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US aircraft carrier operating in waters off Korean peninsula, official says

US aircraft carrier operating in waters off Korean peninsula, official says

-- 2022-04-12 12:53:42

The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is operating in waters off the Korean peninsula, a US official said, after South Korean media reported that the ships were deployed amid tensions over North Korea'...

Myanmar army launches air strikes against rebels near Thai border

Myanmar army launches air strikes against rebels near Thai border

-- 2022-04-12 12:15:52

Myanmar's military conducted air strikes on Sunday targeting ethnic rebels in Karen state, as fresh fighting broke out for control of the town of Lay Kay Kaw near the Thai border, according to a spoke...

'Megi' hits Philippines, leaving at least 25 dead

'Megi' hits Philippines, leaving at least 25 dead

-- 2022-04-12 11:12:01

Philippine authorities said on Monday at least 25 people had died in landslides and floods caused by tropical storm Megi as it hit the eastern and southern coasts of the Southeast Asian country. The...

Pakistani lawmakers loyal to Imran Khan quit en masse

Pakistani lawmakers loyal to Imran Khan quit en masse

-- 2022-04-12 10:13:28

More than 100 lawmakers loyal to Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan resigned on Monday, creating a headache for the new, Western-friendly incumbent Shehbaz Sharif as he tries to drag his coun...

Buying more Russian oil is not in India's interest, Biden warns Modi

Buying more Russian oil is not in India's interest, Biden warns Modi

-- 2022-04-12 08:18:27

President Joe Biden told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that buying more oil from Russia was not in India's interest and could hamper the US response to the war in Ukraine, US officials said, Reu...

Russia says it won’t suspend military operations in Ukraine during peace talks

Russia says it won’t suspend military operations in Ukraine during peace talks

-- 2022-04-11 19:52:09

Russia will not suspend its military operations in Ukraine for subsequent rounds of peace talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. Russian officials say peace talks with Ukraine...

Nepal restricts imports to save cash, suspends central bank governor

Nepal restricts imports to save cash, suspends central bank governor

-- 2022-04-11 18:18:13

Nepal is tightening imports of cars, gold and cosmetics as its foreign exchange reserves have fallen, a central bank official said on Monday after the government suspended the central bank governor an...

Shehbaz Sharif elected prime minister of Pakistan

Shehbaz Sharif elected prime minister of Pakistan

-- 2022-04-11 18:08:55

Pakistan Muslim League (N) President Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan after 174 lawmakers voted in his favour in the parliament on Monday. The lawmakers from the Paki...

Imran Khan’s party announces mass resignation from parliament

Imran Khan’s party announces mass resignation from parliament

-- 2022-04-11 16:25:14

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on Monday decided to resign from their National Assembly, minutes before the election for the new prime minister of Pakistan is scheduled to place. The decision was taken...

Pakistan's parliament set to elect new prime minister

Pakistan's parliament set to elect new prime minister

-- 2022-04-11 13:35:11

Pakistan's parliament was set to meet on Monday to elect a new prime minister, with opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif the favourite to win after a week-long constitutional crisis that climaxed on Sunda...

Six charred to death after blast at Indian chemical plant

Six charred to death after blast at Indian chemical plant

-- 2022-04-11 13:31:30

A massive blaze touched off by an explosion at a chemicals plant in India's western state of Gujarat charred to death at least six people before it was brought under control, authorities said on Monda...

Russia says it will take legal action if forced into sovereign debt default

Russia says it will take legal action if forced into sovereign debt default

-- 2022-04-11 11:06:04

Russia will take legal action if the West tries to force it to default on its sovereign debt, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told the pro-Kremlin Izvestia newspaper on Monday, sharpening Moscow's ton...

Finland, Sweden set to join NATO as early as summer

Finland, Sweden set to join NATO as early as summer

-- 2022-04-11 10:31:43

Russia has made a "massive strategic blunder" as Finland and Sweden look poised to join NATO as early as the summer, The Times reported on Monday, citing officials. The United States officials said t...

US warns India on Russian energy

US warns India on Russian energy

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-04-11 08:58:57

President Joe Biden will virtually meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the White House said, at a time when the United States has made clear it does not want to see an uptick in R...

Struggle begins against foreign conspiracy of regime change, says Imran Khan

Struggle begins against foreign conspiracy of regime change, says Imran Khan

-- 2022-04-10 21:42:22

A day after leaving office, Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has said their struggle for freedom has started again against a foreign conspiracy of regime change”. Taking to Twi...

