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By Indira Guerrero New Delhi, Sep 5 (EFE).- The absence of Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin from the G20 summit this weekend in New Delhi could potentially hinder the global economic forum’s ability to reach consensus on critical issues while casting a shadow over India’s presidency. Chinese Prime Minister...
New Delhi, Sep 5 (EFE) – The UN’s condemnation of the wave of ethnic violence in northeastern India has put the Asian country on the back foot as it prepares to present its image as a global leader at the upcoming G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi. India on Tuesday...
Madrid, Sep 5 (EFE).- A search and rescue was underway Tuesday to find three people who remain missing after a deadly storm triggered heavy flooding in Madrid and Toledo killing at least three, Spain’s civil guard said. At least three have died in the province of Toledo, some 74 kilometers...
Bangkok, Sep 2 (EFE).- Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his ministers were sworn in Tuesday before King Vajiralongkorn, marking the de facto start of the new government after May’s elections. More than 30 members of the new executive, which only includes five women – all deputy ministers – and...
Manila, Sep 5 (EFE).- American and Philippine navy ships sailed together for the first time in waters of the South China Sea near the western Philippine coast, where Manila and Beijing dispute the sovereignty of various islands. «Ships of the Philippine and United States Navy carried out joint navigations Monday...
Seoul, Sep 5 (EFE).- Seoul has urged North Korea to respect international norms and peace amid reports Kim Jong Un will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week, South Korea’s unification ministry warned on Tuesday. The statement from an official of South Korea’s unification ministry quoted by Yonhap news...
Dhaka, Sep 5 (EFE).- French President Emmanuel Macron is to make a short visit to Bangladesh this week to discuss bilateral and regional issues, the French Embassy in Dhaka said on Tuesday. The embassy, in a statement posted on its website, said Macron would arrive in Bangladesh on Sep 10...
Cairo, Sep 5 (EFE).- Global and regional rights groups Tuesday urged Lebanon to withdraw the bills, which criminalize same-sex relations between consenting adults. The Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon, comprised of 15 Lebanese and international organizations, alleged that the Lebanese authorities were systematically attacking the fundamental human...
Tokyo, Sep 5 (EFE).- The trial for an arson attack at an animation studio in western Japan that left 36 dead in 2019 began on Tuesday. Shinji Aoba, 45, is accused of setting the Kyoto Animation studio in Kyoto prefecture on fire, causing one of the worst fires in Japan’s...
Paris, Sept 4 (EFE) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday defended the ban on the abaya (a robe worn by Muslim women) in schools in the face of what he called «a minority that defies the secularity» of Gallic schools, and said the government wants to «experiment» with implementing...
Tokyo, Sep 4 (EFE).- The Japanese Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by the government of the southwestern Okinawa prefecture against the construction of a US military base in the region. The decision effectively ends a prolonged legal dispute between the central and local governments, clearing the way for...
Beijing, Sep 4 (EFE).- Typhoon Haikui, which had been lashing southern Taiwan with heavy rains for many hours, had weakened into a tropical storm by Monday after passing through the island’s mountains and was now headed further west, the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau informed. At 11 am on Monday, the...
