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Turkey quake survivors still struggling to find shelter

-- 2023-02-25 21:18:49

Omran Alswed and his family are still living in makeshift shelters almost three weeks after the massive earthquake in southern Turkey, having been unable to find a place in an official camp. Nearly t...

Sri Lanka postpones local elections due to lack of funds

-- 2023-02-25 18:50:32

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is postponing local government elections that had been due to take place early next month, because of a lack of funds, the country's election commission said on Friday. The is...

Nepal's deputy PM, three other ministers quit

-- 2023-02-25 18:42:15

Nepal's ruling coalition was in turmoil on Saturday after the Prime Minister said he planned to support a presidential candidate from an opposition party, a decision that prompted the deputy prime min...

Yellen says 'absolutely necessary' for G20 to condemn war in Ukraine

-- 2023-02-25 16:53:37

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters that a strong statement condemning Russia's war in Ukraine was "absolutely necessary" for a communique from the G20 finance leaders' meeting in India co...

G20 finance chiefs differ on debt, Russia-Ukraine war

-- 2023-02-25 16:39:24

Finance leaders of the world's biggest economies were entangled in differences on Saturday over the war in Ukraine and on resolving the debt burden of distressed developing nations, participants said....

Pregnant Russians flock to Argentina seeking new passports

-- 2023-02-25 15:59:28

Shortly after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, Alla Prigolovkina and her husband, Andrei Ushakov, decided they had to flee their Sochi, Russia, home. Ushakov had been detained for hold...

Germany's Scholz says want to deepen relations with India, meets Modi

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-25 14:53:20

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday said he wanted to deepen his nation's relationship with India ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Reuters reports....

Nigerians vote in election, hoping for better economic times

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-25 12:35:10

Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari, with many hoping the next leader will steer Africa's most populous nation and biggest economy on a new course...

Earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey and Syria

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-25 11:34:28

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on February 6 surpassed 50,000 on Friday after Turkey declared more than 44,000 people died. The Disaster and Emergency Management...

Iran says it has developed long-range cruise missile

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-25 11:07:16

Iran has developed a cruise missile with a range of 1,650 km (1,025 miles) a top Revolutionary Guards commander said on Friday, in a move likely to raise Western concerns after Russia's use of Iranian...

Japan to propose new Russia sanctions at online G-7 summit

-- 2023-02-24 22:07:36

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he plans to present to other Group of Seven countries a set of "new ideas" for sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine when he hosts an onlin...

Erdogan pins election hopes on 'building Turkey' mission after quake

-- 2023-02-24 20:59:56

Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power 20 years ago as Turkey emerged from the twin blows of rampant inflation and a deadly earthquake, promising a new era of sound government after the coalition of the t...

Indonesia tightens security in Papua after 10 killed in riot

-- 2023-02-24 19:34:51

Indonesia tightened security in the town of Wamena in the easternmost region of Papua, after 10 people were killed during a riot triggered by rumours that a child had been kidnapped, an official said...

Blinken to attend G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi

-- 2023-02-24 19:31:41

US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken will travel to New Delhi, India on March 1 to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting. The meeting will focus on strengthening multilateralism and dee...

Int’l financial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to its ‘grey list’

-- 2023-02-24 19:24:19

International financial crime watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said on Friday it was adding South Africa and Nigeria to its so-called "grey list" of countries under special scrutiny to...

Russia-Ukraine war enters second year with no end in sight

-- 2023-02-24 19:00:49

Ukrainians paid tribute to fallen loved ones on Friday and vowed to fight on to victory, while Russia said its forces were making gains in battle in the east as the war between the two countries enter...

Russia's Medvedev floats idea of pushing back ‘hostile’ states’ borders

-- 2023-02-24 17:56:08

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states as far as possible, even if t...

Gunmen kill at least 12 civilians in central Mali village

-- 2023-02-24 17:44:57

Gunmen have killed at least 12 civilians in an attack on a village in central Mali, two officials said on Friday, the latest reported attack in an area rife with jihadist activity. The West African n...

India urges focus on 'most vulnerable' at G20 meeting, avoids mention of war

REUTERS 2023-02-24 12:37:29

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global financial leaders to focus on the world's "most vulnerable citizens" as he inaugurated a G20 meeting on Friday, the first anniversary of Russia's i...

Turkey steps up rebuilding plans as quake toll nears 50,000

-- 2023-02-23 22:06:09

Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake which struck its border region with Syria, the interior minister said, as the combined death toll in the two countries crept...

Yellen, G7 urge renewed aid for Ukraine as G20 finance chiefs gather

-- 2023-02-23 21:22:44

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stepped up calls on Thursday for increased financial support for Ukraine to help it battle the year-old Russian invasion as the United States readies an additional $...

Turkey investigates building contractors

-- 2023-02-23 20:32:49

Turkey will widen an investigation into building contractors suspected of violating safety standards following its devastating earthquake, the interior minister said, as the country stepped up housing...

Putin talks up nuclear arsenal on war anniversary eve

-- 2023-02-23 19:15:36

Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the front line on Thursday on the eve of the war's anniversary, as President Vladimir Putin, empty-handed after a bloody winte...

Healthy gas storage warms Europe, but not enough

-- 2023-02-23 18:57:39

As Europe emerges from a mild winter with gas storage close to record levels, it must brace for another costly race to replenish its reserves on the international market. European gas prices rallied...

6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Tajikistan

-- 2023-02-23 18:41:47

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook a lightly populated, remote part of Tajikistan early Thursday near China's far western Xinjiang region. It was 67 kilometres (41 miles) west of Murghob, Tajikistan, a...

Sri Lanka approves $442m Adani power plants

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-23 12:31:30

Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment on Wednesday approved two wind power plants by India’s Adani Green Energy Ltd with a total investment of $442 million, a statement issued by the board said....

Magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Tajikistan, near border with China

REUTERS 2023-02-23 11:03:35

An earthquake of about 7.2 magnitude shook Tajikistan at 8:37 am (0037 GMT) on Thursday at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), Chinese state television CCTV reported，citing the China Earthquake Networks Cent...

Pakistan cuts government expenses by 15pc to save $766m annually  

-- 2023-02-22 21:46:06

Pakistan's government will cut back allowances and travel expenses of ministers and advisers as part of an austerity drive that will save it 200 billion rupees ($766 million) a year. The belt tighten...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolts Nepal

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-22 20:32:10

An earthquake of magnitude measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Nepal around 1:45 pm on Wednesday, according to Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring & Research Centre (NEMRC). The epicentr...

Putin says Xi Jinping to visit Russia, ties reaching ‘new frontiers’

-- 2023-02-22 19:34:25

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that China's Xi Jinping would visit Russia, saying relations had reached ‘new frontiers’ amid US concerns that Beijing could provi...