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April 10, 2024 8:40 AM

Polling underway in South Korea to elect new Parliament

Polling is underway in South Korea to elect a new Parliament. About 44 million people are eligible to vote for its 300-member National Assembly. The outcome of today's polls will also set the tone for the remaining years of Yoon Suk-yeol’s presidency. The election comes nearly two years after cons...

April 9, 2024 9:35 PM

UNSC refers Palestinian application to become full UN member to committee

The United Nations Security Council president has referred the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the world body to the committee on the admission of new member.   Malta’s U.N. Ambassador Vanessa Frazier proposed to the committee that met yesterday to conside...

April 9, 2024 8:01 PM

Bangladesh hopes to rescue crew members of hijacked ship by this month

Bangladesh State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday expressed hope that the 23 crew members of hijacked Bangladeshi ship "MV Abdullah" could be rescued by this month. The state minister told journalists at his secretariat office in Dhaka today that the entire situation is ...

April 9, 2024 1:15 PM

The demand for immediate ceasefire in Gaza a positive step: India

India has termed the UN Security Council resolution that demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan a positive step. It has asserted that the humanitarian crisis resulting from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict is unacceptable. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amba...

April 9, 2024 12:19 PM

In Pakistan, three people were killed in two separate bomb blasts

In Pakistan, at least three people, including a policeman, were killed and 20 others injured in two separate bomb blasts in restive Balochistan province, police said. In the first incident, a policeman was killed and 15 others were injured when a blast occurred at a mosque in the Kuchlak area of the...

April 9, 2024 12:17 PM

Japan PM to visit Washington today

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida begins a much-anticipated visit to Washington today aiming to spotlight shared concerns about provocative Chinese military action in the Pacific. PM Kishida and his wife will stop by the White House tonight ahead of tomorrow's official visit and formal state din...

April 9, 2024 11:15 AM

South Korea to hold Parliamentary elections tomorrow

South Korea will hold Parliamentary elections tomorrow for its 300-member National Assembly. The National Election Commission has said that early voting shows that 31.28 per cent of the 44.28 million eligible voters cast their votes on Friday and Saturday, with no previous early voting period in Sou...

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