KYIV (TIP): U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on June 2 that there can be no cease-fire in the war in Ukraine unless it is part of a “just and lasting” peace deal that […]
KATHMANDU, New Delhi (Tip): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on June 1 vowed to resolve the vexed boundary dispute in the spirit of friendship even as the two sides […]
LAHORE (TIP): The Pakistan government on June 2 urged the country’s media houses to refrain from publishing or broadcasting speeches, statements, tweets or pictures of former prime minister Imran Khan. The government said it was […]
COLOMBO (TIP): Sri Lanka is drafting new legislation to curb the growing incidents of religious slander and online vitriol, according to the country’s religious affairs minister. The move comes after a stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya […]
LONDON (TIP): Boris Johnson, who was the British prime minister during the height of COVID, on June 2 offered to hand over all his unredacted WhatsApp messages to the public inquiry set up to investigate […]
HONG KONG (TIP): As the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown approaches on June 4, many in Hong Kong are trying to mark the day in private ways in the shadow of a law […]
BEIJING (TIP): China on June 1 said Beijing views the BRICS as an “open and inclusive” platform and it backs moves to expand the five-member grouping with “like-minded partners.” Asked at a media briefing here […]
CANBERRA (TIP): Australia’s most decorated living war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith quit his corporate job on June 2 after a civil court blamed him for unlawfully killing four Afghans, escalating calls for the tarnished national hero […]
ANKARA (TIP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a populist with increasingly authoritarian tendencies, is scheduled to take the oath of office and start his third presidential term on June 3 following his latest election win. […]
Colombo (TIP) : Sri Lanka has summoned the Canadian High Commissioner here and registered a strong protest over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “Tamil Genocide” comment on the 14th anniversary of the end of the […]
Islamabad (TIP) : Pakistan’s government has barred former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife along with at least 80 people from leaving the country, a media report said on May 25. Khan and several […]
Kabul (TIP) : An Afghan military helicopter crashed in the country’s north on May 21 after hitting a power line base, killing two pilots, the Defence Ministry said. The MD-530 chopper was patrolling in the […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Veteran mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa scaled Mt Everest for a record 28th time on May 23, breaking his own record with the highest number of ascends on the world’s highest peak, less than […]
ISLAMABAD (TIP): A prominent Pakistani television journalist known for his public support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has gone missing, the police, his family and his employer said. Sami Abrahim’s disappearance was first announced […]
TOKYO (TIP): Three people including two police officers were killed in Nagano in central Japan on May 25 and a suspect with a rifle and knife was holed up inside a building, according to police […]
ANKARA (TIP): Two opposing visions for Turkey’s future are on the ballot when voters return to the polls on May 22 for a runoff presidential election that will decide between an increasingly authoritarian incumbent and […]
CAPE TOWN (TIP): One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda’s genocide, a man suspected of orchestrating the killing of more than 2,000 people, has been arrested in South Africa after 22 years on the […]
LONDON (TIP): A car collided May 25 with the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British prime minister’s home and offices are located, setting off a rapid security response in one of […]
KYIV (TIP): The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claimed on May 25 that his forces have started pulling out of Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, and handing over control to the Russian military, […]
ATHENS, Greece (TIP): Senior judge Ioannis Sarmas was sworn in May 25 as Greece’s caretaker Prime Minister who will head the country until new national elections are held in about a month. Sarmas, 66, took […]
SEOUL (TIP): The South Korean and U.S. militaries conducted large live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on May 25, despite North Korea’s warning that it won’t tolerate what it calls an invasion rehearsal […]
LONDON (TIP): British Sikh entrepreneur Navjot Sawhney, founder of the Washing Machine Project providing low-income communities with accessible and sustainable washing solutions, is among 14 winners of the annual 21st Century Icon Awards in London. […]
JEDDAH (TIP): Arab leaders, joined by Syrian President Bashar Assad for the first time in more than a decade, were holding an annual summit on May 19 in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on Sudan […]
NAIROBI (TIP): LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya are victims of severe hate crimes and abuses, including rape, says a report released on May 19 by Amnesty International and a Nairobi-based gay rights group. […]
ANKARA (TIP): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main challenger in Turkey’s presidential race shifted gear and adopted a more nationalist and hard-line stance on May 18, vowing to send back millions of refugees if he is […]
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