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ISTANBUL, May 4 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The Asian Development Bank on Sunday announced US$70 billion in new energy and digital infrastructure initiatives through 2035, Anadolu Ajansi reported. "Energy and digital access will define the region’s future," said the bank's President Masato Kanda in a statement. The Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative will link national and subregional power systems to enable the flow of renewable energy, while the Asia-Pacific Digital Highway aims to close digital infrastructure gaps and support AI-driven growth across the region. "These two initiatives build the systems Asia and the Pacific need to grow, compete, and connect. "By linking power grids and digital networks across borders, we can lower costs, expand opportunity, and bring reliable power and digital access to hundreds of millions of people," he added. The Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative targets US$50 billion by 2035 for cross-border power infrastructure. The Asia-Pacific Digital Highway aims to mobilize US$20 billion by 2035 to fund digital infrastructure and AI-ready economies, including fiber networks, satellites, and regional data centers. The bank aims to integrate around 20 gigawatts of cross-border renewable energy, expand energy access to 200 million people, create 840,000 jobs, and cut regional power sector emissions by 15 per cent by 2035. -- BERNAMA-ANADOLU

Asian Development Bank Announces US$70b Plan For Energy, Digital Infrastructure

ISTANBUL, May 4 — The Asian Development Bank on Sunday announced US$70 billion in new energy and digital infrastructure initiatives through 2035, Anadolu Ajansi reported. “Energy and digital access will .... read more

Trump Taken Out Of White House Correspondents’ Dinner After Security Incident

U.S. President Donald Trump is escorted out as a shooter opens fire during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026, in this screen .... read more

Migrants In EU Reach 64 Mln In 2025 – Rockwool Foundation

MOSCOW, April 23 2026– The number of migrants living in the European Union (EU) has reached a record 64 million in 2025, according to a report by the Rockwool Foundation .... read more

Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire, Maintains Naval Blockade Pending Tehran Proposal

WASHINGTON, April 22 2026– US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington would extend its ceasefire with Iran to allow time for Tehran to prepare a “unified proposal”, following .... read more

Lebanon Needs €500 Million To Tackle Humanitarian Crisis From Israeli War, PM Says

ISTANBUL, April 22 2026 – Lebanon needs €500 million (over US$588 million) over the next six months to address a worsening humanitarian crisis caused by the Israeli war, Prime Minister .... read more

M7.7 Quake Jolts Northeastern Japan, Tsunami Of 80 CM Seen On Pacific Coast

21/04/2026 10:09 AM TOKYO, April 21 2026 — A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 struck northeastern and northern Japan on Monday, causing a tsunami of up to 80 .... read more

Dozens Of US Military Veterans Protesting Iran War Arrested On Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, April 21 2026– A group of US military veterans, including some who were visibly disabled, were arrested Monday while protesting the US-Israeli war against Iran, Anadolu Ajansi reported. Many .... read more

Iran Rejects Negotiations With US ‘under The Shadow Of Threats’

21/04/2026 08:55 AM Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Credit: MNA WASHINGTON, April 21 2026– Iran rejects negotiations with the US “under the shadow of threats”, Parliament Speaker .... read more

ECB Chief Lagarde Warns Europe Faces Prolonged Fallout From Hormuz Shock

21/04/2026 08:51 AM A satellite image shows the ship movement at the Strait of Hormuz on April 17, 2026, in Space. EUROPEAN UNION/COPERNICUS SENTINEL-2/Handout via REUTERS ISTANBUL, April 21 2026– .... read more

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said the evacuation process could not be implemented simultaneously as it required close coordination between countries, given that the Strait of Hormuz is only about 30 kilometres wide and the security risk was still high. -- BERNAMA-MNA

20,000 SAILORS, 2,000 SHIPS STRANDED IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ – IMO

TEHRAN: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that nearly 20,000 sailors and about 2,000 ships are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported. The IMO .... read more

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