Bangkok, Mar 20 (EFE).- Thai authorities dissolved parliament Monday with the aim of calling general elections in May, which will be the first vote since the 2019 elections held under the military junta. After the dissolution was announced in a decree published in the Royal Gazette, the Electoral Commission will meet to decide in the … Read more
Manila, Mar 20 (EFE).- The industrial oil spill from the sinking of a cargo ship in February has reached the marine corridor of Isla Verde, a marine sanctuary of high ecological value, which could create an environmental catastrophe, the coast guard told EFE on Monday. “The oil has already been seen both in the marine … Read more
Tokyo, Mar 20 (EFE).- Japan said Monday it would monitor the movements of Russia and China in relation to Ukraine on the occasion of the Monday visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow. “While Ukraine is making efforts to protect its country, the negotiation on its future must be taken by the people of … Read more
Seoul, Mar 20 (EFE).- North Korea carried out a nuclear counterattack exercise over the weekend with the aim of sending a “stronger warning” to Seoul and Washington, which are carrying out their combined large-scale military drills. “There took place on March 18 and 19 a combined tactical drill to substantially bolster the country’s war deterrence … Read more
Jerusalem (EFE).- Two Israelis were wounded after their vehicle came under fire in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s emergency medical service said Sunday, as tensions have been running high in the region. Magen David Adom (MDA) said that one of those injured on the main street of Huawara, a town that has been at the … Read more
Quito, Mar 19 (EFE).- At least 14 people have been killed and 446 others injured after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador’s coastal Guayas region, according to authorities on Sunday. The Ecuadorian government said 12 of the deceased in Saturday’s quake were registered in the El Oro province, bordering Peru, while the remaining two were in … Read more
Cairo, Mar 19 (EFE).- President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday called for fraternity between Syria and Arab states after arriving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a further step towards an apparent rapprochement after years of isolation. On their first trip abroad since the start of the Syrian civil war erupted 2011, al-Assad and his … Read more
By Carles Grau Sivera Baghdad, Mar 19 (EFE).- After the United States-led invasion of Iraq overthrew dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, tensions between the country’s two main religious factions rapidly escalated and plunged Iraq into a brutal civil war that the country is still trying to recover from. During Hussein’s rule, “there was no freedom,” … Read more
By Amjad Ali Lahore, Pakistan, Mar 18 (EFE).- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed that a string of court cases against him are meant to end his political career and prevent him from exposing the military’s role in the no-confidence motion that ousted him from power last year, even as his supporters continued … Read more
Bangkok, Mar 19 (EFE).- The two main opposition parties in Thailand lead a poll of voting intentions with an advantage, while general elections scheduled for May are expected to be officially announced next week. The survey, published Sunday by the public consultancy National Institute of Development Administration, indicates that more than half of the 2,000 … Read more
Moscow, Mar 19 (EFE).- Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to the city of Mariupol, marking his first visit to Ukraine’s Russia-occupied Donbas region, the Kremlin said on Sunday. Russian state news agency TASS quoted the presidential press office to report that the leader arrived in the city – situated in the south of the Donetsk … Read more
Moscow, 18 March (EFE).- Russian president Vladimir Putin visited the Crimean peninsula on Saturday for the ninth anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine, a day after an arrest warrant was issued for the Russian leader over alleged war crimes. Putin visited an art school and the Korsun children’s center in Chersonesos, on the outskirts of … Read more