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Singapore re-elected to ICAO council, commits to supporting sustainable aviation
Singapore has been re-elected to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) council at its 41st assembly session, held in Montreal, Canada, on Saturday.
The Singapore delegation was led by S. Iswaran, Minister for Transport and…
Japan, U.S., Australia to strengthen defense ties amid China threat
Japan, the United States and Australia will deepen their coordination over security strategy, their defense ministers said Saturday, apparently reflecting wariness over China's growing maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.…
Malaysia’s PM Ismail says he did not set preconditions to agreeing to GE this year
Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he agreed to Umno's call for the general election to be held this year without setting any preconditions.
Some speculated that Datuk Seri Ismail, who became premier just 13 months ago on…
Opposition, public angry with Umno’s call for polls close to Malaysia’s flood season
The move by Umno to push for snap polls in the last few months of this year has drawn flak from Malaysia's opposition and a section of the public, with heavy rain and floods associated with the annual monsoon season just around the corner.…
Putin supporters enraged by Russia’s retreat from Ukraine’s Lyman
Two powerful supporters of President Vladimir Putin turned on Russia's military leadership on Saturday after it ordered a retreat from a key city in eastern Ukraine, a striking sign of dissent within the Russian elite that comes as the…
At least 27 Hindu devotees killed in India road accident
A farm tractor trolley carrying Hindu pilgrims has overturned and fallen into a pond in Ghatampur in northern India’s Kanpur city, killing 26 people, most of them women and children, officials said on Sunday.
Superintendent of Police Tej…
Russia has detained Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant’s director-general, its operator says
Russia detained the director general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Friday, and his location was not known, the company that operates the plant said in a statement.
The site's director-general, Igor Murashov, is responsible for…
Russian military plane catches fire at air base in Crimea, officials say
A large blaze broke out at a Russian military airfield on the occupied Crimean Peninsula after a landing plane skidded off the runway and caught fire, a Russian official and state media reported on Saturday.
The local governor of…
Russian troops forced out of eastern town Lyman
Russia has withdrawn its troops from the strategic Ukrainian town of Lyman, in a move seen as a significant setback for its campaign in the east.
The retreat came amid fears thousands of soldiers would be encircled in the…
Indonesia: More than 120 dead in football stampede
At least 129 people have died in a stampede at an Indonesian football match, officials say, in one of the world's worst stadium disasters.
The stampede happened after police tear-gassed rioting supporters.
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