World news on the morning of April 6: Iran has a new Ambassador to the UAE, Russian Foreign Minister visits Türkiye, US House Speaker meets with Taiwan (China) leader

Asia

YONHAP. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered authorities to designate 10 areas most affected by forest fires as special disaster zones.

KYODO. Japan will provide financial aid to "like-minded" countries to help them strengthen their defense capabilities, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno.

BANGKOK POST. Thai authorities are aiming to boost GDP by pushing ahead with a plan to generate 2.2 trillion baht ($64.9 billion) in investment in five targeted industries in the Eastern Economic Corridor by 2026.

TEMPO. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (Densus 88) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) arrested four Uzbeks on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda on social media platforms.

GULF TIMES. Qatar has launched the online platform "Qatar Investment Portal" - the first digital platform for foreign investors looking for business opportunities in the Gulf state.

The "Qatar Investment Portal" allows foreign investors to search for business partners from both the public and private sectors in Qatar, review tender offers and post their bids... (Source: Gulf Times)

IRNA. Iran has appointed its first ambassador to the UAE in eight years, Reza Ameri, director general of the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Department of Overseas Affairs.

Europe

UKRINFORM. Ukraine's Finance Ministry said the country needs about $14.1 billion this year to fund the rapid recovery of conflict-affected areas.

AFP. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has announced that she will step down as leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party but will remain in the position until the next party congress in September.

EPA. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez in Rome to discuss migration, energy supplies and EU rules on public debt.

ANADOLU. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed with his US counterpart Antony Blinken Sweden's NATO membership bid and developments related to Ankara's purchase of F-16 fighter jets.

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with his counterpart Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the NATO conference in Brussels, Belgium on April 4. (Source: Reuters)

TASS. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a visit to Türkiye today, April 6, where he is expected to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on developments in the conflict in Ukraine.

XINHUA. China is willing to work with France to push their comprehensive strategic partnership and practical cooperation in various fields to a new level, Foreign Minister Qin Gang said during talks with his French counterpart Catherine Colonna.

DW. Germany has completely overcome the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to an effective pandemic prevention strategy and the active participation of the whole society, according to Health Minister Karl Lauterbach.

REUTERS. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rescued more than 400 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta in an 11-hour operation.

America

CNN. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese (Chinese) leader Tsai Ing-wen in California, becoming the highest-ranking American figure to meet a Taiwanese leader on US soil since 1979.

Mr. McCarthy, a Republican who ranks third in the US leadership hierarchy, welcomed Ms. Tsai Ing-wen on April 5 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. (Source: AFP)

CBC. The Government of Canada and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have completed the delivery of 321 refrigerators to Cuba to support the country in strengthening its vaccine distribution capacity within its national health system.

BLOOMBERG. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPCC) has decided to open an investigation into the US-based company OpenAI, the entity behind ChatGPT .

AP. The US auto manufacturer Ford and the union at its factory in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua have reached an agreement to increase workers' wages by 8.2% this year.

FT. The Mexican government announced it would spend $6 billion to buy 13 power plants operating in the country from Spain's Iberdrola Group.

Africa

EGYPT NEWS. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Cypriot President Niko Christodoulides, who are visiting Cairo, agreed to launch a joint cooperation forum to strengthen bilateral relations.

NEWS24. The South African government has ended the state of national disaster declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa two months ago in his state of the nation address to deal with the severe energy crisis.

UN. UN aid agencies warn that violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has pushed millions of civilians to the brink of a major humanitarian disaster.

WB. The World Bank (WB) forecasts that economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa will slow to 3.1% in 2023 from 3.6% in 2022.

AP. The United States has imposed new sanctions on Haiti under a provision focused on human rights abuses and corruption.

Oceania

ABC. Australian steelmaker Liberty Steel has signed a $485 million contract with international equipment company Danieli to build a new electric arc furnace to replace its coke ovens and blast furnaces, with the aim of eliminating coal from steel production in the South Australian city of Whyalla.

7NEWS. Australian network operator Telstra has announced it will charge customers for paper bills, saying the move to electronic bills is good for the environment and contributes to Australia's climate goals.

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