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China's pledge sets green stage for ASEAN

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025 -- China's commitment to further reducing emissions and boosting renewable energy production is expected to encourage Southeast Asian economies to accelerate their low-carbon transition, analysts said. The move toward decarbonization is also expected to raise i...

UN chief regrets lack of progress in women, peace and security agenda

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025-- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday regretted the lack of progress in the women, peace and security agenda. "Too often, we gather in rooms like this one -- full of conviction and commitment -- only to fall short when it comes to real change in the l...

Iran rules out talks with European powers following snapback of UN sanctions

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025-- Iran has no plans to hold talks with France, Britain and Germany following their move to trigger the "snapback" mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. Baghaei told a weekly press briefing in Tehran that Ir...

IAEA chief warns of "growing risks" after shelling near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025-- Multiple rounds of shelling were heard at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) on Monday amid the longest off-site power loss of the plant, posing "growing risks" to its nuclear safety and security, according to a UN nuclear watchdog statement. The shell...

Brazil's Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs on Brazilian goods

AKP Phnom Penh, 07 October, 2025-- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked U.S. President Donald Trump to eliminate the newly imposed 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian products in a phone call on Monday, said the Brazilian presidency's communications secretariat. In the call initiated...

FAO Says World Rice Output to Hit Record High This Year

AKP Phnom Penh, October 03, 2025 -- World rice production is forecast to reach a record high of 556.4 million tonnes (milled basis) in the 2025-26 season, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) said Friday. The upwardly revised forecast is 1.0 million tonnes higher t...

Trump says U.S. weighing actions against drug cartels "coming by land" from Venezuela

AKP Phnom Penh, 1 October, 2025-- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the White House is weighing actions to crack down on drug cartels "coming by land" from Venezuela. "Now we'll look at cartels," he told reporters as he left the White House. "We're going to look very seriously at carte...

Israeli gov't appoints new chief of domestic security agency

AKP Phnom Penh, 1 October, 2025-- The Israeli government on Tuesday night approved the appointment of David Zini, a former senior army officer, as the head of the Shin Bet domestic security agency for a period of five years, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement. Zini, who will take of...

Portugal's parliament approves revised immigration law

AKP Phnom Penh, 1 October,2025-- Portugal's parliament on Tuesday approved a revised immigration law that sets new rules for entry, residence, and family reunification of foreign nationals. The legislation, backed by governing coalition parties and three opposition groups, follows an August Cons...

Russia to expel Austrian diplomat in tit-for-tat move

AKP Phnom Penh, 1 October, 2025-- The Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it will soon expel an Austrian diplomat in response to Austria's recent decision to declare a Russian diplomat persona non grata. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Russia has consistently respo...

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