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Ship carrying first Ukrainian grain on track: Turkey

Ship carrying first Ukrainian grain on track: Turkey

-- 2022-08-02 20:40:34

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Russia's invasion blocked exports more than five months ago is on track to safely arrive in Istanbul on Tuesday night, Turkey said, amid...

Chinese warplanes buzz line dividing Taiwan Strait before expected Pelosi visit

Chinese warplanes buzz line dividing Taiwan Strait before expected Pelosi visit

-- 2022-08-02 20:30:03

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive in Taipei later on Tuesday, people briefed on the matter said, as several Chinese warplanes flew close to the median line dividi...

US deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei 

US deploys four warships east of Taiwan as Pelosi heads to Taipei 

-- 2022-08-02 19:33:00

Four US warships, including an aircraft carrier, were positioned in waters east of Taiwan on what the US Navy called routine deployments on Tuesday amid Chinese anger over US House of Representatives...

Armed attack in central Nigeria leaves seven dead

Armed attack in central Nigeria leaves seven dead

-- 2022-08-02 19:03:40

At least seven people were killed and another two injured in an armed attack in central Nigeria's Plateau state on Sunday night, according to the state police. Alfred Alabo, police spokesperson in Pl...

Russia says Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a ‘provocation’

Russia says Pelosi's visit to Taiwan a ‘provocation’

-- 2022-08-02 18:52:36

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday that Russia views US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's expected visit to Taiwan as a "provocation" aimed at pressurin...

Taiwan braces for potential show of Chinese force as Pelosi’s visit looms

Taiwan braces for potential show of Chinese force as Pelosi’s visit looms

-- 2022-08-02 18:24:04

Taiwan is bracing for a potential show of force from China as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to arrive on the island late Tuesday. Her visit - which is not backed by the White House - wou...

How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri

How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri

-- 2022-08-02 18:00:30

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri had...

Taiwan prepares air raid shelters amid rising tensions with China

Taiwan prepares air raid shelters amid rising tensions with China

-- 2022-08-02 17:40:43

Taiwan is preparing its air-raid shelters as rising tension with China and Russia's invasion of Ukraine raise new fears about the possibility of a Chinese attack on the democratic island.  China...

Child dies from Ebola-like Marburg virus in Ghana

Child dies from Ebola-like Marburg virus in Ghana

-- 2022-08-02 17:37:22

A child who contracted the highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus in Ghana has died, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday. The death brings the total number of fatalities in the c...

Poachers kill more rhinos in South Africa to meet Asian demand

Poachers kill more rhinos in South Africa to meet Asian demand

-- 2022-08-02 16:52:41

South Africa has seen an increase in the number of rhinos illegally killed for their horns in the first half of 2022, as poachers shifted to hunting in private parks, the country's environment ministr...

Pakistan's election commission rules former PM Khan's party received illegal funds

Pakistan's election commission rules former PM Khan's party received illegal funds

REUTERS 2022-08-02 12:43:42

Pakistan's election commission ruled on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party had received illegal funds, several local TV channels said. In a case that has dragged on for years, Khan...

Blinken says Taliban 'grossly' violated Doha agreement by sheltering al Qaeda's Zawahiri

Blinken says Taliban 'grossly' violated Doha agreement by sheltering al Qaeda's Zawahiri

-- 2022-08-02 11:39:03

The Taliban "grossly" violated the Doha Agreement by hosting and sheltering al Qaeda's top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, Reuters reports. The Unit...

At least 14 potential heat deaths in Oregon after hot spell

At least 14 potential heat deaths in Oregon after hot spell

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-08-02 10:46:48

Oregon authorities are investigating four additional deaths potentially linked to last week’s scorching heat wave, bringing the total number of suspected hyperthermia deaths to 14. The Oregon S...

Honduras authorities report 'historic' coca seizure

Honduras authorities report 'historic' coca seizure

-- 2022-08-02 10:40:04

Honduran authorities reported on Monday the discovery of more than 1.6 million coca leaf bushes in the most important seizure of its kind ever as Honduras struggles to combat drug production, reports...

Putin says no one can win a nuclear war

Putin says no one can win a nuclear war

-- 2022-08-02 10:18:10

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday there could be no winners in a nuclear war and no such war should ever be started, Reuters reports. The Kremlin leader made the comment in a lett...

