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Ex-presidential candidate Anies gets boost for Jakarta polls from Indonesia’s largest party

JAKARTA – Former presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has secured the backing of leaders from Indonesia’s largest party in Parliament, sources say, in a major boost for his chances at the local government elections in November. According to party insiders, the Jakarta branch of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has proposed to field Mr Anies, […]

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Ajay and Anil Gupta denied bail in India over businessman’s ‘forced’ suicide case

Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said the Gupta brothers reported to have been arrested in India are not the ones the South African government has obtained warrants of arrest for. Ajay Gupta (pictured) and Anil Gupta were arrested in Dehradun, India, for their alleged involvement in the death of a prominent builder. Controversial businessmen Ajay Gupta

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Africa agrees to provide stable supply of minerals to South Korea

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani after the joint press conference for the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Goyang, South Korea on June 4, 2024. African leaders gathering in Seoul on Tuesday agreed to ensure an organised, stable supply of minerals to South Korea, enabling the Asian

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Keir Starmer beat Rishi Sunak by 44% to 39% in ITV debate, Savanta says

Labour leader also beat the PM on all the issues, according to new poll. Sir Keir Starmer beat Rishi Sunak by 44% to 39% in Tuesday night’s campaign debate, according to a new poll from Savanta conducted entirely after the clash concluded on ITV. It contrasted with a snap poll done during the debate by YouGov which scored Prime Minister Sunak

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China holds military drills around Taiwan as ‘strong punishment’

China has called its drills around Taiwan a “strong punishment” for “separatist acts“ BBC | China has started two days of military exercises around Taiwan, with its military calling them “strong punishment” for the self-ruled island’s “separatist acts”. The drills come three days after the inauguration of President William Lai, who called on China to

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Organic Food Bar Market is Booming Worldwide | General Mills, The Kellogg, Nii Foods

Advance Market Analytics published a new research publication on “Organic Food Bar Market Insights, to 2028” with 232 pages and enriched with self-explained Tables and charts in presentable format. In the Study you will find new evolving Trends, Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities generated by targeting market associated stakeholders. The growth of the Organic Food Bar market

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Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing to attend memorial service for Iran’s late President Raisi

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, will attend the memorial service for Iran’s late President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on May 22, China’s Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday. China Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing will join the memorial service for Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash near the

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Weather forecasters warn Pakistanis to stay indoors ahead of new heat wave

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday urged people to stay indoors as the country is hit by an extreme heat wave that threatens to bring dangerously high temperatures and yet another round of glacial-driven floods. Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, is shutting all schools for a week because of the heat, affecting an

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President Raisi’s funeral takes place today in Tabriz

IRAN The “first” funeral of President Ebrahim Raisi (who died in the helicopter crash along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian) takes place today in Tabriz. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has proclaimed five days of national mourning, the solemn funeral scheduled for tomorrow in Tehran and the burial in the evening at the place of his birth, the holy city

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Extreme heat scorches parts of north India; New Delhi on high alert

A man drinks water as severe heat grips Lucknow, India, on May 18, 2024. NEW DELHI  Parts of northwest India sweltered under scorching temperatures Saturday, with the capital, New Delhi, under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures struck parts of the country. India’s weather department expects heat wave conditions to persist across the north

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