World news on the morning of April 7: Iran-Saudi Arabia foreign ministers hold talks, Syria reopens embassy in Tunisia, 'boycott' TikTok in Europe

Asia

TEMPO. Indonesia will import 2 million tons of rice by the end of this year to cope with the impending drought caused by the El Nino phenomenon, according to President Joko Widodo.

BANGKOK POST. The Royal Thai Police plans to deploy more than 90,000 police officers to ensure security and safety for the general election on May 14.

PHNOM PENH POST. Cambodia has officially started the registration of political parties and candidates for the general election scheduled for next July.

AFP. China and France signed a number of cooperation agreements in the energy sector, especially wind and nuclear power, during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China.

Pháp và Trung Quốc ký kết một số thỏa thuận hợp tác trong lĩnh vực năng lượng, đặc biệt là năng lượng gió và hạt nhân, nhân chuyến thăm Trung Quốc của Tổng thống Pháp Emmanuel Macron. (Nguồn: AFP)

President Macron expressed his belief that China could join in finding a solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and bring all parties involved back to the negotiating table. (Source: AFP)

YONHAP. The Korea Software Industry Association (KOSA) and major companies in the artificial intelligence (AI) field have established an advisory council for the development of large-scale AI industry and technology in the future.

PTI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is committed to taking tough steps to eliminate corruption, nepotism and law and order challenges.

TIMES OF INDIA. India was elected to the United Nations Statistical Commission for a four-year term, with 46 out of 53 votes in favor, more than South Korea (23 votes), China (19 votes) and UAE (15 votes).

DAWN. Pakistan Army kills eight terrorists in an intelligence-led military operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

REUTERS. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned and called on the Taliban government in Afghanistan to withdraw its decision to ban women from working for the United Nations mission.

NPR. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran met in China — the first formal meeting between the two countries' top diplomats in more than seven years.

AFP. Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of four staff members from the Iranian Embassy in Baku amid tense relations between the two neighboring countries.

Europe

REUTERS. Economist Jakov Milatovic officially won the second round of Montenegro's presidential election on April 2 with 60% of the vote, compared to 40% for incumbent President Djukanovic.

Điểm tin thế giới sáng 7/4: Ngoại trưởng Iran-Saudi Arabia hội đàm tại Trung Quốc, Syria mở lại Đại sứ quán tại Tunisia

Rising politician Jakov Milatovic, 37, will become the new President of Montenegro. (Source: ZDF)

WB. The World Bank (WB) has lowered its forecast for Russia's GDP growth in 2024 from 1.6% to 1.2% , while Ukraine's economy will grow by 0.5% this year, after shrinking by 29.2% in 2022 due to the conflict.

ANADOLU. Bilateral political, trade and energy issues, along with regional developments related to the conflict in Ukraine and the civil war in Syria, were the topics of talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mavlut Cavusoglu in Ankara today, April 7.

TASS. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed with US Ambassador to Moscow Lynne Tracy the case of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich , 31, who was detained on espionage charges.

TASS. NATO 's expansion towards Russia's borders causes problems and concerns for the country's security, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on April 6.

FP. France expressed concern after Israeli police clashed with Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque/Temple Mount in East Jerusalem, triggering military clashes with rockets and air strikes.

WFLX. Czech universities are urging faculty, staff and students to uninstall the TikTok social media app from devices used to connect to the school network.

REUTERS. Portugal-based consumer protection organization Ius Omnibus sued the TikTok app for allegedly allowing children under 13 to register accounts without parental consent and failing to take measures to protect children.

America

AP. US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed migration and the implementation of the Safe Third Country Agreement during a phone call.

CNBC. Walmart plans to build a network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to serve everyone from 2030, amid the growing trend of using electric vehicles in the US.

BLOOMBERG. Japan's Honda Motor Co. is recalling 563,000 CR-V sport utility vehicles sold or ordered by customers in cold-weather U.S. states because road salt can corrode the vehicle's frame and potentially cause the rear swingarm to detach.

Điểm tin thế giới sáng 7/4: Ngoại trưởng Iran-Saudi Arabia hội đàm tại Trung Quốc, Mongtenegro có Tổng thống mới, Syria mở lại Đại sứ quán tại Tunisia

The recall affects CR-Vs from the 2007 to 2011 model years in 22 states and the District of Columbia. (Source: Getty)

WALL STREET JOURNAL. Exxon Mobil Corp. is abandoning a multibillion-dollar project to explore for oil in deep waters off Brazil after drilling a series of wells without positive results over the past five years.

Africa

SANA. Syria will reopen its embassy and appoint an ambassador to Tunisia in the coming days, after Tunisian President Kais Saied decided to upgrade diplomatic representation in Syria in early February.

AFRICA NEWS. Guinean authorities have seized about 1.5 tonnes of cocaine from a Sierra Leone-flagged ship docked in the city of Kamsar.

DAILY NEWS. The Tanzanian government has set up nearly 1,400 advice desks in primary and secondary schools in eight regions to protect children from violence.

REUTERS. Gambian authorities have detected cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in a wild bird sanctuary near the capital Banjul.

SUDAN TRIBUNE. Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) announced the postponement of signing an agreement to form a civilian government to run the country during a transitional period until elections take place.

Oceania

ABC. OpenAI, the company that owns the ChatGPT app, is facing legal action in Australia over a ChatGPT story that claimed a Victorian mayor had been “jailed for bribery.”

7NEWS. The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange operator Binance will close its derivatives business in Australia after surrendering its financial services license on April 6.

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