Maia Sandu sworn in as Moldovan president
Maia Sandu on Tuesday assumed office as president of the Republic of Moldova for a second term.
Maia Sandu on Tuesday assumed office as president of the Republic of Moldova for a second term.
Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved minimum wage increases and the second phase of the government's cash handout programme for senior citizens, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants has filed a complaint through the country's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York with the UN Security Council (UNSC) in response to Israel's repeated violations of its ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.
The top diplomats of South Korea and China reaffirmed efforts to advance bilateral ties in a phone conversation Tuesday, Seoul's foreign ministry said, their first discussion following a botched martial law imposition in South Korea on December 3.
Maia Sandu on Tuesday assumed office as president of the Republic of Moldova for a second term.
If none of the 12 eligible candidates, including President Emmanuel Macron who is seeking a second term, receive an absolute majority of votes on Sunday, a run-off will be held on April 24 between the top two contenders.
As many as 174 members voted in favour of the motion in the 342-member House while members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were absent during the voting.
The ministry said in a statement that these persons "support acts of terror and spread terrorism as well as flagrant violations of human rights", adding they were blacklisted in accordance with Iran's human rights and counter-terrorism laws, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, member of the National Assembly, announced that 174 members voted against the Prime Minister in the 342-member house, Xinhua news agency reported.
Central banks of BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- have already agreed to conduct the fifth test of a banking mechanism that will allow them to jointly pool "alternative currency" reserves to shield their economies from outside shocks, the ministry said.
