International News

Israel reiterates opposition to Palestinian state before UN vote as Hamas denounces "expansionist tendencies"

AKP Phnom Penh, 17 November, 2025-- Israel on Sunday reaffirmed its opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state, a day before the United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote on a U.S.-backed resolution supporting the so-called 20-point Gaza peace plan. Hamas later condemned the remar...

Greece, Ukraine ink agreement on LNG supply

AKP Phnom Penh, 17 November, 2025-- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky paid a brief visit to Greece on Sunday, during which the two countries signed a natural gas agreement. According to the Greek official news agency AMNA, the letter of intent between Greece's DEPA Commercial and Ukraine's...

9.2 pct of Bangladeshi children in labor force

AKP Phnom Penh, 17 November, 2025-- A new study has found that 9.2 percent of Bangladesh's children between five and 17 are working. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), in partnership with UNICEF and other partners, released the report on Sunday, the most comprehensive survey on children...

U.S. revokes exemption of arms non-recurring costs for S. Korea

AKP Phnom Penh, 17 November, 2025-- The United States revoked the exemption of arms non-recurring costs for South Korea, raising Seoul's burden for U.S. weapons purchases, Yonhap news agency reported Sunday, citing multiple unidentified sources familiar with the matter. The U.S. administration n...

Weaker Demand Likely to Constrain Rice Exporters Next Year: FAO

AKP Phnom Penh, November 16, 2025 -- Large supplies of exportable rice have fuelled intense competition among exporters and driven down international rice prices continuously since May, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) says. In its biannual Food Outlook report...

U.S. longest gov't shutdown ends with governance problems lingering

AKP Phnom Penh, 14 November,2025-- The record-breaking U.S. federal government shutdown was expected to end soon after the congressional approval of a spending package on Wednesday. However, as bipartisan power struggles show no sign of alleviating, the recurrence of this shutdown remains highly po...

India, Canada hold talks to boost trade, investment ties

AKP Phnom Penh, 14 November, 2025-- India and Canada held talks on Thursday to discuss ways to boost trade, promote investment, and deepen bilateral cooperation, officials said. The two sides discussed the issues at the 7th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment here. "The...

BBC rejects Trump's demand for financial compensation over Panorama edit

AKP Phnom Penh, 14 November, 2025-- The BBC has issued an apology on Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that stitched together separate parts of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech, but refused Trump's demand for financial compensation. The broadcaster also confirmed that the pro...

U.S. deployment of aircraft carrier deepens tensions in Caribbean

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 November, 2025-- A U.S. aircraft carrier's arrival in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, where recent American military strikes have killed dozens of civilians suspected to be drug dealers, raised criticism from various parties and risked further escalating regional tensions. With...

Reform UK party pulls out of BBC documentary after Trump edit row: BBC

AKP Phnom Penh, 13 November,2025-- Reform UK has said it will pull out of a BBC documentary about the party following a row over the broadcaster's editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The documentary, due to be called "The Rise of Reform" and air in...

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