US-S.Korea annual military drills from April 1

US-S.Korea annual military drills from April 1

The Pentagon has announced that the annual military drills between the US and South Korea will start from April 1, the media reported on Tuesday. “US Secretary of Defence James N. Mattis and the South Korea Minister of National Defence Song Young-moo have agreed to resume the annual combined exercises including Foal Eagle and Key […]

First YouTube space facility in Middle East region opens in Dubai

First YouTube space facility in Middle East region opens in Dubai

Google-owned video platform YouTube opened a “YouTube Space” in Dubai, the first-of-its-kind in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Located at Dubai Studio City, the YouTube facility aims “to support the growing creator community in the MENA region by giving them access to a state-of-the-art production space,” Xinhua cited state news agency WAM as […]

Morocco to spend $15.8 bln if it wins 2026 World Cup bid

Morocco to spend $15.8 bln if it wins 2026 World Cup bid

Morocco will spend a total of $15.8 billion on stadiums and infrastructure if it wins the bid to organise the 2026 World Cup, media reported on Sunday. Citing the chairperson of the bid committee Moulay Hafid Elalamy, the financial daily l’Economiste said that $3.2 billion from the total budget would be invested by the private […]

Xi congratulates Putin on election as Russian president

Xi congratulates Putin on election as Russian president

 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin. In the message, Xi said that over recent years, the Russian people have united as one in firmly advancing on the path of strengthening the nation, realising rejuvenation and development, achieving remarkable success in economic and social development, and playing […]

Trump to unveil plans against opioid epidemic

Trump to unveil plans against opioid epidemic

US President Donald Trump will unveil new plans to tackle the country’s opioid epidemic on Monday, the White House said. The plan will include stiffer penalties for high-intensity drug traffickers, including the death penalty, CNN quoted Andrew Bremberg, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, as saying on Sunday evening. According to Bremberg and […]

Wang Yi is China’s key negotiator on border talks with India

Wang Yi is China’s key negotiator on border talks with India

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will now be its key negotiator with India on the vexed border issue after Beijing promoted him to the post of State Councillor, the country’s top diplomat, it was announced on Monday. Wang succeeds Yang Jiechi, China’s senior-most diplomat, who until now was the country’s Special Representative on border talks […]

Republicans warn Trump over Mueller’s Russia inquiry

Republicans warn Trump over Mueller’s Russia inquiry

Key Republicans have warned President Donald Trump not to interfere with special counsel Robert Mueller and his team’s on going probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the media reported. The warnings came after Trump on Sunday morning criticised Mueller on Twitter, one day after his lawyer John Dowd issued a statement […]

Putin leads Russia presidential election with 76.65%

Putin leads Russia presidential election with 76.65%

President Vladimir Putin was leading in the Russian presidential election with 76.65 per cent of the votes after 99 per cent of the ballots were counted, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Monday. Almost 55.5 million of voters supported his candidacy in the election that took place on Sunday paving the way for Putin, […]

PREMIER WELCOMES STRONG TIES WITH ASEAN NATIONS

PREMIER WELCOMES STRONG TIES WITH ASEAN NATIONS

Premier Gladys Berejiklian praised the contribution of migrants from South East Asian nations as she welcomed business and political leaders attending the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Sydney. Around 3000 delegates from 10 ASEAN nations have arrived for this weekend’s special summit to discuss business and counter-terrorism. Delivering the keynote speech at an official welcome event […]

Apple’s ‘Families’ to help curb kids’ screen addiction

Apple’s ‘Families’ to help curb kids’ screen addiction

To help parents control their children’s screen addiction touted as a “growing public health crisis”, Apple has introduced a new page called “Families” on its website. The page has features like “Ask To Buy” tool that lets parents approve or decline app purchases from their device. “Find My Friends” feature lets parents keep track of […]