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Xi tells Putin ready to ‘expand’ ties

Shawdesh desk: Chinese president Xi Jinping on Wednesday told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he was ready to ‘expand’ cooperation, as the two leaders exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary of

Peter Haas joins Excelerate Energy as Strategic Adviser

Former US Ambassador (ret.) to Bangladesh Peter Haas has joined as a Strategic Adviser to Excelerate Energy, Inc, a US-based LNG company located in The Woodlands, Texas. Haas retired from

Shigeru Ishiba becomes Japan PM

Shawdesh desk: Japan got a new prime minister on Tuesday, with Shigeru Ishiba setting out to jumpstart a lacklustre economy, defuse a demographic crisis and build an Asian NATO to

World leaders call for restraint after Iran strikes Israel

Shawdesh desk: World leaders have urged Iran and Israel to step back from the brink after Tehran fired a barrage of rockets at its arch-rival. Tehran said the attack on

Iran fires missiles at Israel in new escalation

Shawdesh Desk: Israel was under missile attack from Iran on Tuesday, the Israeli military and Iranian state media said, the latest escalation after Israeli raids against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon.

US strikes kill 37 in Syria

Shawdesh Desk: US forces conducted two separate strikes in Syria, killing 37 ‘terrorist operatives’ including members of the Islamic State group and Al Qaeda affiliate Hurras al-Din, the military’s Central

126 killed in Nepal floods after relentless monsoon rains

Shawdesh Desk: Residents of Nepal’s flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes on Sunday to survey the wreckage of devastating floods that have killed at least 126 people across the

Storm Helene kills 44 in US, 59 dead in Nepal floods

Shawdesh desk: Nearly four million Americans were still in the dark and many faced torrential flooding on Saturday, authorities said, as powerful storm Helene marched across eastern US states, leaving