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Yen rockets past 156 as BoJ hawks return

Mumbai, Nov. 27 -- The Japanese yen strengthened past 156 per dollar as traders stayed alert for a possible holiday-week intervention, with the threat alone helping cap recent weakness. Sentiment turn... Read More


USCIS unveils major change hours after Afghan national shoots two National Guard members near White House

India, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday announced it is suspending all immigration processing for Afghan nationals following a shooting near the White Hous... Read More


Trump Orders Review of All Afghan Refugee Cases After White House-Area Shooting

Afghanistan, Nov. 27 -- The White House-area shooting that injured two National Guard members has prompted President Donald Trump to demand a sweeping review of all Afghan refugee cases admitted since... Read More


Israel escalates torture of Palestinian prisoners since Oct 2023: Report

Tel Aviv, Nov. 27 -- Israel has sharply escalated its use of torture, starvation and severe abuses against Palestinian detainees since the Gaza war began on October 7, 2023. These findings were detai... Read More


Washington Says Afghan Citizen Rahmanullah Lakanwal Suspected in Shooting of Two National Guard Members

Afghanistan, Nov. 27 -- U.S. law enforcement officials say Afghan national Rahmanullah Laknawal is the prime suspect in the Washington shooting that wounded two National Guard members near the White H... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN attends the dinner hosted by the Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and Development

Jakarta, Nov. 27 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this evening attended the dinner hosted by the Philippines' Department of Social Welfare and Development in Manila, the Philippines. ... Read More


Heat stress puts India's agriculture among high-risk in Asia-Pacific, warns UN ESCAP report

India, Nov. 27 -- India is among five Asia-Pacific countries where agriculture faces consistently high heat stress, according to a new UN ESCAP report. Rising temperatures threaten crop yields, lives... Read More


Horror in Hong Kong: Death toll hits 44 as massive blaze continues, hundreds missing

India, Nov. 27 -- The death toll from a massive fire that swept through residential apartments in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has climbed to 44, with around 270 people still unaccounted for, authoriti... Read More


Violence in Nigeria: Fact, fear, and the politics of a 'Christian genocide,' By Humaid Rabiu Shehu

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, continues to grapple with a security crisis that resists simple definitions. Waves of violence - particularly in the Northern and Middle Bel... Read More


Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn meets with the Secretary of Social Welfare and Development of the Philippines

Jakarta, Nov. 27 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today met with H.E. Rex Gatchalian, Secretary of Social Welfare and Development of the Republic of the Philippines and incoming Chair... Read More