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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 […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — An Iranian general claimed Thursday that the Islamic republic had developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defense systems, raising concerns from the UN nuclear watchdog. Hypersonic missiles, which like traditional ballistic missiles can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly at more than five times the speed of sound. “This hypersonic ballistic missile was developed to counter air defense shields,” General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […]
by Dmitry ZAKS with Daphne ROUSSEAU in Kyiv Agence France-Presse MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Kyiv forces have recaptured over 40 towns and villages in southern Ukraine, President Zelensky said Thursday, as Moscow signaled its army had begun retreating from the strategic city of Kherson. The United States meanwhile announced a new $400 million security assistance package for Kyiv, which will include defense systems and surface-to-air missiles as Ukraine is reeling from massive recent Russian airstrikes […]
Washington, United States | AFP | by Léa DAUPLE The balance of power in the US Congress following Tuesday’s midterm elections is still up in the air, with several key races yet to be called some 48 hours after many polls closed. A cliffhanger-style multi-day wait for results is far from unusual in the United States, where it is the media that generally first calls elections, based on votes tabulated by county clerks and […]
by Shahzad ABDUL in Toulon with Sandra LAFFONT in Marseille Agence France-Presse TOULON, France (AFP) — France warned Italy of “severe consequences” as it was set to take in on Friday a charity ship carrying more than 200 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, who were denied entry by Rome. The Ocean Viking ship had initially sought access to Italy’s coast, which is closest to where the migrants were picked up, saying health and sanitary conditions […]
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, […]
Ukraine has signed the Instrument of Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC). The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) was established in 1976 and embodies universal principles of peaceful coexistence and friendly cooperation among States in Southeast Asia. It is a legally-binding code for inter-state relations in the region and beyond. The Treaty has been amended three times, in 1987, 1998, and 2010, respectively, to allow […]
(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