Saudi Arabia welcomes killing of al Qaeda leader Zawahiri

Saudi Arabia welcomes killing of al Qaeda leader Zawahiri

-- 2022-08-02 09:21:56

Saudi Arabia welcomed US President Joe Biden's announcement of the killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the State news agency reported late on Monday quoting a foreign ministry statemen...

Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US strike in Afghanistan: Biden

Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US strike in Afghanistan: Biden

-- 2022-08-02 08:19:51

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bi...

US House Speaker Pelosi to visit Taiwan on Tuesday: Taiwan media

US House Speaker Pelosi to visit Taiwan on Tuesday: Taiwan media

-- 2022-08-01 21:02:08

Several Taiwan media outlets reported late on Monday that US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Taiwan on Tuesday and spend the night in Taipei, citing unidentified sources. Chi...

No Myanmar representation at ASEAN-led meeting in Cambodia

No Myanmar representation at ASEAN-led meeting in Cambodia

-- 2022-08-01 20:40:37

Myanmar will not be represented at an international gathering of foreign ministers in Cambodia this week, a spokesperson for the ASEAN chair said on Monday after its military rulers declined a proposa...

First grain ship leaves Ukrainian port under safe passage deal

First grain ship leaves Ukrainian port under safe passage deal

-- 2022-08-01 20:34:22

A ship carrying grain left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon on Monday under a safe passage agreement, Ukrainian and Turkish officials said, the first departure since the Russian invasion blocke...

India confirms Asia's first monkeypox death

India confirms Asia's first monkeypox death

-- 2022-08-01 17:13:00

India confirmed its first monkeypox death on Monday, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is only the fourth known fatality from the disease in the current outbreak. Last week, Spain...

Pelosi begins closely-watched Asia tour in Singapore

Pelosi begins closely-watched Asia tour in Singapore

-- 2022-08-01 14:00:59

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to kick off a tour of four Asian countries on Monday in Singapore amid intense speculation that she may risk the wrath of Beijing by also visit...

New Zealand's borders fully open after long pandemic closure

New Zealand's borders fully open after long pandemic closure

REUTERS 2022-08-01 13:49:10

New Zealand's borders fully re-opened to visitors from around the world on Monday, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed them in March 2020. New Zealand's borders started reopening in...

First grain ship to leave Ukraine today

First grain ship to leave Ukraine today

-- 2022-08-01 12:59:38

The first ship carrying grain to depart Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion will leave Odesa port at 0530 GMT on Monday under a guaranteed safe passage agreement, Turkey's defence ministry...

Myanmar junta chief to extend emergency rule for 6 months

Myanmar junta chief to extend emergency rule for 6 months

REUTERS 2022-08-01 10:45:57

The head of Myanmar's junta, Min Aung Hlaing, will extend the state of emergency in the country for a further six months, state media said on Monday, reporting that the junta's national defence and se...

Japanese man detained in Myanmar after filming anti-coup protest 

Japanese man detained in Myanmar after filming anti-coup protest 

-- 2022-07-31 20:02:27

A Japanese man has been detained by authorities in Myanmar after filming a protest in the country's biggest city of Yangon, Jiji news agency reported on Sunday, citing Japanese government officials.&n...

Nancy Pelosi begins Asia tour, no mention of Taiwan 

Nancy Pelosi begins Asia tour, no mention of Taiwan 

-- 2022-07-31 17:48:35

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi starts a tour of four Asian countries on Sunday, her office said, without mentioning Taiwan amid intense speculation she might visit the self-ruled isl...

Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe

Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe

-- 2022-07-31 16:23:58

Just over half of the Japanese oppose plans for a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister whose assassination this month shocked the nation, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, reports R...

Zelenskiy says harvest could be halved by war

Zelenskiy says harvest could be halved by war

REUTERS 2022-07-31 15:08:23

Ukraine's president said on Sunday that the country's harvest could be half its usual amount this year due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "Ukrainian harvest this year is under the threat to be t...

32 people killed after bandits set homes on fire in Madagascar

32 people killed after bandits set homes on fire in Madagascar

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-31 13:46:28

At least 32 people were killed in Madagascar in an area north of the capital on Friday after local bandits known as "dahalo" set homes on fire, according to statements by the defence ministry. The ki...