MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 28 MAY
May 28 ,2021
PICTURE OF THE DAYNAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR
The civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi (left), and the president, Win Myint, make their fi...
MORNING NEWS BRIEF: 28 MAY
May 28 ,2021
PICTURE OF THE DAYNAYPYIDAW, MYANMAR
The civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi (left), and the president, Win Myint, make their first cour...
US and China hold first ‘candid’ trade talks under Biden t...
May 28 ,2021
The US trade deficit hit a fresh record high in March. Its trade imbalance with China increased more than 22% to $36.9bn. Photograph:...
Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes: UN rights chief
May 28 ,2021
The UN rights chief said on Thursday that Israeli forces may have committed war crimes in the latest, 11-day war with the militant grou...
Tesco admits labour abuses found in India garment supply c...
May 28 ,2021
Tesco has said it is working with the report’s authors and other brands to stamp out abusive practices in the region. Photograp...
Myanmar: fossil fuel giants cut payments to junta but gas...
May 28 ,2021
Total and Chevron have come under pressure to cut ties with Myanmar’s junta in the wake of the coup in February. Photograph: Go...
US says looking at Quad meeting in fall focused on infrast...
May 28 ,2021
U.S. President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with Quad nation leaders at the White House in March. © Reuters
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PM Modi extends tenures of both RAW and IB chiefs by one y...
May 28 ,2021
Samant Kumar Goel (L) and Arvind Kumar (R) are both IPS officers of 1984 batch.
The Narendra Modi government on Thursday exten...
India approves opening of first consulate in the Maldives
May 28 ,2021
The Indian government on Tuesday approved the opening of a new consulate in Addu City of the Maldives this year to augment the country...
New chief of India-based exiled Tibet govt wants talks wit...
May 28 ,2021
The Tibetan Government-in-Exile based in India will reach out to the Government of China to negotiate a “mutually beneficial&rdqu...
Why India’s COVID-19 crisis could spell global economic ca...
May 28 ,2021
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Russia fortifies Central Asia military clout before US Afg...
May 28 ,2021
Joint Russian-Tajik drills near the Afghanistan border: Moscow has sought to strengthen its 201st military base in Tajikistan, i...
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