Maldives pro-China ruling party tipped to win election
Male, Maldives Reuters The Maldives’ ruling party is set to win a two-thirds majority in Sunday’s parliamentary election, local media said, a result likely to push the Indian Ocean island nation further towards China and away from its longtime ally India. President Mohamed Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) is expected to win at least 62 […]
Indian Navy seizes ship from Somali pirates and rescues 17 crew
Reuters Indian naval forces including special commandos seized a cargo vessel that had been hijacked by Somali pirates, rescuing 17 crew members, a spokesperson for the navy said on Saturday. The navy said in a post on social media platform X that all 35 pirates aboard the ship, the Maltese-flagged bulk cargo vessel Ruen, had […]
Comoros’ President extends rule after latest poll victory
Moroni, Comoros Reuters Comoros’ President Azali Assoumani won a fourth five-year term after being declared by the country’s electoral body on Tuesday as the winner of Sunday’s election in which he contested against five opponents. Assoumani has been ruling the Indian Ocean archipelago nation since 1999 when he first came to power through a coup. […]
Chinese families of missing Malaysia MH370 plane seek compensation in court
Beijing, ChinaReuters A Beijing court on Monday began compensation hearings for the Chinese relatives of passengers on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which mysteriously disappeared over the Indian Ocean almost a decade ago, the plaintiffs said. Over 150 Chinese passengers were on the flight which vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8th […]
UN urges countries to help Rohingya at sea as hundreds land in Indonesia
Pidie, Indonesia Reuters The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, urged countries on Tuesday to help Rohingya Muslims stranded at sea as at least 20 reportedly died and hundreds more landed in Indonesia after weeks adrift in the Indian Ocean. Nearly 500 Rohingya have reached Indonesia in the past six weeks while “many others did not […]
Madagascar death toll from Cyclone Batsirai rises to 92 – state agency
Antananarivo, MadagascarReuters The death toll in Madagascar from Cyclone Batsirai rose to 92, the state disaster relief agency said on Wednesday, as information continued to filter in from areas of the country that were badly affected. The cyclone slammed into the Indian Ocean island late on Saturday, knocking down houses and electricity lines as it […]