Category: Asia

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urge member nations to supply more weapons to Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on NATO member states to supply more weapons to Ukraine, according to an interview published on Friday. “I call on allies to do more. It is in all our security interests to make sure Ukraine prevails and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not win,” Stoltenberg told German news agency… Read More NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urge member nations to supply more weapons to Ukraine

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Baidu, Pony.ai granted licenses for driverless robotaxi tests in Beijing

Baidu Inc and Toyota Motor Corp-backed startup Pony. ai said on Friday they been granted the first licences to test fully autonomous vehicles without safety operators as a backup in Beijing. Baidu and Pony.ai said they would begin testing 10 driverless vehicles each in a technology park developed by the Beijing government as a step… Read More Baidu, Pony.ai granted licenses for driverless robotaxi tests in Beijing

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Myanmar court jails deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi for additional seven years on corruption charges

A court in army-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five counts of corruption and jailed her for seven more years, an informed source said, wrapping up a marathon of trials condemned internationally as a sham. In a closed-door court session, Suu Kyi, who was arrested during a coup in… Read More Myanmar court jails deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi for additional seven years on corruption charges

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French serial killer Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj released from Nepal prison, heads to France

Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from a Nepal prison on Friday after nearly two decades behind bars. Sobhraj, 78, a French national, arrived at the Kathmandu airport later on Friday to board a regular flight to Doha en… Read More French serial killer Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj released from Nepal prison, heads to France

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One police officer killed, several injured following suicide car bombing at checkpoint in Pakistan capital of Islamabad

Suspected militants sped through a checkpoint in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad on Friday and blew themselves up as police gave pursuit, killing one officer and injuring several others. “Our initial information says that there was a man and a woman in the car,” Islamabad operations police chief, Sohail Zafar, told reporters. The car did not… Read More One police officer killed, several injured following suicide car bombing at checkpoint in Pakistan capital of Islamabad

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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off its east coast

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, the South Korean military said, the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests this year. Coming only days after two other missiles were launched and just after allegations were made on Thursday the country is shipping munitions to Russian… Read More North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off its east coast

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President Vladimir Putin says Russia wants to end war in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia wants an end to the war in Ukraine and that this would inevitably involve a diplomatic solution. Putin made the comments a day after U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the White House and promised him continued and unwavering U.S. support. “Our goal… Read More President Vladimir Putin says Russia wants to end war in Ukraine

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Protests erupt following Afghan Taliban ban on women’s access to universities

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration said on Thursday it had closed universities to women partly due to female students not adhering to its interpretation of the Islamic dress code, in a decision that was condemned globally. Female university students were turned away from campuses on Wednesday and the higher education ministry said their access would be suspended… Read More Protests erupt following Afghan Taliban ban on women’s access to universities

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