Indonesia proposes adding 21,000 forest police to strengthen forest protection

5 months ago

Indonesia's Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni has proposed adding 21,000 forest police officers to strengthen supervision of forest areas across the country, local media reported on Thursday.The proposal follows...

NATO chief's tactic on Trump's Greenland threats? Change topic

5 months ago

US President Donald Trump's demands to take over NATO ally Denmark's territory Greenland have thrust alliance chief Mark Rutte into an uncomfortable position.His strategy for now: say as little as...

Sudan food aid could run out as peace talks show scant progress

5 months ago

Food aid in Sudan is set to run out by the end of March unless new funding is secured, the United Nations said Thursday, raising fears for millions caught up...

Afghan mothers seek hospital help for malnourished children

5 months ago

Najiba, 24, keeps a constant watch over her baby, Artiya, one of around four million children at risk of dying from malnutrition this year in Afghanistan.After suffering a bout of...

Japan and US agree to expand cooperation on missiles, military drills

5 months ago

Tokyo and Washington agreed Friday to boost joint production of defence equipment including missiles, and expand their military presence in waters southwest of mainland Japan, as China ramps up pressure...

Venezuela's Machado says she 'presented' Trump with Nobel medal

5 months ago

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, in a bid to win over the US president who had sidelined...

Polls close in Uganda after delays, internet blackout

5 months ago

Polls closed in Uganda on Thursday after a chaotic day of voting that took place under an internet blackout and with long delays caused by technical breakdowns as President Yoweri...

US sanctions Iranian officials over protest crackdown

5 months ago

The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on Iranian security officials and financial networks, accusing them of orchestrating a violent crackdown on peaceful protests and laundering billions in oil revenues.Treasury Secretary...

EU has 'strategic responsibility' in Greenland: France

5 months ago

The EU has "a strategic responsibility" in Greenland, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday, after President Donald Trump insisted Washington needed the autonomous Danish territory for security reasons.Barrot spoke...

Bullfight organised in Dhading to observe Maghe Sankranti

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Dhading, Jan 15: Bullfight events were organized in different areas in Dhading district on Thursday on the occasion of the Maghe Sankranti festival.As part of the cultural tradition, some 100...

Mass grave found in Libya containing bodies of 21 migrants

5 months ago

Libyan authorities have uncovered a mass grave containing the bodies of 21 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, local media reported Thursday.News outlets cited government sources as saying a Libyan national has...

Saudi, Qatar, Oman convinced Trump to 'give Iran a chance': senior Saudi official

5 months ago

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman led efforts to talk US President Donald Trump out of an attack on Iran, a senior Saudi official told AFP on Thursday, with another Gulf...

Why Japan's Takaichi is rolling the dice on a snap election

5 months ago

Japan is preparing for a likely snap election next month after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made clear her intention to dissolve the lower house of parliament.But why now, and what...

Final death toll from Hong Kong fire put at 168

5 months ago

The final death toll from a devastating fire at a Hong Kong housing complex in November is 168, the city's security chief said on Thursday, seven more than previously announced.The...

Sudan food aid to run out in March without new funding, UN warns

5 months ago

Food aid in Sudan is set to run out by the end of March unless new funding is secured, the United Nations said Thursday, raising fears for millions caught up...