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Sri Lanka among worst impacted countries in Asia-Pacific due to West Asia conflict: UN report
Sri Lanka is among the worst impacted countries in the Asia-Pacific due to the ripple effects of the West Asia crisis, a UN report said.
The report published by the United Nations Development Programme, released on Thursday, provides a…
Chinese FM says reopening of Strait of Hormuz is a “unanimous demand” of international community
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart that reopening the Strait of Hormuz was a unanimous demand from the international community.
Wang Yi told Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a phone call late Wednesday…
250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis missing after migrant boat sinks in Andaman Sea
About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies.
The trawler, which had departed from Bangladesh…
Holy sites in Jerusalem reopens
Israeli police announced that holy sites in Jerusalem will reopen to visitors and worshippers on Thursday morning.
‘‘Hundreds of police officers, Border Police forces, and volunteers will be deployed throughout the city, along major…
Iran warns US must choose between ceasefire and war via Israel, ‘it cannot have both’
Iran warned on Wednesday that the US must choose between a ceasefire and ‘‘continued war via Israel,’‘ saying Washington ‘‘cannot have both.’‘
‘‘The Iran–U.S. Ceasefire terms are clear and explicit: the U.S. must choose—ceasefire or…
OPEC+ agrees to boost oil output when Strait of Hormuz reopens
OPEC+ agreed on Sunday to raise its oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a modest rise that will largely exist on paper as its key members are unable to raise production due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
The war has…
UK to host multi-nation meeting on Hormuz shipping
Britain will on Thursday (Apr 2) hold a virtual meeting of about 35 countries to discuss how to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz which has been crippled by the Middle East war.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the meeting…
NATO chief to visit Washington next week as Trump threatens exit from alliance
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for what a spokesperson for the military alliance called a ‘‘long-planned visit’’ that comes after President Donald Trump blasted European allies over differences on the Iran…
Nasa’s Artemis II mission takes off heading for first Moon visit in 50 years
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday (Apr 1) on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States’ boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade…
Global oil prices edge higher as war shows no sign of easing
Global oil prices continued to climb in early trade in Asia on Tuesday.
The price of US-traded oil jumped by 3% to nearly $106 (£80.52) a barrel.
US oil prices closed Monday’s trading session above $100 a barrel for the first time since…