Morocco has appointed its first woman prime minister, with King Mohammed VI tasking Marrakesh Mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri with forming a new government following her party’s victory in last week’s parliamentary election.
At least six military personnel were killed when a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber crashed during a training flight in the Amur region, the Russian Defence Ministry said Tuesday (September 29).
Spokesperson of India's Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, has said discussions at the technical level between India and Bangladesh on the Ganges water-sharing treaty are continuing.
Malaysia has begun the process of sending back Myanmar nationals, including Rohingyas, who are asylum seekers. The country began the process of sending back 1,476 people in the first phase on Tuesday, September 29. The process began as part of a programme to send back 5,000 Myanmar nationals in phases.
As deforestation and forest degradation rapidly increase worldwide, opportunities to ensure food security and tackle the impacts of the climate crisis are steadily shrinking. In this situation, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called on governments worldwide to make forest conservation and restoration a national priority.
The final withdrawal of US troops from Iraq is set to be completed after more than two decades of military presence. US forces are scheduled to be pulled out of the country's last remaining bases by Wednesday. Iran and Iran-aligned Iraqi armed groups see the end of this long military chapter, which began in 2003, as a strategic success for themselves.