Russian parliament votes to quit Open Skies treaty
Russian State Duma, or the lower house of parliament, approved a bill on Wednesday on the country's withdrawal from the arms-control Treaty on Open Skies.
Duterte forbid Phillipines cabinet from speaking on South China Sea
After Phillipines's key ministers rebuked Beijing over the presence of Chinese vessels in the contested waterway, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he has barred his ministers from talking about South China Sea in public.
Australia World s first antiviral treatments using nanoparticle to target COVID 19 virus
An antiviral treatment developed by Queensland researchers and US team that said to lock Covid-19 virus and kill them in infected mice by 99.9 per cent.
US and allies impose more sanctions on Myanmar officials
The US, UK and Canada announced more sanctions targeting Myanmar’s junta to put pressure on the country’s military after the Feb 1st coup.
World Economic Forum 2021 annual meeting in Singapore cancelled
On Monday, World Economic Forum organisers announced that the annual meeting that will be held in Singapore has been cancelled this year.
World breaking news today May 18 Six rockets fired from Lebanon fall short of Israel border
World breaking news today (May 18): Six rockets fired from Lebanon fall short of Israel border. Meanwhile, U.S., allies coordinate new sanctions on Myanmar junta, Shahid Jameel quits as head of virus genome sequencing group and gold price also make headlines today.
Israel Gaza conflict Netanyahu vows to continue strikes at full force
On Monday, Israel pounded Gaza with airstrikes, which 42 Palestinians deaths in single attack as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed "to continue to strike at the targets of terrorism."
Myanmar civilian militia battle the government s army in northwestern town
2000 people, mostly children and the elderly, trapped in Mindat in the middle of the clash between the government troop and local fighters.
Indian police found bodies buried along the riverbanks suspecting Covid 19 remains
Indian police are investigating the case of dead bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges River banks, suspecting that they were the remains of Covid-19 victims.
World breaking news today May 17 Israel launches new airstrikes Hamas continues to fire rockets
World breaking news today (May 17): Israel launches new airstrikes; Hamas continues to fire rockets. Meanwhile, UN General Assembly to consider call for Myanmar arms embargo, wildfires near Los Angeles and gold price also make headlines today.
Tornadoes rip through Chinese provinces killing 12 and injuring hundreds
On Saturday (May 15), two tornadoes severly destroyed home and property, ripping through China's central city of Wuhan and a town in the eastern province of Jiangsu, killing 12 people and injuring hundreds.
China completes Mars spacecraft landing
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully landed on the surface of Mars on May 15, making China the second space-faring nation after the United States to land on the Red Planet.