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by Jay Deshmukh and Aysha Safi Agence France Presse Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) — Thirteen-year-old Zainab should have been shopping for a new school uniform this autumn but, with no prospect of girls’ schools reopening in Afghanistan, she was instead forced to pick out a wedding dress. Since the Taliban seized power in Kabul and banned teenage girls from education, many have been married off — often to much older men of their father’s choice. “I […]
https://youtu.be/cEj05-XqIbI Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been shunned by the West over his offensive in Ukraine, will not travel to Indonesia for the G20 leaders’ summit next week, officials said Thursday. The Kremlin, which has been mired in a protracted conflict in Ukraine and threatened the West with nuclear weapons, will instead send Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Putin may take part in the November 15-16 summit by video link, […]
(ASEAN2022 Phnom Penh Media Center) His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia grants a Royal Audience to ASEAN Heads of State/Government at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh this morning, prior to the official opening ceremony of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits. Photo: Khem Sovannara & Yim Sovathana – AKP Via: Crystal Anne Ballesteros – EBC/NET25 Cambodia
Cambodia has released the agenda for the 40th and 41st ASEAN summits and Related Meetings. It will be held in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh on 10-13 November 2022. Crystal Anne Ballesteros reports.
(ASEAN2022 Phnom Penh Media Center) ASEAN Heads of State/Government led by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Chair of ASEAN 2022, hold an Interface with representatives of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) led by Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia and rotating President of AIPA, at the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits at Sokha Phnom […]
(ASEAN2022 Phnom Penh Media Center) Cambodia hosts the ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) in Phnom Penh this afternoon under the chairmanship of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Chair of ASEAN 2022. Photo: Hun Yuthkun, El Vattanac, Lanh Visal & Kok Ky – AKP via: Crystal Anne Ballesteros – Correspondent – EBC/NET25 Cambodia
(ASEAN2022 Phnom Penh Media Center) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. joins ASEAN leaders during the Interface with representatives of ASEAN Youth, at the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits at Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel. Photo: Hun Yuthkun, Kok Ky, & Ong Hongleang – AKP Via: Crystal Anne Ballesteros – EBC/NET25 Cambodia Photo: ASEAN2022 Phnom Penh Media Center
Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Indonesian investigators on Thursday blamed mechanical problems and pilot complacency for a deadly plane crash last year that killed all 62 passengers and crew. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 nosedived 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) into waters off the capital Jakarta just minutes after takeoff on January 9, 2021. In its final report, Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) pointed to several factors that contributed to the crash, starting with mechanical […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would ask Chinese President Xi Jinping about his “red lines” to reduce the potential for conflict after soaring tensions on Taiwan when they gather next week in Bali. A day before flying to Asia, Biden indirectly confirmed plans to meet Xi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in what would be their first encounter since […]
(ASEAN Cambodia 2022) Wed, Nov 9, 2022 8:43 PM H.E. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, President of the Republic of the Philippines and his spouse, arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport this evening to attend the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Cambodia. via Crystal Anne Ballesteros
Washington, United States | AFP | by Aurélia END Joe Biden’s Democrats seem to have escaped a feared drubbing in Tuesday’s midterm elections, but it remains to be seen whether that will revive the US president’s flagging fortunes until 2024 — or beyond. The 79-year-old, who framed the race as a clash between defenders of democracy and the “extremist” camp of Donald Trump, spent election night in back-to-back calls with Democrats savoring their wins […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | The Kremlin said Wednesday that Moscow’s ties with Washington were likely to remain at rock bottom regardless of the results of US midterm elections, with relations at a historic low over the conflict in Ukraine. “These elections won’t have any significant impact,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies, adding: “Our existing ties are bad and they will remain bad.” US President Joe Biden, who […]
