Seoul, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The top diplomats of South Korea and China reaffirmed efforts to advance bilateral ties in a phone conversation Tuesday, Seoul’s foreign ministry said, their first discussion following a botched martial law…
Khartoum, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sudanese government on Tuesday sent a humanitarian aid convoy for thousands of returnees in Sinnar State in southeastern Sudan and Omdurman city, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. “The Humanitarian…
Seoul, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is unlikely to appear for questioning this week as requested by the investigation team handling the martial law case, his lawyer said Tuesday. The probe…
Windhoek, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Namibia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) has raised an alert following a sharp rise in malaria cases in the country’s northern regions with 2,210 cases reported as of December…
Beirut, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants has filed a complaint through the country’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York with the UN Security Council (UNSC) in…
Bangkok, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved minimum wage increases and the second phase of the government’s cash handout programme for senior citizens, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said. The Southeast Asian country’s wage…
Juba, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 90 per cent of South Sudanese support the long-awaited elections that have been postponed twice because some outstanding issues have not been resolved, the United Nations said in a…
Bucharest, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Maia Sandu on Tuesday assumed office as president of the Republic of Moldova for a second term. The inauguration ceremony was held at the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau. After…
Istanbul, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Turkish police detained 16 suspects on Tuesday in an operation across four provinces for allegedly raising funds for the Islamic State (IS), local media reported. The operation was part of an…
Tehran, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Tuesday that Iran and Syria are engaged in diplomatic consultations on the reopening of their embassies in Damascus and Tehran. “We are holding diplomatic…
Addis Ababa, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The security institutions of Ethiopia and Djibouti have agreed to establish a joint task force to combat anti-peace forces operating along their common border area. Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security…
Aden, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yemen’s pro-government forces announced Tuesday that eight Houthi fighters were killed and 15 others wounded during intense clashes sparked in the country’s southwestern province of Taiz. In a brief press statement,…
Jerusalem, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday that it had intercepted a missile launched by Houthi forces in Yemen. The missile, which was aimed at Tel Aviv, triggered air-raid sirens…
Seoul, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party (DP) said it will introduce an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo on Tuesday over his refusal to promulgate two special counsel bills targetting…
Tokyo, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at excessive levels in tap water from 44 private suppliers across Japan, including some that supply the Japanese Self-Defence Forces facilities, local media reported…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Experts reckon that in spite of a bilateral extradition treaty that exists, it seems highly unlikely that New Delhi would heed to Dhaka’s request for extradition of Sheikh Hasina, the…
Seoul, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) on Tuesday named five-term lawmaker Kwon Young-se to head its emergency leadership committee tasked with managing the political fallout from President Yoon Suk Yeol’s…
Manila, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seven people have been killed and one critically injured after a van crashed in South Cotabato province in the Philippines, a town spokesperson said on Tuesday. Emil Sumagaysay, the municipal disaster…
Sydney, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Communities and fire crews in Australia were on Tuesday preparing for several days of extreme bushfire danger. Several out of control fires continued to burn in the southeastern state of Victoria…
Manila, Dec 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday it has provided $5 million in contingent disaster financing to support emergency relief efforts in Vanuatu following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the…