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Pakistan's election body says it cannot hold polls in 90 days

-- 2022-04-07 20:53:38

Pakistan's election commission said on Thursday it cannot hold snap polls within 90 days, as requested by the president, and the earliest it could do so was October. The president had asked the elect...

Russia says Ukraine presented 'unacceptable' draft peace deal

-- 2022-04-07 19:54:35

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Kyiv had presented Moscow with a draft peace deal that contained "unacceptable" elements, but that Russia would nonetheless continue talks...

Pakistan's SC to rule on Khan's bid to block ouster

-- 2022-04-07 19:08:27

Pakistan's top court will on Thursday rule on Prime Minister Imran Khan's obstruction of an opposition bid to oust him, a manoeuvre his critics say was unconstitutional and has led to the political an...

Yemen president cedes powers to council as Saudi Arabia pushes to end war

-- 2022-04-07 18:59:48

Yemen's president delegated power to a presidential council and dismissed his deputy on Thursday in a move aimed at supporting UN-led efforts to revive negotiations to end the bitter seven-year war in...

Sri Lanka must restructure $1b debt, needs stability, says outgoing finance minister

-- 2022-04-07 15:36:37

Sri Lanka must look at restructuring a $1 billion sovereign debt due for payment in July, the outgoing finance minister told parliament on Thursday, urging an end to calls for a change in government a...

Australia to impose financial sanctions, travel bans on 67 more Russians over Ukraine

-- 2022-04-07 14:30:48

Australia will impose financial sanctions and travel bans on an additional 67 Russians over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Thursday, taking the total number of peo...

Smuggled sketches offer glimpses into harsh Myanmar prison

-- 2022-04-07 14:23:18

In one drawing, dozens of men sit crammed into a single room, hunched with their knees together, every inch of space occupied. In another, they lie back to back on the floor, their faces straining wit...

Pakistan's top court likely to rule on Imran Khan's bid to block ouster

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-07 12:58:06

Pakistan's top court hopes to wrap up on Thursday a hearing on Prime Minister Imran Khan's obstruction of an opposition bid to oust him, a manoeuvre his critics say was unconstitutional and has led to...

Meta suspends Facebook accounts to tackle misinformation ahead of Philippines polls

-- 2022-04-07 11:49:53

Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday suspended a network of over 400 accounts, pages and groups ahead of general elections in the Philippines as the Facebook parent moves to crack down hate speech and misi...

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to hold peace talks over Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

-- 2022-04-07 10:06:04

Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday agreed to peace talks to address tensions over the long-disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which borders both nations, the office of Armenian Prime Minister Ni...

Sri Lanka’s minister says their president will not resign, despite protests

-- 2022-04-06 22:25:24

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, a minister said on Wednesday, despite demonstrations against his handling of the country's worst economic crisis in decades and as doctors held...

Japan lifts Covid-19 entry ban for travellers from 106 countries

-- 2022-04-06 21:04:27

Japan plans to ease COVID-19 related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including the United States, Britain and France on Friday, the government sai...

  India reports first case of new Covid variant XE

-- 2022-04-06 19:36:48

India has reported its first known case of new coronavirus variant XE -- a mutant hybrid of two versions of Omicron -- in the western city of Mumbai. The XE victim, a 50-year-old woman who arrived fr...

Pakistan court likely to rule on Imran Khan ouster Thursday

-- 2022-04-06 19:15:00

Pakistan's top court could rule on Thursday on Prime Minister Imran Khan's move to block an opposition attempt to oust him, a step his critics say is unconstitutional and has touched off political tur...

Indian government trying to stabilise economic transactions with Russia

-- 2022-04-06 16:28:13

India's foreign minister said on Wednesday the government is working to stabilise economic transactions with Russia, a day after India condemned killings of civilians in Ukraine and called for an inde...

Protests leave Sri Lanka's ruling dynasty teetering

-- 2022-04-06 14:25:41

In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening...

Sri Lanka president revokes state of emergency

-- 2022-04-06 10:36:09

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked a state of emergency late on Tuesday after dozens of lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition, leaving his government in a minority in parliament a...

South Korea to add hundreds of international flights per week starting May

-- 2022-04-06 09:56:41

South Korea said on Wednesday it will add hundreds of international flights per week beginning in May, continuing to ease anti-coronavirus measures as its Omicron wave declines. From next month, the...

Sri Lanka central bank to get new governor

-- 2022-04-05 21:10:06

Sri Lanka's central bank is set to name a new chief, as the nation faces its worst economic crisis in over 70 years. P Nandalal Weerasinghe, former deputy governor of the central bank of the country,...

Pakistan’s election commission says elections not possible in three months

-- 2022-04-05 20:51:38

The election commission of Pakistan has expressed its inability to conduct general elections within three months, citing various legal hitches and procedural challenges as the reason. A senior offici...

Pakistan court adjourns hearing on Imran Khan's bid to stay in power

-- 2022-04-05 20:07:21

Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourned until Wednesday a hearing to decide the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan's blocking of an opposition bid to oust him, a dispute that has led to political turmoi...

Sri Lankan lawmakers seek interim government to solve crisis

-- 2022-04-05 19:36:32

A group of Sri Lankan governing party lawmakers called Tuesday for the appointment of an interim government, warning that a failure to do so would lead to violence and anarchy, as demonstrators contin...

US wanted to punish 'disobedient' Imran Khan, says Russia

-- 2022-04-05 19:11:42

Russia has lambasted "another attempt of shameless interference" by the United States in the internal affairs of Pakistan, adding that it sought to punish a "disobedient" Imran Khan. In a statement,...

India blocks 22 YouTube news channels citing national security

-- 2022-04-05 18:12:06

India's government on Tuesday said it has banned 22 YouTube channels, including four of Pakistani origin, for disinformation on subjects concerning national security and public order, the latest such...

Pakistan's top court resumes hearing into PM Khan's bid to stay on

-- 2022-04-05 14:31:31

Pakistan's top court will on Tuesday resume its deliberations on the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan's attempt to block an opposition bid to oust him, a dispute that has led to political turmoil...

War shocks to drag on Asian economies, says World Bank

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-05 14:30:10

Disruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains and higher prices are among the impacts of the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in coming months, the World Bank says in a repo...

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition loses parliamentary majority

-- 2022-04-05 14:08:41

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ruling coalition lost its majority in parliament on Tuesday after at least 41 lawmakers walked out of the alliance amid growing unrest over an economic crisis...

How Pakistan's political crisis could play out

-- 2022-04-05 10:56:50

Pakistan's Supreme Court is looking into the legality of Prime Minister Imran Khan's unexpected move over the weekend to block a parliamentary vote against him and then call for a snap general electio...

Shanghai extends lockdown restrictions after new surge in asymptomatic cases

-- 2022-04-05 10:15:49

 The major Chinese financial centre of Shanghai extended restrictions on transportation on Tuesday after a day of intensive city-wide testing saw new COVID-19 cases surge to more than 13,000, wit...

North Korea says it will strike South with nuclear weapons if attacked

-- 2022-04-05 09:52:11

North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North's nuclear forces will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un...