Monday, 20 April 2026

Category: World

Devastating disruption to relief

UNITED NATIONS: An Israeli military order for residents and displaced people in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah area to move south dealt “another devastating blow” to humanitarian

Disaster simulation exercise begins

PHNOM PENH: As Typhoon Wipha continues to batter parts of Southeast Asia, ASEAN disaster officials launched a regional simulation exercise on Monday to strengthen emergency

Hollow victory, heavy consequences

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was hanging on to power yesterday after his coalition lost its upper house majority in a punishing election, just

Britain nationalises second train company

LONDON, United Kingdom (UK): The nationalisation of a second train company by the British Labour Government has been completed, reported PA Media/dpa. Operator c2c, which

Trump team torpedoes WHO treaty rewrite

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration said Friday the United States was rejecting changes agreed last year for the World Health Organisation on its pandemic response,