The World & Vietnam Newspaper highlights some notable world news this morning, August 18.
Asia
GEO NEWS. Former Pakistani Ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani has been appointed Foreign Minister in the interim cabinet formed by Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar to run the country until general elections in November.
PTI. The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding the first Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat state, India from August 17-18.
YONHAP. In an effort to ensure high-quality human resources and make a breakthrough in improving the aging population, the Korean government aims to attract 300,000 foreign students to study, work and settle here by 2027.
AL ARABIYA. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Saudi Arabia and Iran are making progress in mending ties, as the two regional heavyweights seek to overcome past hostility and increase cooperation.
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| Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud at a press conference in Riyadh, August 17. (Source: Reuters) |
CNA. Singaporean authorities have seized assets worth nearly $750 million in raids on a suspected international money laundering ring.
TEMPO. The Indonesian government plans to allocate Rp 90 trillion (about US$5.8 billion) from the state budget in the health sector in 2024 to promote the health system transformation program to improve the quality of health care for the people.
Europe
AL BAWABA. Swiss Prime Minister Walter Thurnherr announced that he will resign next December, a decision that is not related to politics, but mainly due to personal problems.
DAGENS NYHETER. The Swedish Security Service (SAPO) will raise the terror threat level from level 3 to level 4, the highest on a scale of 1-5.
REUTERS. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky signed into law extending martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days, until November 15.
TASS. A Moscow court fined Google 3 million rubles ($32,000) for failing to remove false information about a special military operation in Ukraine, as well as information banned in Russia.
EL ESPANOL. With 178 votes in favor out of 350 votes in the Spanish House of Representatives, Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) MP Francina Armengol became the new Speaker of the House of Representatives of this country.
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| Notably, Ms. Francina Armengol received unanimous votes from the parties that the PSOE needs to mobilize support to form a coalition government led by this party. (Source: EITB) |
America
REUTERS. US President Joe Biden, along with his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, attend a trilateral summit at Camp David, Maryland, on August 18.
| “The summit was completely focused on taking decisive steps toward improving our cooperation in a trilateral format.” (White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby) |
WALL STREET JOURNAL. The United States is negotiating with Turkey, Ukraine and several Eastern European countries to establish alternative routes for Ukraine's grain exports.
AP. Colombia has begun renegotiating its FTA with the United States, Colombia's main export market, in a way that would protect the interests of its domestic agricultural sector.
CNBC. New York City has announced a ban on the short-video sharing app TikTok on government devices due to security concerns.
CNN. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has launched a mobile application called RedSafe to assist international migrants while traveling through Mexico to the United States.
TELESUR. Chilean President Gabriel Boric has reshuffled his cabinet for the third time since taking office, replacing five of the 14 ministers in a bid to inject new momentum into his efforts to push through several key reform programs.
AFP. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has extended restrictions on shipping through September 2, limiting the number of ships allowed to pass through the canal to a maximum of 32 per day, instead of the usual 36.
Africa
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE. The new US Ambassador to Niger - Ms. Kathleen FitzGibbon will arrive in Niamey and start working this week, thereby ending more than a year and a half of the US ambassadorship in Niger vacant.
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| According to US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel, Ms. FitzGibbon's appearance does not reflect a change in the US's stance on the situation in Niger, which is that Washington maintains its support for a diplomatic solution that respects the constitutional order in this country. (Source: Facebook) |
SABC NEWS. South Africa's national law enforcement agency has said there will be no "insecurity and crime" during the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg from 22-24 August.
AFRICA NEWS. North Africa could become the world's leading producer of green hydrogen , with Europe as the main import market, according to a report by consulting firm Deloitte that forecasts the region by 2050.
FAO. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has partnered with the British Embassy in Somalia to launch a $3.8 million project to respond to the impacts of El Nino.
CNN. The US government expressed concern about the growing threat of violence in Mali, including attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in the West African country (MINUSMA).
| “Attacks on UN peacekeepers are unacceptable.” (US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller) |
BBC. Google Africa plans to train 20,000 young people in Nigeria, mainly women, in digital skills, and provide 1.2 billion Naira ($1.6 million) to help the government create 1 million digital jobs.
IOM. More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants from Senegal was found off the coast of the Cape Verde Islands in West Africa, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
ZAWYA. Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat called on the conflicting parties in Ethiopia to immediately cease fire and ensure the safety of civilians.
XINHUA. Kenya's public debt has surged to a record high of 10.1 trillion shillings, surpassing the 10 trillion shilling ceiling, threatening the East African country's already fragile economic situation.
Oceania
ABS. Australia's unemployment rate rose to 3.7% in July from 3.5% in June, as the economy shed 14,600 jobs, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
CHANNEL 10. Australian forces discovered suspected nuclear material after a surprise search of a private home in a Sydney suburb early on August 17.
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