WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. billionaire Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he regretted some posts he had made last week about U.S. President Donald Trump. “I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week,” Musk wrote in a post on social media platform …
Read More »Iran says 6th round of indirect talks with US scheduled for Sunday in Oman
TEHRAN | Xinhua | The sixth round of indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington will take place in the Omani capital Muscat on Sunday, said Iran’s Foreign Ministry early Tuesday. Iran and the United States have held five rounds of Oman-mediated indirect talks — three in Muscat and two …
Read More »Israel deports Greta Thunberg after Gaza-bound aid boat intercepted
JERUSALEM | Xinhua | Israel deported Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday, a day after she and 11 other activists were detained by Israeli forces while attempting to breach the naval blockade on the Gaza Strip aboard an aid boat. “Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to …
Read More »World’s longest passenger train service to resume between Moscow and Pyongyang
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Direct international train service between Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and Moscow will resume on June 17, Russian Railways announced Tuesday via its official Telegram channel. Additionally, passenger train service between Pyongyang and Khabarovsk in Russia’s Far East is scheduled …
Read More »Iran warns it will target Israeli ‘secret nuclear sites’ if attacked
TEHRAN | Xinhua | Iran’s top security body warned on Monday that its armed forces would immediately target Israel’s “secret nuclear facilities” if the Islamic Republic comes under military attack, following claims it has obtained “sensitive Israeli intelligence.” The Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) issued the statement days after Intelligence …
Read More »Russia brings home first group of its soldiers aged under 25
The young Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus where they are being given the necessary psychological and medical assistance MOSCOW | TASS | In accordance with the Istanbul agreements, Russia has brought home the first group of its servicemen aged under 25, and transferred a similar number of Ukrainian POWs, …
Read More »COMMENT: Hong Kong’s new vitality a rebuttal to naysayers
COMMENT | Xinhua | Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index closed at 23,792.54 points on Friday. The index has risen 18.6 percent from the end of last year. The Hong Kong stock market — one of the best-performing markets this year — could offer an insight into the economic …
Read More »Uganda among world’s top 10 neglected crises
Introverted, nationalistic donor policies are worsening the neglect of people in crisis and displacement-report COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda is Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country, and continues to serve as the region’s pressure valve, absorbing the fallout from multiple neighbouring displacement crises. However, its ongoing struggle to fend for close …
Read More »Trump indicates his relationship with Musk is over
NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has no intention to repair his relationship with billionaire Elon Musk and indicated their relationship is over, following their heated mutual attacks on social media. In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump …
Read More »Trump says it may be better for Russia-Ukraine conflict to last longer
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Russia and Ukraine keep on fighting for a while despite German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s call for more U.S. pressure on Russia. When meeting with Merz at the White House, Trump said that …
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