Ukrainian Foreign Minister visits Iraq, British Parliament investigates Prime Minister Sunak, US-China "has trouble"

Asia

XINHUA. Vientiane attaches great importance to China-Laos relations, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith stressed.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang meets with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Beijing on April 17. (Source: Xinhua)

MANILA TIMES. A homemade bomb exploded on April 17 in the town of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat province, southern Philippines, blowing up a bus and injuring at least eight people.

TEMPO. The Indonesian government is considering imposing a tax on international tourists after a series of incidents of foreigners violating local laws or customs.

PTI. India and Russia are discussing a free trade agreement, a move that would deepen bilateral trade ties.

REUTERS. A WTO panel has found India in breach of global trade rules in a dispute with the EU, Japan and Taiwan over import duties on information technology products.

YONHAP. ​​Forces from South Korea, the United States and Japan conduct a joint missile defense exercise in international waters east of the Korean Peninsula.

REUTERS. South Korea and Japan held a foreign and defense policy consultation meeting in Seoul, a sign that bilateral relations are gradually thawing.

Xinhua News Agency. Myanmar's State Administrative Council granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners on April 17, the first day of the Myanmar New Year, including more than 100 foreign prisoners.

Europe

ARAB WEEKLY. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in Iraq on his first visit since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, seeking diplomatic support from the Middle East.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (right) and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba at a press conference in Baghdad, April 17. (Source: AFP)

REUTERS. Ukraine and Poland have begun talks aimed at reaching a deal after Warsaw banned imports of Ukrainian grain, a decision the EU described as “unacceptable”.

REUTERS. Slovakia will temporarily stop importing grain and other specified products from Ukraine, a government spokesman said.

BBC. The UK Parliament's website has posted a list of public inquiries, revealing that the UK Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg opened an investigation into Chancellor Rishi Sunak in early April.

AFP. Moldova has asked Russian politicians not to interfere in its internal affairs after banning a Russian delegation from entering the country ahead of regional elections.

REUTERS. During a visit to Brazil, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow wanted the conflict in Ukraine to end as soon as possible.

America

NEW YORK POST. US authorities have arrested two New Yorkers accused of running a Chinese “undercover police station” in Manhattan’s Chinatown.

According to the records, two Chinese-American citizens, Lu Jianwang (61 years old) and Chen Jinping (59 years old), headed a non-profit organization with the mission of providing meeting places for people of Fujian province, China. In the photo: Chinatown in New York, USA. (Source: AFP)

TWITTER. US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy made her first visit to Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, who is being held in prison by Moscow on espionage charges.

AP. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that US forces killed a senior leader of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) organization, in a helicopter raid in northern Syria.

AFP. The US House of Representatives will not easily pass a bill to raise the debt ceiling , showing a resolute stance in budget negotiations with President Joe Biden, US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced.

CANADIAN PRESS. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for caution amid growing calls for Canada to adopt a registry to track foreign influence efforts.

AP. The US administration, in accordance with the powers previously granted by Congress, decided to transfer the assets of Russian businessmen for the restoration of Ukraine , according to Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Africa

AHRAM. In phone calls with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, France, Djibouti and South Sudan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the need for foreign parties to refrain from any intervention in the Sudanese conflict so as not to aggravate the severity of the crisis.

Fighting between the Sudanese army and RSF in the centre of the capital Khartoum intensified after the warring parties agreed to open safe humanitarian routes for several hours on April 16. (Source: AFP)

EGYPT NEWS. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke by phone with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan.

AFRICA NEWS. The head of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is planning to “immediately” travel to Sudan to mediate between the military and the RSF.

WHO. The World Health Organization (WHO) said six more cases of Marburg disease have been confirmed in Equatorial Guinea, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 15.

Oceania

ABC. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he will attend the NATO summit in July, while Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is considering the trip.

9NEWS. Australia will host its 10th annual Talisman Sabre exercise , its largest ever, across northern Australia, involving around 30,000 troops, almost double the number in 2021.

NEWSHUB. Food prices in New Zealand increased by 12.1% in March compared to the same period in 2022, with fruit and vegetable prices increasing by 22%, according to data from the country's Statistics Office.

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