More food aid needed to end starvation in Gaza despite 'modest' raise - WFP
The World Food Programme has called for more food aid to be allowed in to Gaza to quell widespread starvation....
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov’s first visit to Malaysia in 30 years sealed a raft of deals on energy, halal industry and tourism. Both nations say the trip launches a “strategic partnership” to match their fast-growing economies.
Zhaparov’s journey to Kuala Lumpur, the first by a Kyrgyz leader since the 1990s, followed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s 2024 stop in Bishkek and produced a joint statement on forging a strategic partnership. Trade has already surged six-fold to $9.4 million in early 2025, led by Kyrgyz gold exports, and fresh agreements cover tourism, healthcare, digital tech and youth policy.
Bishkek invited Malaysian capital and know-how for its flagship Kambar-Ata-1 hydropower project and dozens of small HPPs, while Kuala Lumpur will work with Kyrgyz agencies to build halal parks and expand food exports. Lawmakers pledged closer inter-parliamentary ties, and business leaders signed MOUs spanning a halal meat park, gold sales and clean-energy ventures.
Both sides now focus on turning the paperwork into projects, with Zhaparov inviting Anwar to Kyrgyzstan for a follow-up visit.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
Kuwait says oil prices will likely stay below $72 per barrel as OPEC monitors global supply trends and U.S. policy signals. The remarks come during market uncertainty fueled by new U.S. tariffs on India and possible sanctions on Russia.
The World Food Programme has called for more food aid to be allowed in to Gaza to quell widespread starvation.
The United Kingdom has summoned the Russian envoy over its latest attack on Kyiv which killed civilians and damaged buildings including the EU delegation and the British Council.
China plans to triple Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip production within a year, boosting self-sufficiency for firms such as Huawei, despite U.S. export curbs, reducing reliance on foreign suppliers and bolster domestic innovation, in a move that could reshape global tech competition.
The Kremlin said on Thursday it was still interested in pursuing peace talks over Ukraine, despite a large overnight Russian strike on Kyiv that Ukrainian officials said killed at least 15 people, including four children.
At least 15 people died and nine were injured after a building collapsed in Palghar, near Mumbai in India, with police arresting the builder on charges of negligence and attempted murder.
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