Daily Archives: March 17, 2023

EU-Iraq cooperation council to meet on Sunday

The Cooperation Council between the European Union (EU) and Iraq will hold its third meeting in Brussels on Sunday, an EU statement said. According to the statement released today, the meeting will be chaired by EU High Representative Josep Borrell. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, …

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New Zealand parliament bans TikTok

MPs have been told to remove the Chinese app from their phones by the end of the month The popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has been banned from all devices that can access the New Zealand parliament’s network, the legislature’s chief executive has announced. Wellington has become the latest capital …

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South Korea, US to hold major amphibious drills

South Korea and the US will hold the Ssangyong amphibious exercise from March 20 to April 3, after a five-year pause, as part of their allied field drills, a South Korean news agency reported, citing military officials. “The upcoming training will demonstrate the South Korea-U.S. alliance’s will to realize ‘peace …

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