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Britain sends Ukraine second part of $3 billion war loan
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain sent Ukraine 752 million pounds ($990 million) to buy air defences and artillery on Monday, part of a broader $50 billion international loan programme backed by […]
Greek coast guard finds two bodies, 39 other migrants, on tiny island
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek coast guard said it had found the bodies of two women and 39 other migrants on the tiny island of Farmakonisi in the Aegean Sea […]
Indonesia to hold trade talks with US over tariffs and economic cooperation; top brass meetings to be held in Washington
Indonesia is preparing for high-level talks with US officials later this month to address the new tariff rate imposed by the administration of President Donald Trump on April 2 and […]
Xi warns protectionism ‘leads nowhere’ as he makes his first South-East Asia tour stop in Hanoi
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism “leads nowhere” and that a trade war would have “no winners”. Read full story Date: 14 April, 2025 9:01 pm Source: thestar.com.my
European rights watchdog says it’s worried about Turkey after mayor’s jailing
ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – The head of the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights watchdog, told Reuters it was worried about any violations of rights in Turkey after […]
Russia says it hit Ukrainian officers’ meeting in Sumy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said two of its missiles had hit a meeting of Ukrainian military officers on Sunday in the city of Sumy, where Ukraine said Russian strikes had […]
Kremlin says tough line from Merz on Ukraine risks escalating war
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin criticised Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday over comments suggesting Germany might send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine. Read full story Date: 14 April, 2025 […]
Former Mauritius finance minister granted bail in fraud case
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – A court in Mauritius has granted bail to a former finance minister charged with fraud over alleged embezzlement at a state-owned company, his lawyer and the […]
Back to Russian gas? Trump-wary EU has energy security dilemma
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – More than three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s energy security is fragile. Read full story Date: 14 April, 2025 6:00 pm Source: thestar.com.my
EU ministers adopt Iran sanctions over citizen detentions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers on Monday adopted sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organisations over the detention of EU citizens, which the bloc calls a policy of […]