Nepal links deadly flood to climate change
NEPAL Prime Minister Balendra Shah told Parliament on Wednesday that the catastrophic Bhotekoshi River flood of 26 August, which has left nearly 4,000 people missing, stands as a stark warning…
Turkiye sees potential for boosting ties with SCO – Erdogan
TURKIYE is open to upgrading its ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), though this would not amount to a shift away from the West, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said…
Xi, Egyptian president call for stronger voice of Global South
CHINESE President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed the need to amplify the voice of the Global South, according to a joint statement issued Wednesday. In the…
Putin, Pezeshkian discussed situation at Bushehr nuclear plant at Bishkek meeting: Rosatom
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have discussed the situation at the Bushehr nuclear power plant (NPP) in Iran at a bilateral meeting in Bishkek, Russian state…
SCO condemns strikes on Iran: key takeaways
THE Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in its ‘Bishkek Declaration’, condemned military strikes on Iran, backed a “comprehensive and just settlement” of the Palestinian question, called for an inclusive government in…
Chinese researchers design AIdriven platform to empower marine materials innovation
A group of Chinese researchers has unveiled the Robotic Marine Materials Scientist Platform, an intelligent fabrication system that dramatically improves materials research and development efficiency over conventional approaches. Traditional materials…
8,800-year-old mining workshop uncovered in SE Türkiye
A mining workshop dating back about 8,800 to 8,900 years has been unearthed in southeastern Türkiye, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said on Tuesday. In a…
NASA awards Blue Origin contract for Mars
AMERICAN private aerospace company Blue Origin was awarded a contract by NASA on Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system designed to provide reliable, high-bandwidth…
Indonesia allows limited tourism at Mount Rinjani amid wildfire risk
INDONESIA’S Mount Rinjani National Park in West Nusa Tenggara province has allowed limited nature tourism activities starting Tuesday amid heightened forest and land fire risks during the dry season. The…
Severe drought pushes Angolans into Namibia
CLIMATE – DRIVEN drought is pushing thousands of Angolans, mainly women and children, into Namibia where they face harsh treatment and forcible return, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Several provinces in…