ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Coverage of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has disappeared from all mainstream news channels in the country after the media regulator asked networks to block out people involved in rioting last month, a Reuters survey showed on Monday. A directive, seen by Reuters, was put out by the regulator last week …
Pakistan’s embattled Imran Khan faces blackout on local media Read More »
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – An international aid agency in Afghanistan has resumed operations in the southern province of Kandahar – the birthplace of the Taliban and home to its supreme spiritual leader – after its Afghan female staff were allowed to return to work. The move comes after Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) …
Aid group NRC resumes work with female staff in Taliban heartland Read More »
By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is hopeful of finalising a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this month, he said in an interview with Turkish news agency Anadolu. The release of pending bailout funds under the 9th IMF review are crucial for Pakistan to resolve an acute …
Pakistan’s Prime Minister hopeful for deal with IMF this month Read More »
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – China leads research in 19 of 23 technologies set as priorities by the AUKUS defence partnership of Australia, Britain and the U.S., including hypersonics, electronic warfare and undersea drones, highlighting the need for Western allies to pool research results, an Australian security think-tank says. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute …
China leads tech race, highlighting need for AUKUS sharing, says think-tank Read More »
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the powerful military and its intelligence agency of openly trying to destroy his political party, saying he had “no doubt” he would be tried in a military court and thrown in jail. Khan has hinted previously at the …
Pakistan’s Imran Khan openly accuses military of trying to destroy his party Read More »
By Ben Blanchard and Laurie Chen TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -The U.S. Navy has released a video of what it called an “unsafe interaction” in the Taiwan Strait, in which a Chinese warship crossed in front of a U.S. destroyer in the sensitive waterway, a risky incident amid deteriorating Sino-U.S. ties. The encounter comes as both countries …
US Navy shows Chinese warship’s ‘unsafe interaction’ near Taiwan Read More »
(Fixes slug to match visuals) JAKARTA (Reuters) -Hundreds of Indonesian doctors and nurses on Monday urged lawmakers to halt discussions on proposed revisions to healthcare laws that they said would dilute protections for medical practitioners. Indonesia’s parliament in February proposed a host of revisions to current healthcare laws, including making it easier for patients to …
Indonesian doctors, nurses protest proposed changes to healthcare laws Read More »
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia on Monday launched a multilateral naval exercise in its waters, alongside navies from countries including the United States, Britain, China, Japan, Russia and South Korea, amid simmering tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. Indonesia’s navy said in a statement the routine Komodo drills were a “non-war” exercise that aims to “strengthen relationships …
Indonesia kicks off multilateral naval exercise amid Asia-Pacific tension Read More »
By Donny Kwok and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -The United Nations said on Monday it was “alarmed” by detentions in Hong Kong linked to the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while China said the financial hub was moving from “chaos” to prosperity. Hong Kong police said they detained 23 people on Sunday …
United Nations ‘alarmed’ by Hong Kong June 4 detentions Read More »
(This June 4 story has been refiled to fix Move Forward leader’s name to ‘Pita’ on second reference in paragraph 5) By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) – The frontrunner to be Thailand’s next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok on Sunday, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender …
