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SNG Daily: Prachanda Keeps Power; Australia’s Maritime Aid To ASEAN

Prachanda back in power with new partners In Nepal, the ruling coalition comprising the Nepali Congress and Maoist Centre has collapsed. A new Left alliance takes over although Maoist Prime Minister Push Kama Dahal (Prachanda) continues in office. His new partners are the Communist Party of Nepal-UML, Rashtra Swatantra Party and the Samajbadi Party. The […]Read More

Ahead Of Two Sessions, China Drops 3-Decade Old Media Briefing Practice

China has ended a three-decades old practice where the premier briefs the media, domestic and foreign, on the proceedings of the annual parliamentary session. The session begins on Tuesday when the National People’s Congress (NPC) or parliament, meets in Beijing for about two weeks to vote on legislation and personnel assignments. The NPC works at […]Read More

Norway, Sweden & Finland Host Nato Military Exercises

Military exercise involving over 20,000 soldiers from 13 countries has started in northern Norway, Sweden and Finland Finland, which shares a 1,340km border with Russia, joined Nato in April 2023 in a historic move following decades of military non-alignment and Sweden is expected to join in the days to come. The exercise will continue till […]Read More

A $1 Billion Gift That Could Transform A Medical College

Good news for students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. They will not have to pay tuition fees as the 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier has donated $1 billion to their medical school. Ruth Gottesman’s donation is one of the largest ever made to an educational institution […]Read More

Chad To Go To Polls After Three Years of Military Rule

Chad has unexpectedly announced a return to presidential elections which will end three years of military rule. According to a VOA report the election is expected to take place on May 6 this year. The elections come months earlier than was expected. General Mahamat Idriss Deby one of the major contenders announced that he would […]Read More

Haiti Declares State Of Emergency After Double Jailbreak

Haiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and night time curfew following violence on the streets as armed gang members stormed the country’s biggest prisons, with thousands of inmates escaping. The emergency comes into immediate effect as the government said that it would apprehend the criminals who are believed to have escaped. On March […]Read More

Pakistan Condemns India’s Seizure of ‘Nuclear’ Consignment, Calls It ‘Commercial Equipment’

Pakistan claimed that a Karachi-bound ship which had been stopped and seized in Mumbai in January had been carrying “commercial goods,” according to a report in indiashippingnews.com. In an official Foreign Office statement on Sunday, Pakistan rejected India’s allegations that the ship had been carrying machines for a nuclear programme. “This is a simple case […]Read More

Australia To Provide $41 Million To ASEAN For Maritime Security

Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong has announced that her government would provide $41.8 million in maritime security to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. Wong added that the countries of this region are reliant on oceans, seas and rivers for livelihoods and commerce, including free and open sea lanes in the South China Sea […]Read More

South Korea To Start Legal Action Against Striking Doctors

South Korea has said that it will start taking legal action against trainee doctors who have been protesting against the government move to increase medical school admissions, Reuters reported. Health minister Cho Kyoo-hong in a news briefing said that the government will conduct on-site inspections to check on trainee doctors who have not returned to […]Read More

Kamala Harris Urges Israel To Allow More Aid Into Gaza

US vice-president Kamala Harris has urged the Israeli government to “significantly increase the flow of aid” into Gaza. She also called upon Palestinian militant group Hamas to agree to an immediate six-week ceasefire. In one of the most strongest comments made by a senior US leader, Harris pressed the Israeli government and outlined ways in […]Read More