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Israel, Gaza militants in 2nd day of cross-border fighting
Published On: March 26, 2019 12:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JERUSALEM, March 26: Israeli aircraft bombed targets across the Gaza Strip and Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel early Tuesday, the second day of cross-border fighting that erupted in the last stretch of a closely contested race for Israeli prime minister between the long-serving incumbent and an ex-army chief.
China will open further to foreign investment: premier assures global executives
Published On: March 26, 2019 10:57 AM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING, March 26: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reaffirmed Beijing’s pledge to further open up to foreign investment as he met with global business executives, and sought to assure them that the rights of foreign firms would be protected.
Russia, China tells U.N. they sent home over half North Korean workers in 2018
Published On: March 26, 2019 10:44 AM NPT By: Reuters
UNITED NATIONS, March 26: Russia sent home nearly two-thirds of some 30,000 North Koreans working there during 2018 and China repatriated more than half, but did not specify a figure, according to unpublished reports by Moscow and Beijing to the United Nations Security Council.
Congress party unveils dole for poorest families in election gambit
Published On: March 25, 2019 04:11 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 25: The main opposition Congress party will give $1,045 to each of India’s poorest families every year if voted back to power, its chief said on Monday, in what he called a “final assault on poverty”.
New Zealand PM says she will meet President Xi in China
Published On: March 25, 2019 03:04 PM NPT By: Republica
WELLINGTON, March 25: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday she will travel to China at the end of the week for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, amid concerns of strained relations between the countries.
New Zealand to probe role of spies, guns in mosque attacks
Published On: March 25, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WELLINGTON, March 25: New Zealand will hold a top-level inquiry into the massacre of 50 people at two Christchurch mosques that will examine what roles guns, social media and spy agencies played preceding the attacks.
Oil prices slip amid worries of severe economic slowdown
Published On: March 25, 2019 02:02 PM NPT By: Reuters
SINGAPORE, March 25: Oil prices slipped on Monday, with concerns of a sharp economic slowdown outweighing supply disruptions from OPEC’s production cutbacks and from U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela.
Mueller finds no Trump-Russia conspiracy but some questions left unresolved
Published On: March 25, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 25: Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election, but left unresolved the issue of whether Trump obstructed justice by undermining the investigations that have dogged his presidency.
Gaza rocket strikes home in central Israel, 7 wounded
Published On: March 25, 2019 10:52 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KFAR SABA, March 25: An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip struck a house in central Israel on Monday, wounding seven people, an Israeli rescue service said, in an attack that could set off another round of violence shortly before the Israeli election.
Military-backed party takes lead in Thai election
Published On: March 24, 2019 09:02 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BANGKOK, March 24: A military-backed party has taken the lead in Thailand’s first election since a 2014 coup, preliminary results showed Sunday, suggesting junta leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha could stay in power.
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