Myanmar police destroy over 100 acres of poppy in eastern state
YANGON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's police have destroyed 113 acres of opium poppy
Malaysian court rules ‘wounding religious feelings’ is a crime
Ruling on controversial film ‘Mentega Terbang’ widens the potential for legal liability in a country beset by issues of race, religion and royalty. ...
Advocates praise recommendations from Australian sexual violence report but say lack of radical change a ‘missed opportunity’
Advocates have welcomed recommendations from a report into the criminal justice system’s treatment of victims of sexual violence as “incredibly symbolic”, but others say the commission’s failure to suggest radical change was a ‘missed opportunity’.
The world is beginning to tire of Trump’s whiplash leadership
Government by chaos is back. One day, President Donald Trump imposed a punishing tariff regime against Canada and Mexico. The next, he froze auto duties for a month after suddenly realizing that – as everyone had predicted – they could wreck a quintessential American industry. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to the Oval Office to sign a rare-earth
Hamas claims Donald Trump’s threats aim to help Netanyahu back out of Gaza ceasefire deal
Hamas accused US President Donald Trump on Thursday of using repeated threats against Palestinians to support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in backing out of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and intensifying pressure on Gazans.Trump on Wednesday issued a direct ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the release of all hostages, including the remains of those killed. “Release all
Pope Francis rests after peaceful night during third week of hospital treatment for pneumonia
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was resting Thursday after a peaceful night during his third week of hospital treatment for double pneumonia, the Vatican said. The pope has been sleeping with a non-invasive mechanical mask to guarantee that his lungs expand properly overnight and help his recovery. He has been transitioning to receiving oxygen with a nasal tube
Pakistan Army claims ‘Bannu’ attack was planned in Afghanistan
The Pakistani military has reported that civilian casualties from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa attack have reached 18, with the attack having been planned in Afghanistan. According to a report by Dawn newspaper on Thursday, March 6, the attack in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has claimed the
Something is smelling really bad among the peace brokers of Ukraine
You don't have to be a genius to work out that if you exclude Russia and just look at the three groups who are vying for war, or whining for peace,
S Korea’s lefty opposition shifting to the center-right
Former factory worker and labor activist Yoon Jong-oh says being a left-winger in South Korea has always been tough. The dictators in charge for most of the first four decades after the Republic of Korea gained independence in 1948 saw communists under every bed and, specifically, did not like labor organizers one bit – much less give them a say in national politics. In the
Will Turkey and Indonesia’s defense industry cooperation thrive?
D uring the recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey and Indonesia signed several memorandums of understanding (MoUs), including in the defense sector. Among these, a joint venture on the establishment of a drone
Samoan PM defeats Second No-Confidence Vote in two Weeks
Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has defeated a no-confidence motion against her minority government for a second time in as many weeks. Fiame defeated the no-confidence vote by 32 votes
China says it will ‘fight to the end’ with US ‘in tariff war, trade war or any other war’
China’s ministry of foreign affairs has promised that China will “fight to the end” with the US in a “tariff war, trade war or any other war”, marking China’s strongest rhetoric on US president Donald Trump since he entered the White
Third international airport to open in gang violence-hit Haiti
SAN JUAN: An airport in southwestern Haiti is ready to receive international flights for the first time, officials said Wednesday, adding a safer option for commercial airlines that have halted all flights to the main airport in Port-au-Prince, where gang violence persists. The Antoine Simon Airport in the coastal city of Les Cayes, named after a Haitian president who led a
Morocco adds prison time for activist jailed over earthquake response criticism
A Moroccan appeals court on Tuesday handed activist Said Ait Mahdi a one-year prison term, up from the initial three-month term he had been sentenced to for defamation, his lawyer said. Ait Mahdi, who leads a group for victims of a major 2023 earthquake, has been in detention since
Trump Uses Big Speech to Spin Alternate Reality of ‘Astronomical Achievements’
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Perhaps the clearest distillation of President Donald Trump’s sprawling first address to the new Congress came Tuesday night when he laid the premise for making cuts to Social Security, a program
President says El Salvador’s won’t stop buying Bitcoin following IMF claim – ‘Proof of work > proof of whining’
The El Salvador government recently signed a $1.4B financing deal with the IMF. The deal includes measures aimed at reducing the country’s Bitcoin exposure. Despite the agreement, El Salvador has continued to increase its Bitcoin portfolio. The El Salvador government has continued its effort to bolster the country’s economy with Bitcoin. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Türkiye-Azerbaijan natural gas cooperation pact goes into effect
A cooperation agreement between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the natural gas sector was published Wednesday in the Turkish
Will fight for porters’ rights, put across their demands to govt: Rahul Gandhi
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday highlighted the hardships faced by porters who risked their lives to help people during the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station last month. Rahul Gandhi thanked them for saving many lives and helping in the relief work during the stampede. (Rahul Gandhi | Official X
Women behind the lens: ‘In Cuba, domestic life is forced on to the streets’
Part of a project exploring islanders’ daily challenges, this photograph captures the quiet endurance of Cuban mothers
Thailand arrests 100 people for operating in border scam centre
BANGKOK, - Thailand's police on Wednesday detained 100 people for their alleged involvement in a scam centre in Cambodia, its first arrest of Thai nationals in a regional crackdown on massive fraud operations. Arrest warrants were also issued for two Chinese nationals who were alleged "gang leaders", stemming from a raid of a scam centre last month by
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