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UK pharmacist fights Indian extradition for allegedly killing his ex-mother-in-law with arsenic

UK pharmacist fights Indian extradition for allegedly killing his ex-mother-in-law with arsenic

LONDON, April 20 — A British-based pharmacist wanted in India for allegedly poisoning his ex-wife’s family with arsenic, killing her mother, and trying to hire assassins to kill her father began his fight against extradition on Monday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Pakistan places $1.5 billion Sudan weapons sale on hold after Saudi objection, sources say

Pakistan places $1.5 billion Sudan weapons sale on hold after Saudi objection, sources say

ISLAMABAD, April 20 — Pakistan has put a $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons and jets to Sudan on hold after Saudi Arabia asked for the agreement to be terminated and said it would not finance the purchase, two Pakistani security sources and a diplomatic source said. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Kremlin says Europe’s drone cooperation with Ukraine shows its growing involvement in the war

Kremlin says Europe’s drone cooperation with Ukraine shows its growing involvement in the war

MOSCOW, April 17 — The Kremlin said on Friday that European countries were becoming more involved in the war in Ukraine, referencing a warning from Russia’s Defence Ministry about drone production sites across the continent and in Britain. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Trump says Iran war should end ‘soon’, both sides may meet at weekend

Trump says Iran war should end ‘soon’, both sides may meet at weekend

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 17 — U.S. President Donald Trump expressed confidence that an agreement could soon be reached to end the Iran war and urged the Tehran-aligned Hezbollah group to hold its fire as a 10-day truce went in to effect between Lebanon and Israel. Source: www.straitstimes.com

India’s Modi pushes for more women in bigger parliament in democratic overhaul

India’s Modi pushes for more women in bigger parliament in democratic overhaul

NEW DELHI, April 16 — India’s government launched a bid to overhaul its democratic system on Thursday, with bills to increase the size of parliament and bring forward plans to reserve a third of seats for women — though the opposition dismissed it as an attempt to manipulate elections. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Iran, US narrow differences after Pakistani mediation but splits remain, senior Iranian official says

Iran, US narrow differences after Pakistani mediation but splits remain, senior Iranian official says

DUBAI, April 16 — Iran and the United States have made some progress as they push for an agreement under Pakistani mediation, but more than halfway through a two-week truce big splits remain including over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Prince Harry praises Australia’s leadership on social media ban as Meghan tells of online bullying

Prince Harry praises Australia’s leadership on social media ban as Meghan tells of online bullying

SYDNEY, April 16 — Britain’s Prince Harry on Thursday praised Australia’s «epic» leadership on curbing harmful social media use for teens, as his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, spoke of a decade of online abuse. Source: www.straitstimes.com

China moves to block entrance to disputed South China Sea shoal, images show

China moves to block entrance to disputed South China Sea shoal, images show

HONG KONG/MANILA, April 15 — China is employing ships and a barrier to tighten control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea amid roiling tension with the Philippines over the disputed feature, satellite imagery obtained by Reuters shows. Source: www.straitstimes.com

US Democrats will try, and try again, to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers

US Democrats will try, and try again, to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers

WASHINGTON, April 14 — The U.S. Senate will vote as soon as Wednesday on the latest Democratic-led effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s war powers, and party leaders promised on Tuesday to keep bringing up such resolutions as long as the Iran war continues. Source: www.straitstimes.com

US Treasury’s Bessent says China has been unreliable partner by hoarding oil during war

US Treasury’s Bessent says China has been unreliable partner by hoarding oil during war

WASHINGTON, April 14 — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said China had been an unreliable global partner during the Middle East war by hoarding oil supplies and limiting exports of some goods, mirroring its actions with medical goods during the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Fertiliser shortages due to Iran war are a key worry for developing world, UN agency says

Fertiliser shortages due to Iran war are a key worry for developing world, UN agency says

BRUSSELS, April 14 — Fertiliser shortages due to the Iran war are a pressing concern for developing countries and gains from rising oil and gas prices for developing world producers are likely to be short-lived, the head of the United Nations trade agency said on Tuesday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Hormuz mission talks to focus on sanctions, work with industry – source

Hormuz mission talks to focus on sanctions, work with industry – source

PARIS, April 14 — Discussion led by Britain and France of steps to open the Strait of Hormuz will include possible financial sanctions on Iran if it keeps the waterway blocked, and steps to work with industry to resume shipping, a source said on Tuesday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Malaysia brings home high-value art, including a Picasso, seized in 1MDB probe

Malaysia brings home high-value art, including a Picasso, seized in 1MDB probe

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said on Tuesday it had successfully repatriated four high-value pieces of artwork, including a 1961 Pablo Picasso print, recovered in connection with a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB. Source: www.straitstimes.com