UK former PM Johnson accepts MPs misled over 'partygate' *LONDON (AFP) - Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson admitted on Tuesday that he misled parliament by telling MPs that parties at his Downing Street office did not break Covid lockdown rules....
Singapore lawyer suspended for 'baseless' attacks against judiciary *SINGAPORE (AFP) - A Singapore rights lawyer, one of a handful defending death-row convicts in the city-state, was suspended for five years on Tuesday for making "baseless" allegations against the jud...
Chinese President Xi calls Russia ties priority on Moscow trip *MOSCOW (AFP) - Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China would prioritise ties with Russia, calling the two "great neighbouring powers" as he prepared for a second day of talks with Vladimir Putin expected ...
Seoul tells Tokyo it will 'normalise' military pact *SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea confirmed Tuesday it had moved to normalise a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, as the two countries thaw ties in the face of growing threats from ...
Sri Lanka bailout conditional on tackling corruption: IMF *COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka must not allow entrenched corruption to undermine a bailout for its bankrupt economy, the IMF said Tuesday after signing off on a $3 billion loan for the crisis-hit nation.*...
Thai PM dissolves parliament, calls election *BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) - Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha dissolved the country's parliament on Monday, setting up a general election in May as the former coup leader seeks to extend army-backe...
Putin visits Mariupol as part of surprise tour of occupied Ukraine *MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin made a surprise weekend visit to the war-ravaged port of Mariupol, state media reported, the Kremlin leader's first trip to the Russian-occupied territorie...
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 14 deaths reported *QUITO (Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, causing structural damage to multiple homes, schools and ...
Trump says expecting 'arrest' on Tuesday, calls for protests *NEW YORK (AFP) - Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be 'arrested' on Tuesday over hush money allegedly paid to a porn star before the 2016 election, calling on his supporters to prot...
ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine *THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) - The International Criminal Court on Friday announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainia...
Police clash with protesters at Paris demonstration against pension overhaul *PARIS (Reuters) - Riot police clashed with protesters on Friday evening in Paris as a new demonstration took place against the government's plans to raise the French state pension age.* The growing u...
China's Xi to visit Russia on first visit since Ukraine invasion *BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Moscow next week, where he will hold talks with his strategic ally Vladimir Putin just over a year into Russia's war in Ukraine...