Ukraine seeks fresh round of EU sanctions against Russia

Ukraine seeks fresh round of EU sanctions against Russia

-- 2022-04-10 21:32:16

Ukraine said on Sunday it was seeking another round of European Union sanctions against Moscow and more military aid from its allies as Russian forces destroyed an airport and other targets in the eas...

Biden will speak to Modi as US warns India on imports of Russian energy

Biden will speak to Modi as US warns India on imports of Russian energy

-- 2022-04-10 21:24:52

US President Joe Biden will virtually meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the White House said, at a time when the United States has made clear it does not want to see an uptick i...

Macron faces a tough fight in French presidential vote

Macron faces a tough fight in French presidential vote

-- 2022-04-10 20:17:47

Voters cast ballots across France on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election where far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is posing an unexpected threat to President Emmanuel Macron's re-elect...

Shehbaz Sharif widely expected to become Pakistan’s next prime minister

Shehbaz Sharif widely expected to become Pakistan’s next prime minister

-- 2022-04-10 19:45:38

Pakistan's opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif submitted his nomination to be Pakistan's next prime minister to the legislature on Sunday, his party said, after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confide...

Russian rockets destroy Dnipro airport, Ukraine officials say

Russian rockets destroy Dnipro airport, Ukraine officials say

-- 2022-04-10 19:34:48

Russian forces fired rockets into Ukraine's Luhansk and Dnipro regions on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said, completely destroying an airport and potentially leaving casualties. Valentyn Reznichenko,...

Thieves steal 60-feet-long iron bridge in India

Thieves steal 60-feet-long iron bridge in India

-- 2022-04-10 19:12:54

Police in India were seeking to arrest members of a gang who dismantled a 60-feet-long iron bridge and likely sold it off in parts as scrap metal, officials said on Sunday. The robbers, posing as gov...

Pakistan’s lawmakers from Imran Khan’s party threaten to resign

Pakistan’s lawmakers from Imran Khan’s party threaten to resign

-- 2022-04-10 17:29:00

Pakistan’s lawmakers from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party threatened to resign from their parliament if the party's reservations regarding PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif's nomination as the...

Nominations for Pakistan PM due

Nominations for Pakistan PM due

-- 2022-04-10 12:18:59

Candidates for Pakistan's next prime minister are due to file nomination papers on Sunday after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, bringing an end to the former cricket star...

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote in parliament

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote in parliament

-- 2022-04-10 08:23:09

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a confidence vote in parliament on Sunday, the speaker of the lower house said, following desertions from coalition partners who blame him for a deteriorating...

Boris Johnson travels to Kyiv, holds talks with Zelensky

Boris Johnson travels to Kyiv, holds talks with Zelensky

-- 2022-04-09 21:08:29

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday. The office of the British prime minister said the visit was a "show of solidarity" wit...

Imran Khan convenes cabinet meeting amid delay on ouster vote

Imran Khan convenes cabinet meeting amid delay on ouster vote

-- 2022-04-09 20:50:27

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan convened a cabinet meeting for Saturday night as delays dragged on over a vote in parliament on whether to oust him. The meeting comes hours after parliament was ab...

Pakistan parliament session on Imran’s fate to continue until midnight

Pakistan parliament session on Imran’s fate to continue until midnight

-- 2022-04-09 20:41:11

The historic session of Pakistan’s National Assembly on the no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan began on Saturday morning — and after three breaks, the session...

Power blackout hits Nigeria weeks after president’s apology for last outage

Power blackout hits Nigeria weeks after president’s apology for last outage

-- 2022-04-09 20:22:14

Many Nigerians have once again been left without state-supplied electricity for hours on end, three weeks after the president apologised for the last nationwide outage. A system failure on the nation...

French voters to cast ballot in first round of presidential elections Sunday

French voters to cast ballot in first round of presidential elections Sunday

-- 2022-04-09 20:17:11

French voters are preparing to cast their ballot in the first round of the presidential elections on Sunday. Recent polls have shown a marked fall in President Emmanuel Macron's lead over his main ch...

Serum cuts Covishield dose price as India widens booster programme

Serum cuts Covishield dose price as India widens booster programme

-- 2022-04-09 20:07:43

Serum Institute of India has cut the price of its Covishield Covid-19 vaccine as the country plans to offer booster doses to all adults from Sunday. The price will drop to 225 rupees ($2.96) a dose f...