April 26 - Israel's military issued new evacuation orders for southern Lebanon on Sunday, ordering residents to leave seven towns that lie beyond the \"buffer zone\" it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to bring a full halt to hostilities.
An increasing number of activists and government critics rights groups are being targeted.
Australia has experienced localised shortages during the Middle East conflict.
SYDNEY, April 26 - Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Sunday said she would visit Japan, China, and South Korea this week for talks on energy security in the face of disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.
Platforms must increase transparency, consult worker representatives, according to new guidelines.
The monks were mostly young students from temples across Sri Lanka.
The two Americans, identified as Lyle Prijoles and Kai Dana-Rene Sorem, arrived in Negros Occidental province about a month before they were killed, officials said in a statement late on Saturday (Apr 25).
The Chinese-funded Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport has no regular flights and has failed to generate enough revenue to cover even electricity bills since opening in 2013.
Country has sought to privatise unprofitable state-owned enterprises.
The US embassy has yet to respond to a request for comment.
A BMW driver was identified as Chen, 47, a Chinese national, who was also injured in the crash.
MOSCOW, April 26 - Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has arrived in North Korea, Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday, the second senior Russian official to visit Pyongyang in recent days.
A passenger scolds the airline's cabin crew for not speaking Mandarin in the viral video.
One of the engines caught fire as the plane was accelerating down a runway.
April 26 - A Swiss International flight from Delhi to Zurich had to abort its takeoff early on Sunday and six passengers were injured during an emergency evacuation, a source familiar with the matter said.
MOSCOW, April 26 - A fertiliser plant in Russia's Vologda region was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on Sunday, local governor Georgy Filimonov said.
The fires are now burning for a fifth straight day on Sunday (Apr 26), threatening a town that has already lost nearly a tenth of its population in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
The Middle East conflict has meant increased freight costs for food exporters.
The Middle East conflict has meant increased freight costs for food exporters.
On April 1, the National Bureau of Statistics of China released the latest GDP rankings for the country’s various provinces and municipalities. The data showed consistent growth across major metropolises, but also revealed a significant geographic shift in the Chinese economy.
“We need voices that reflect where our community is going, not just where it has been”, a first-time voter told AFP.
Writing more than 2,000 years ago, the Greek historian Plutarch gave us an eloquent description of what modern historians now call “micro-militarism.” When an imperial power like Athens then, or America now, is in decline, its leaders often react emotionally by mounting
Beijing supports Myanmar “in forging a successful development path that aligns with its national conditions and enjoys the support of its people”, Wang said, according to a Chinese ministry readout on Apr 25.
On average, the department gets a prank call every other day.
People are increasingly burning rubbish, throwing it into rivers, and littering on the roadside or public parks.
Police in the southern state of Telangana said that 47 Maoist members “chose to join the mainstream”, adding that “almost all remaining underground key leaders... have now been neutralised”.
Taiwan's government has accused China of pressuring three African states to block overflight permission for President Lai Ching-te.
The company later confirmed that power was fully restored within two to four hours.
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON, April 26 - Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran receded as a new week began, with talks aimed at ending the two-month conflict at a standstill and both Tehran and Washington showing little willingness to soften their terms.
Taiwan accused China of pressuring African states to block overflight permission for its leader.
A spate of recent scandals involving alleged online sexual harassment at Indonesia’s universities has ignited the debate over women’s safety as activists and policymakers push for change.
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday, April 24, and delivered a series of proposals for the government’s response to the Hormuz crisis, including a call to consider dispatching minesweepers once
Daiso’s success has pushed other retailers to double down on their budget offerings too.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday abruptly canceled a planned visit by two of his administration’s negotiators to the Pakistani capital for diplomatic talks to end his war on Iran, complaining that the trip would be “too much work.” The president announced his decision
April 25 - Four people were killed on Saturday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanon's state news agency reported, while the Israeli military said Hezbollah had fired rockets at Israel, the latest challenges to a tenuous, recently extended ceasefire.
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON, April 25 - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi laid out Iran's demands and its reservations about U.S. positions on Saturday as Pakistan made a new push to end a war that has killed thousands and shaken global energy markets.
Former judge Halim Aman will replace Mr Azam Baki as MACC chief, but demands for public inquiry continue.
The EU sanctions package targets third-country suppliers of critical high-tech items.
BEIJING, April 25 - China's commerce ministry on Saturday expressed \"firm opposition\" to the European Union's inclusion of Chinese entities in its 20th round of sanctions against Russia, demanding their immediate removal from the list.
SEOUL, April 25 - The speaker of Russia's parliament, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, arrived in North Korea on Saturday to attend an event to commemorate Pyongyang's deployment of troops to help Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, Tass news agency reported.