Russia, India sign deal on supply, production

Russia has signed a contract to supply Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles to India and allow production of the Igla there under licence, the Russian state news agency TASS quoted a top arms export official as saying yesterday.
14 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Russian forces kill 34 fighters in Syria’s Idlib

Russian forces have killed 34 fighters and wounded more than 60 in air strikes on targets in Syria’s Idlib governorate, Russia’s Interfax reported late on Sunday, citing deputy head of Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria.
13 November 2023, 18:00 PM

UK PM brings back Cameron as FM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought back former leader David Cameron as foreign minister yesterday in a reshuffle triggered by his firing of interior minister Suella Braverman after her criticism of the police threatened his authority.
13 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Canada will always stand for rule of law

In his fresh remarks on the diplomatic face-off with India, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that the world will become “more dangerous” for everyone “if bigger countries can violate international law without consequences”.
12 November 2023, 18:00 PM

128 rescued off the coast of Libya

The Ocean Viking rescue vessel has picked up 128 stranded migrants in three operations off the coast of Libya, the Marseille-based SOS Mediterranee which runs the ship said on Saturday.
12 November 2023, 18:00 PM

UN Climate Target: Only 4% of top companies meet guidelines

Half of the world’s 2,000 biggest listed companies have set a target to get to net-zero emissions by mid-century, but just a fraction meet tough United Nations guidelines for what constitutes a quality pledge, a report yesterday showed.
6 November 2023, 18:00 PM

19 Ukrainian soldiers killed

A Ukrainian military brigade said yesterday 19 of its soldiers were killed last week in a Russian air strike that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as “a tragedy that could have been avoided”.
6 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Putin to run for 2024 presidential polls

Vladimir Putin has decided to run in the March presidential election, a move that will keep him in power until least 2030, as the Kremlin chief feels he must steer Russia through the most perilous period in decades, six sources told Reuters.
6 November 2023, 18:00 PM

G7’s political relevance at stake

The Group of Seven (G7) bloc of wealthy democracies risks eroding its relevance as a force to tackle major geopolitical crises over an apparent struggle between its member nations to agree on a firm, united approach to Israel’s war in Gaza.
6 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia test fires nuclear-capable missile

Russia said yesterday it had successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads from one of its submarines.
5 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Ukrainian cruise missiles strike Russian shipyard

Ukraine fired cruise missiles at a shipyard on the east coast of the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, damaging a ship and causing debris to fall on a dock, Russia said yesterday.
5 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Thousands march in Berlin in solidarity with Palestinians

Thousands took to the streets of Berlin yesterday in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid ongoing bombardments by Israel after the deadly Hamas attack on its territory on October 7.
4 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi arrested in Italy on suspicion of Al-Qaeda links

Italian police yesterday said they had arrested a Bangladesh citizen suspected of belonging to a Pakistani Al-Qaeda-linked group who was studying military tactics and publishing incendiary videos online.
3 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Time running out to prevent Gaza ‘genocide’

A group of UN-mandated human rights experts, including the special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, said Thursday “time is running out to prevent genocide and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza”, which Israel called Hamas “propaganda”.
3 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Huge ‘blobs’ inside Earth are from another planet

Scientists has proposed a novel idea that could solve two of the world’s mysteries at once -- one that passes over our heads every night, and one that sits far below our feet.
2 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Russia revokes ratification of nuclear test ban treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a law revoking Russia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
2 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Artificial Intelligence Safety: UK, US, China sign pledge at first summit

Countries including the UK, United States and China yesterday agreed the “need for international action” as political and tech leaders gathered for the world’s first summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety.
1 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Plastic waste in rivers may carry dangerous microbes

Plastic litter in rivers might be allowing dangerous pathogens to hitch-hike downstream, a new study published yesterday found.
1 November 2023, 18:00 PM

Dust caused 15-yr winter that killed dinosaurs: study

Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest smashed into Earth, killing off three quarters of all life on the planet -- including the dinosaurs. This much we know.
31 October 2023, 18:00 PM

French police open fire on woman making ‘threats’

French police yesterday shot and seriously wounded an unarmed woman who was making threats at a train station in Paris during morning rush hour, police and prosecutors said..
31 October 2023, 18:00 PM