truckers, Ukraine’s Suspilne public broadcaster said on Saturday. Suspilne, quoting an official from Ukraine’s international trucking association, said the driver took ill at the Krakivets-Korczowa crossing — one of four points affected by the protests. He died … Read more
(Reuters) – Explosions resounded through the Ukrainian capital early on Saturday as air defence units engaged Russian drones, Reuters witnesses said. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the anti-aircraft units had gone into action as groups of drones flew near the city. There were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage. The witnesses reported a … Read more
BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hungary’s Viktor Orban was quick to get on the airwaves at home on Friday, telling Hungarians how he vetoed financial aid to Ukraine and could block its path to EU membership any time even though he had let other leaders grant Kyiv accession talks. Orban, who has a long history of using … Read more
GOMA/KINSHASA (Reuters) – As Democratic Republic of Congo gears up for elections next week, the opposition and independent observers warn that issues including illegible voter cards, blocked campaign planes, and electoral list delays threaten the legitimacy of the results. For months, the CENI election commission has rejected criticism it is failing to deliver a free … Read more
(Reuters) – A Moscow court on Thursday ordered a retrial in the case of a veteran Russian human rights campaigner who is fighting charges of discrediting the country’s armed forces. Oleg Orlov, 70, has been for more than two decades one of the leaders of Memorial, which won a share of the Nobel Peace Prize … Read more
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police have filed terrorism charges against four people in connection with a security breach in parliament in which a man jumped into the chamber, shouted slogans and set off a smoke canister, a police officer said on Thursday. The major security breach occurred on Wednesday, the 22nd anniversary of an … Read more
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders head into a high-stakes summit for Ukraine on Thursday, with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocking both the start of EU membership talks and 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in financial aid for Kyiv. The summit comes at a crucial time in Ukraine’s war against Russia’s invasion, after a … Read more
(Reuters) – Slovak government’s plans to cut funding to state broadcaster RTVS and divide the group into radio and television units will undermine its independence and threaten media freedom, a group of press freedom organisations said on Wednesday. In an open letter to Slovakia’s president, lawmakers and copied to the culture minister, the groups said … Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A declassified U.S. intelligence report assessed that the Ukraine war has cost Russia 315,000 dead and injured troops, or nearly 80 percent of the personnel it had when the conflict began, a source familiar with the intelligence said on Tuesday. The report also assessed that Moscow’s losses in personnel and armored vehicles … Read more
