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Violence in disputed area kills 54 people
More than 50 people including women, children and two UN peacekeepers were killed in attacks along South Sudan’s border with Sudan, officials said, the deadliest in a spate of incidents since 2021 related to a boundary dispute.
29 January 2024, 18:00 PM
US vows 'consequential' response to deadly drone strike in Jordan
The White House today vowed a "very consequential response" to a drone attack on a base in Jordan that killed three American troops, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants
29 January 2024, 14:52 PM
With generals barred, Myanmar junta sends bureaucrat to ASEAN meeting
Military-ruled Myanmar sent a bureaucrat to Monday's meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Laos, Indonesia's top diplomat said, adding the move was in line with ASEAN's policy on the conflict-torn country's attendance
29 January 2024, 06:26 AM
Iran denies links to Jordan drone strike that killed 3 US troops: IRNA
Iran denied US and British accusations that it supported militant groups behind a drone strike on Jordan that killed three US military personnel, Tehran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday
29 January 2024, 04:20 AM
North Korea's Kim oversaw test of cruise missiles launched from submarine
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch of a new strategic cruise missile from a submarine, state media said Monday, the latest tension-raising move by the nuclear-armed state
29 January 2024, 03:34 AM
Japan says Moon lander 'resumed operations'
Japan's Moon lander has resumed operations, the space agency said on Monday, indicating that power had been restored
29 January 2024, 03:09 AM
Two masked gunmen kill one person
Two masked gunmen shot one person dead during Sunday service at a church in Istanbul, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding that authorities were working to capture the assailants.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM
N Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast yesterday, its second such launch in less than a week, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Gunmen in Iran kill 9 Pakistanis in border area
Gunmen in southeastern Iran killed nine people Saturday, Iranian media reported, with Islamabad’s ambassador identifying them as Pakistanis, as the neighbouring countries have sought to ease tensions after deadly cross-border fire.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran Guards seize vessel carrying ‘smuggled’ fuel
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards yesterday seized a foreign oil tanker carrying around two million litres of “smuggled fuel” near the country’s southern coast, local media reported.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Suspected pirates hijack trawler off Somalia
Suspected Somali pirates have boarded and hijacked a Sri Lankan fishing trawler with six crew in the latest attack against shipping in the Indian Ocean, Colombo’s navy said yesterday.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Nitish Kumar takes oath as CM of BJP-JD(U) govt in Bihar
Nitish Kumar yesterday took oath as the Chief Minister of India’s Bihar state for a record ninth time, at the head of a fresh government formed in partnership with the BJP.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM
World's largest cruise ship sets sail from Miami
The Icon of the Seas has left its Miami home base for the first time as it set course for a seven-day tour of the Caribbean
28 January 2024, 03:47 AM
Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet
Nasa's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jerezo Crater, according to a study published on Friday
27 January 2024, 09:10 AM
Won’t negotiate with Hungary
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said yesterday he would “not negotiate” with Hungary over Sweden’s Nato bid despite Budapest now the sole holdout after Turkey’s ratification.
26 January 2024, 18:00 PM
NATO kicks off largest military exercise in decades
NATO on Wednesday began its biggest military exercise since the Cold War with a US warship leaving the United States for transit across the Atlantic to alliance territory in Europe
24 January 2024, 19:16 PM
60 Syrian migrants rescued near Cyprus
Cypriot authorities yesterday rescued 60 “distressed and dehydrated” Syrians, including children, from a boat drifting for a week in the Mediterranean, amid a sharp rise in migrant arrivals.
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Turkey approves Sweden’s Nato membership bid
Turkey’s parliament ratified Sweden’s Nato membership bid on Tuesday evening, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance after 20 months of delay.
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM
All passengers of Russian military plane dead after crash: Belgorod region governor
74 including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board, says Russia's defence ministry
24 January 2024, 11:18 AM
Russia says plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashes
Russia said Wednesday that an IL-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war had crashed in the western Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine
24 January 2024, 10:01 AM