US Government approves sale of anti-submarine warfare gear to India
The US Government has approved a proposed $52.8 million deal with India for anti-submarine warfare sonobuoys and related equipment for the Navy. The deal now awaits final approval from the US Congress. This announcement comes during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's ongoing four-day visit to Washington, where he held talks with his...
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Three killed, eight hurt in knife attack in Germany
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Thousands of Indonesians attempt to storm parl
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Lanka SC orders govt to hold postponed local election soon
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Pakistani man to remain in officers’ custody over misinformation that sparked riots in UK
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Imran’s party defers power show in Islamabad till next month
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Former ISI chief’s close aide flees Pakistan amid probe
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Another case filed against Hasina, aides in B’desh
23 August 2024 | PTI
Putin meets Li as Moscow, Beijing deepen their ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese premier Li Qiang Wednesday, hailing growing trade relations as Moscow becomes increasingly dependent on Beijing for political and economic support. “Our trade relations are developing, developing successfully ... The attention that the governments of the two countries on both sides are paying to trade...
Drone attacks on military facility in southern Russia spark fire
(): A drone attack sparked a fire at a military facility in the Volgograd region of southern Russia on Thursday, regional officials and the country’s Ministry of Defence said. Regional Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov said on Telegram that a “defense ministry facility” was on fire after being attacked with drones...
‘Poorly trained recruits contribute to loss of Ukrainian territory on eastern front’
Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. Others, according to commanders and fellow fighters, struggle to assemble weapons or to coordinate basic combat movements. A few have even walked away from their posts, abandoning the battlefield altogether. While Ukraine presses on with its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region,...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits border area
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy toured the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy on Thursday in his first visit to the border area since his forces entered Russian territory more than two weeks ago. After a meeting with Ukraine’s military commander, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have claimed control of another settlement in the Russian...
90-foot-tall Hanuman statue in Texas becomes new landmark
A 90-foot-tall bronze murti of Lord Hanuman, unveiled near here, symbolising “a new milestone in the cultural and spiritual landscape of America,” has become the latest landmark in Texas visible from miles away, and the third tallest sculpture in the US. The Statue of Union, as it has been named,...
Pressure mounts on Mexico's judicial overhaul amid market concerns
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is facing mounting pressure against his controversial proposal to overhaul the Mexican judicial system, which would have judges be elected. Judges and magistrates on Wednesday joined a strike begun early this week by federal court employees to oppose the proposal, while Morgan Stanley and other...
Man opens plane door, walks on wing at Australian airport
(): A passenger was arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing, and then climbed down a jet engine to the tarmac on Thursday, officials said. Jetstar Flight JQ507 had arrived at Melbourne Airport from Sydney and had parked at...
