Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets during Turkish Armed Forces Day to mark the 100th anniversary of Türkiye's victory against the Greek army in the Dumlupinar Battle in 1922, at Anitkabir, at the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey on Aug 30, 2022. (DEM ALTAN / AFP) ANKARA – Turkish […]
South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol arrives for the G20 leaders' summit in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Nov 15, 2022. (MAST IRHAM / AFP) SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Monday suspended his near-daily media briefings amid a spat over banning a major TV broadcaster's reporters from boarding […]
In this handout photo released by Kazakhstan's President Press Office, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev casts his ballot at a polling station in Astasna, Kazakhstan on Nov 20, 2022. (KAZAKHSTAN'S PRESIDENT PRESS OFFICE VIA AP) ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev secured a second term in Sunday's snap election, winning 81.31 percent of the vote, the […]
The meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Albanese could result in an overdue improvement in relations between our two countries. But real improvements will take time and a lot of goodwill. Will (Defense Minister) Richard Marles be a stumbling block? The language of the thirty-two minute meeting was cordial with President Xi attaching […]
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) greets French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival for a mangrove planting event at Ngurah Rai Forest Park, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Nov 16, 2022. (DITA ALANGKARA / POOL / AP) BEIJING – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France was […]
In this file photo dated Jan 21, 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, sitting in a room of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, talks in a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden, shown in the monitor. (CABINET SECRETARIAT/KYODO NEWS VIA AP) TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US President […]
In this file photo dated Aug 17, 2022, ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol delivers a speech during his news conference to mark his first 100 days in office at the presidential office in Seoul. (CHUNG SUNG-JUN / POOL / AFP) SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will attend meetings of ASEAN and the Group of […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (center) and cabinet members visit a makeshift memorial for the victims of the deadly Halloween crowd surge, outside a subway station in the district of Itaewon in Seoul on Nov 1, 2022. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP) SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized on Monday for the deadly Halloween […]
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated the far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Sunday's runoff vote to win his third term to lead the largest country in South America. While congratulating the former Brazilian president on his election win, the Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed the strong desire for and confidence in the two countries building […]
Lebanon's outgoing President Michel Aoun delivers a speech to mark the end of his mandate, outside the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on Oct 30, 2022. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP) BEIRUT / BAABDA, Lebanon – Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon's cataclysmic financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut […]
In this file photo dated May 20, 2022 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Istanbul, Türkiye. (PHOTO / TURKISH PRESIDENCY VIA AP) ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would be pleased to host new Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Türkiye during a phone talk between the […]
TOKYO, Oct 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global medtech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling, today announced that Stefan Kaufmann, the current Director, Executive Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, has been tentatively appointed Director, Representative Executive Officer, President, and CEO of the company […]
Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri opens the session to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sept 29, 2022. (BILAL HUSSEIN / AP) BEIRUT – The Lebanese parliament on Thursday failed again to elect a new president, bringing the country closer to institutional deadlock as President Michel Aoun's term ends on […]
Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid waves during his inauguration and handover ceremony at al-Salam Palace in the capital Baghdad on Oct 17, 2022. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) BAGHDAD – Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid assumed office on Monday, expressing his hope for a quick formation of the new government. "We keep in mind […]
A handout picture released by the Iraqi parliament on Oct 13, 2022, shows then-presidential candidate Abdul Latif Rashid attending a parliamentary session on Oct 13, 2022. (IRAQI PARLIAMENT / AFP) BAGHDAD – Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday elected Abdul Latif Rashid as the new president of Iraq, marking a crucial step toward forming a new government […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 29, 2022. (IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL WEBSITE/HANDOUT VIA XINHUA) TEHRAN – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that foreign powers' interference in the West Asia region only adds to the existing problems, official news agency IRNA reported. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said […]
A handout picture released by the Iraqi parliament on Oct 13, 2022, shows then-presidential candidate Abdul Latif Rashid attending a parliamentary session during which a new president is due to be elected, in the capital Baghdad on Oct 13, 2022. (IRAQI PARLIAMENT / AFP) BAGHDAD – Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday elected Abdul Latif Rashid as […]
Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri opens the session to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sept 29, 2022. (BILAL HUSSEIN / AP) DUBAI – Lebanon's parliament speaker Nabih Berri postponed on Thursday a session on electing a new president to Oct 20, after the house failed to secure a quorum. […]
People walk along al-Mutanabbi street in the centre of Iraq's capital Baghdad on Oct 7, 2022. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) BAGHDAD – Iraq's parliament will convene this week for a session meant to elect a new president, the speaker's office said on Tuesday, but divisions which have led to a year-long political deadlock may still […]
In this file handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (right) meets with Rostam Qasemi, then the head of the Iran-Syria Economic Relations Development Committee, in the capital Damascus on Jan 5, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA) DAMASCUS – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday discussed […]
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (right) casts his vote as parliament gathers to elect a president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sept 29, 2022. (BILAL HUSSEIN / AP) BEIRUT – The Lebanese parliament failed to elect a new head of state on Thursday to replace President Michel Aoun when his term ends […]
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, the Republic of Korea, Sept 29, 2022. (JUNG YEON-JE/POOL PHOTO VIA AP) TOKYO – US Vice President Kamala Harris was headed to Seoul and the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas on Thursday, just hours after the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea […]
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters, Sept 20, 2022. (Jason DeCrow / AP) In a meeting on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly meeting in New York last Thursday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his United States counterpart, Joe Biden, […]
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe attends the 156th Sri Lanka Police Day celebrations in Colombo on Sept 3, 2022. (ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP) COLOMBO – Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday pledged to prioritize implementing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore during a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in […]
In this file photo dated Aug 17, 2022, ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol delivers a speech during his news conference to mark his first 100 days in office at the presidential office in Seoul. (CHUNG SUNG-JUN / POOL / AFP) SEOUL – Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday "untrue" media reports over his […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during the Global Fund Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York on Sept 21, 2022. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) SEOUL – A series of gaffes and controversies is overshadowing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's first major overseas tour, sending his ratings plunging and inviting scathing criticism from some lawmakers even […]
This combo photo shows Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid. (PHOTOS / AP & AFP) Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday for the first face-to-face talks between leaders of the two nations since […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye speaks during a joint press conference with Libya's interim prime minister in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on Feb 14, 2022. (MAHMUD TURKIA / AFP) RAMALLAH – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye on Saturday accused Israel of defying all the signed peace agreements and disregarding international law. He made the remarks […]
In this handout photo released by Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev (right) and the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi hold signed documents during their meeting at the Samarkand Congress Center on the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on […]
An attendant fills up the tank of a motorbike at a gasoline station in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept 3, 2022. (TATAN SYUFLANA / AP) JAKARTA – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Wednesday said he has asked provincial governments to use their budgets to rein in transportation costs and counter the inflationary impact of last week's fuel […]