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South Africa faces new fuel price shock

The country’s Central Energy Fund projects diesel hikes of up to $0.20 per litre while petrol prices could also rise sharply ...

Hey Ursula, angry voters aren’t ‘pro-Russian’, they’re just fed up

Brussels keeps misreading public backlash as foreign influence when much of it is simply...

Russia takes Indian student to North Pole on icebreaker

Lucky Rawat, 15, was selected from about 5,000 applicants for Rosatom’s ‘Icebreaker of Knowledge’...

Court orders Pakistan’s jailed ex-PM Imran Khan to be moved to hospital

The cricketer-turned politician’s family and his Tehreek-e-Insaf party have raised concerns over Khan’s health...

West refused to give Ukraine ‘firm’ security guarantees – top MP

Kiev’s backers advised it not to discuss the issue during talks with Russia in 2022, David Arakhamia has revealed ...

MOFA appreciates US’ supportive remarks

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is grateful to the U.S. Department of State spokesperson Matthew Miller for the June 24 condemnation of China’s disruption...

Taiwan maintains Tier 1 status in US anti-human trafficking report

Taiwan remained at Tier 1 for the 15th consecutive year in the U.S. Department of State’s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report, reflecting global recognition...

President Lai receives US-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation

  President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission June 25 at the Presidential Office in Taipei City,...

Russia and India are on the same page – expert on Modi’s visit to Moscow

The upcoming meeting between the leaders is sending a message of unity to the world, Nandan Unnikrishnan has said ...

Bar owner fined for serving ‘blood of Jesus’

A Russian court has ruled that the Christian-themed menu of the establishment was “offensive” ...

Chinese companies increasingly seek out cheap N. Korean labor

A growing number of Chinese companies are seeking cheap North Korean labor due to the recent rise in labor costs in China. In response,...

Refused asylum to S. Korea, N. Korean defector dies on the streets of Russia

As the world lived in fear of COVID-19 in the year 2020, a North Korean (identified here as “A”) managed to escape from a...

US state sued over Ten Commandments law

Activist groups are seeking to overturn Louisiana’s new requirement for the religious text to be posted in public schools ...

Pentagon chief speaks with Russia’s new defense minister

Lloyd Austin and Andrey Belousov spoke two after a Ukrainian missile exploded over a packed beach in Crimea ...

Assange pleads guilty to espionage

Wednesday’s court hearing in Saipan marked the end of the WikiLeaks founder’s 14-year legal battle for freedom ...

Biden to issue pardons over gay sex ban – media

The US president has reportedly decided to grant clemency to ex-soldiers who were prosecuted under previous military law ...

WATCH Protesters storm Kenyan parliament

The US ally’s government recently hiked tax rates at the IMF’s request ...

Assange arrives at US court (VIDEO)

The WikiLeaks founder is expected to enter a guilty plea, ending a 14-year legal saga ...

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