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Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China and others

Russia said on Monday that it will launch sweeping war games drills in the country’s east which will involve forces from China – a show of increasingly close military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid tensions with the West over the Kremlin’s ...

29 Aug 2022 at 12:54

World

Francis opens clinic and shelter for homeless on first papal visit to Mongolia

Pope Francis has wrapped up the first ever papal visit to Mongolia by inaugurating a church-run homeless clinic and shelter, insisting that such initiatives are not aimed at winning converts but are simply exercises in Christian charity. ...

04 Sept 2023 at 16:58

World

China imposes lockdowns as Covid-19 surges after holiday

Chinese cities are imposing fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily Covid-19 cases tripled during a week-long holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week. The latest lockdown ...

10 Oct 2022 at 09:41

World

Mongolians protest against alleged theft of coal sold to China

Protesters angered by allegations of corruption linked to Mongolia’s coal trade with China have tried to force their way into the State Palace in the capital, demanding the dismissals of officials involved in the scandal. The US ...

06 Dec 2022 at 14:19

World

Pope Francis arrives in Mongolia amid strained relations with Russia and China

Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday on a visit designed to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities. It is the first time a pope has visited the landlocked Asian country and comes at a time ...

01 Sept 2023 at 05:42

City

Investor urges Rio Tinto to drop London primary listing

An activist investor in Rio Tinto has demanded the mining giant scrap its primary London listing and focus on Australia, as the FTSE 100 firm outlined its long-term investment strategy. Palliser Capital called on the metals ...

04 Dec 2024 at 08:08

World

Vladimir Putin visits Mongolia in defiance of international arrest warrant

Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Mongolia on Tuesday, with no sign that the host country would bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from the invasion of ...

03 Sept 2024 at 09:43

World

Firefighters killed in blast following truck and car collision in Mongolia

Three firefighters have been killed and 11 other people were injured after a truck carrying 60 tonnes of liquefied natural gas and a car collided in the Mongolian capital, causing a series of explosions. Images ...

24 Jan 2024 at 08:15

Critically endangered foal born at Whipsnade Zoo gives keepers ‘immense’ hope

A critically endangered foal born at Whipsnade Zoo has given zookeepers “immense” hope that conservations have the power to bring species back from the “brink of extinction”. The pointy-eared Przewalski’s foal ...

19 Apr 2023 at 17:13

World

Stranded tourists evacuated after multiple avalanches trap 1,000 people in China

Rescuers evacuated tourists on Tuesday from a remote skiing area in north-western China where dozens of avalanches triggered by heavy snow have trapped more than 1,000 people for a week, state media said. The ...

16 Jan 2024 at 12:31

World

Mongolia ignores international warrant for Putin’s arrest

Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red carpet welcome to Mongolia, as the country ignored calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from Moscow’s invasion of ...

03 Sept 2024 at 17:32

Local News

East meets West at the Amharclann in Gaoth Dobhair

If you happened to be passing the Amharclann in Gaoth Dobhair last night (Thursday) you could be forgiven for thinking something unworldly was happening. Apart from enthusiastic clapping, whistles, and ...

25 Mar 2022 at 12:33

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