Spain PM defends sending weapons to Saudis after U-turn

Spain's prime minister on Sunday defended his government's controversial decision to go ahead with the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, saying it was needed to preserve good ties with the Gulf state.

Ten on trial over mafia-style killing of Monaco heiress

The imprisoned son-in-law of a murdered Monaco billionaire goes on trial on Monday with nine other people suspected in the brazen daylight killing of the heiress, a case which prosecutors say bears all the hallmarks of a sordid crime thriller.

Xi envisions teamwork in Northeast Asia

China would like to expand cooperation in the Far East of Russia and the rest of Northeast Asia to sustain development and increase common interests, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.

Artificial Intelligence could mean 28 million jobs lost

Innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, coupled with its increased adoption, will have a big impact on the workforce across Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the next decade, according to a new study by Cisco and Oxford Economics.

Sympathies sent to Japan

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday sent his sympathy to his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe over the human and property losses caused by a major earthquake and subsequent landslide in Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture on September 6.

Bashir appoints new PM as cabinet sacked

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir sacked the country's 31-member cabinet and appointed a new prime minister who will form a smaller government to tackle a growing economic crisis in the African country.

 

 

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