Turkey’s lira plunged to fresh record lows against the dollar after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said interest rates must be lowered in July or August. Erdoğan, who has sacked three central bank governors in less than three years, says that higher interest rates are inflationary, a view that jars with …
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Hong Kong officials shut down Tiananmen Square museum 3 days after opening
A Hong Kong museum commemorating China’s deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests closed Wednesday three days after opening as the ruling Communist Party tries to stamp out the last traces of public discussion of the event. Hong Kong was the last place on Chinese soil where the party’s attack on …
Read More »Indonesia says ASEAN must appoint Myanmar envoy immediately
Indonesia’s foreign minister called on Wednesday on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to immediately name an envoy to troubled Myanmar, more than a month after the bloc agreed on steps to try to end turmoil after a military coup. ASEAN is leading the main diplomatic effort on Myanmar …
Read More »At least 10 killed, 12 wounded in bomb attacks in Kabul
Three bomb explosions have rocked the Afghan capital city of Kabul, claiming the lives of at least 10 people and plunging the city into darkness, according to Afghan government officials. Hamid Roshan, a spokesman for Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, said two bombs exploded in separate locations in a west Kabul neighborhood …
Read More »Australia’s Victoria extends Melbourne COVID-19 lockdown for 2nd week
Australia’s Victoria state on Wednesday extended a snap COVID-19 lockdown for a second week in Melbourne in a bid to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious virus strain first detected in India but will ease some restrictions in other regions. Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, was plunged into lockdown …
Read More »Iraq | Most prominent female terrorist supporting ISIS arrested in Mosul
The Security Media Cell reported that the most prominent terrorist supporting ISIS cells had been arrested on the left side of Mosul. The cell said in a statement that accurate intelligence information confirmed the presence of a prominent female terrorist in al-Qadisiyah neighborhood on the left side of Mosul, who …
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