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Russia to expand Islamic banking rollout

Demand for Sharia-compliant financial products is growing, according to Russia’s largest lender, Sber. ...

Israel and Lebanon extend truce amid airstrikes, Hezbollah attacks

The fragile ceasefire reached on April 16 has been extended for another 45 days ...

Trump backs ‘status quo’ on Taiwan – US envoy to United Nations

Mike Waltz said Washington maintains its policy of “strategic ambiguity” regarding tensions with China...

Boeing ordered to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim

A jury awarded compensation over the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines disaster linked to a software...

President Tsai receives US biotech company delegation

President Tsai Ing-wen met with a delegation from National Resilience Inc., a U.S.-based biotechnology firm, at the Presidential Office in Taipei City Feb. 2,...

Thousands of Canadian businesses could go bust – report

Many small companies have been struggling to repay pandemic-era government support, according to Reuters ...

MOFA sincerely appreciates ANZMIN joint statement

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed gratitude for the joint statement by Australia-New Zealand Ministerial Consultations 2024, released Feb. 1, in which the two...

Tsai receives Eswatini Foreign Minister Shakantu

President Tsai Ing-wen received Pholile Shakantu, foreign minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini, at the Presidential Office Feb. 2 in Taipei City, reaffirming the...

Gold demand soaring in China – report

Households have been snapping up bullion despite record prices ...

N. Korea cuts re-education camp sentences to reduce death count

A change in re-education camp regulations last year was aimed at reducing the number of deaths in the camps by returning inmates to society...

N. Korea’s bizarre propaganda slogan: “Love the future”

There was a time when it was possible to take pictures of North Korea by crossing the Yalu and Tumen rivers. After the border...

N. Pyongan Province ordered to establish joint ventures with foreign entities

The committee tasked with promoting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s “20×10 regional development policy” recently issued its first order, calling on North Pyongan...

North Korea sees spike in tuberculosis cases

North Korea has seen a spike in tuberculosis cases from the autumn of last year to the present. The loosening of COVID-19 prevention measures...

US Senate unveils new bill with $60bn for Ukraine

Kiev may get three times more cash than allocated for US border security ...

Israel’s national security minister prefers Trump in power

Itamar Ben-Gvir accused President Biden of not giving West Jerusalem enough freedom to fight Hamas ...

West totally wrong about Ukraine – NATO member

Hungary’s Viktor Orban believes time is on Russia’s side in the Ukrainian conflict ...

N. Korean youth league orders students to improve morale at uniform factories

The central headquarters of the North Korean Socialist Patriotic Youth League recently ordered students to help improve the morale of the factory workers who...

N. Hamgyong Province orders an all-out effort to produce student uniforms

Authorities in North Hamgyong Province recently ordered local officials to engage in intensive efforts to complete the production of student uniforms by Feb. 1,...

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