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On the same day, PM Chan O-cha said he sent a list of 250 senators to the King for approval. * The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development has cooperated with the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies to hold a high-level dialogue on human rights in ASEAN, assessing the decade-long operation of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights * The UN Command has approved a plan to open two additional peace trails in the Inter-Korean Demilitarised Zone, the border area between the two Korean nations. * President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-in has expressed his desire to soon hold a dialogue with opposition parties in the country about food aid for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Meanwhile, the Blue House said that it is continuing to closely monitor the evolution of the current security situation, after the recent launch of DPRK’s flying objects. * UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: May 10

* UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (April 30) called for "maximum restraint" in Venezuela to avoid violence and restore calm. * Japan's Emperor Naruhito declared his succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday to mark the start of a new imperial era in Japan. In a ceremony called "Kenji to Shokei no gi" held earlier in the morning, the 59-year-old emperor, dressed in a formal black suit, inherited the imperial regalia as proof of his ascension to the throne. * Myanmar's military announced late Tuesday to extend the suspension period of all its military action against armed groups in five military command regions for two months, according to an announcement of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services. The suspension period was set to extend until June 30 this year, the announcement said. * China and the United States held "productive" trade talks in Beijing on Wednesday and will continue discussions in Washington next week, U.S. Treasury … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: May 1

* Hundreds of thousands of people on March 23 marched through central London calling for another referendum on Brexit as the country is caught by the Brexit impasse again. The campaign came after the European Union agreed to delay the Britain's departure from the EU. * Pakistan observed its 79th Republic Day on March 23 and vowed to achieve the goal of reforming the country into a welfare state, according to commemorating messages by President Arif Alvi. * US President Donald Trump claimed On March 23 the "liberation" of all territory controlled by the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq, while vowing to remain vigilant until "it is finally defeated." * Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on March 23 called for an immediate action against migration at an international conference. * Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will leave on March 23 night for Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump. The two leaders are scheduled to meet on March 25 at the White House and on … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: March 24

* Myanmar's regional police has filed against the Arakan Army (AA) group for Friday (January 4)'s attack on four police outposts in Myanmar's Rakhine state, said a release from the Myanmar Police Force on January 5. * The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to raise interest rates once in the second half of 2019 amid political pressure and financial volatility, experts said on Saturday (January 5). * British health minister Matthew Hancock said on January 6 that he hoped the probability of getting the government's Brexit deal approved by parliament have improved over the Christmas break. * Iran and Russia are preparing to hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea, including rescue and anti-piracy drills, the commander of the Iranian navy was quoted on January 6 as saying. * An Egyptian police officer was killed and another injured on January 5 while trying to defuse a bomb in a church in Cairo, state-run MENA news agency reported. The incident happened two days ahead of Coptic … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: January 6

* Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad turned up late Monday in a show of support for his designated successor and former deputy Anwar Ibrahim for the latter's bid to return to the parliament through a by-election. * At the meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Yang Jiechi, calling on the two major countries to "follow the right path of win-win cooperation, rather than go astray toward conflict and confrontation." * Russia needs to restore its relations with the European Union (EU) and believes that many governments want the same, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. * India will grow at 7.3 percent this year and 7.4 percent in 2019, the International Monetary Fund has predicted. * French President Emmanuel Macron on October 8 urged international community to take swift moves to combat global warming that triggered wave of drought, … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: October 9