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Resource-rich Western Australia set to elect deputy premier as new leader

Australia's largest state by land area, resource-rich Western Australia, is set to elect deputy premier Roger Cook as its new leader after he secured the support of most legislators from his party.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Seven arrested as part of IS financing probe in Germany

German authorities have arrested seven suspected supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group as part of an investigation into terrorist financing, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Sudanese army suspends ceasefire talks

Sudan's army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and aid access, raising fears the six-week-old conflict will push Africa's third largest country deeper into a humanitarian crisis.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Nepal PM Dahal to seek energy, new air route deals on India visit

Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will seek a long-term deal to export hydroelectric power and the opening of new air routes through India during his visit to New Delhi beginning on Wednesday, officials said.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

UN says concerned about lack of women in China's top government

An absence of women among China's top leadership is concerning, the United Nations said in a report, as it recommended China adopt statutory quotas and a gender parity system to quicken equal representation of women in government.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

North Korea's space launch programme and long-range missile projects

North Korea made a failed attempt at launching its first spy satellite on Wednesday, with the booster and payload plunging into the sea, North Korean state media said, a setback in its pursuit of a space programme that dates to the 1990s.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks -source

The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan's rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Japan PM orders about $26 billion to be set aside for childcare

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed his government on Wednesday to set aside around 3.5 trillion yen ($26 billion) in the annual budget for child care, Economy Minister Shigeyuki Goto said.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

UAE says it has stopped taking part in U.S.-led Gulf maritime coalition

The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it was no longer taking part in operations by a U.S.-led task force protecting Gulf shipping, which has been subjected to renewed tanker seizures by Iranian naval forces in recent weeks.

Reuters · May 31, 2023

Operation to empty Yemen Safer oil tanker set to begin, UN says

Operations to salvage 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker moored off Yemen's coast will soon begin after a technical support ship arrived on site on Tuesday, the United Nations said.

Reuters · May 31, 2023