Japan space agency rocket carrying 8 satellites fails
Tokyo: Japan’s space agency said a rocket carrying eight satellites failed just after liftoff on Wednesday and had to be aborted by a self-destruction command, in the country’s first failed rocket launch in nearly 20 years. The Epsilon-6 rocket was not in the right position to orbit around the Earth and its flight had to […]
US has “adequate tracking mechanisms” in place to ensure flood aid reaches those affected: Spokesperson
Washington/Islamabad: The US has put “adequate tracking mechanisms” in place to ensure that its flood aid reaches those affected, Department of State spokesperson Ned Price has said, amid allegations of corruption and looting of relief aid in Pakistan. More than 1,700 people have been killed, 33 million displaced and a third of the country was […]
In UNGA, India votes to reject Russia’s demand for secret ballot on draft resolution on Ukraine
United Nations: India voted to reject Russia’s demand for a secret ballot in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution to condemn Moscow’s “illegal” annexation of four regions of Ukraine, with New Delhi favouring a public vote on the text along with over 100 other nations. The 193-member UN General Assembly on Monday voted […]
UK spy chief says China’s tech aims are a ”threat to us all”
London: The head of Britain’s cyber-intelligence agency is accusing China of using its economic and technological clout to clamp down at home and exert control abroad, saying Beijing’s aggressive stance is driven by fear and poses “a huge threat to us all”. Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ, says Beijing’s Communist authorities are seeking to “shape […]
Iran’s crackdown on protests intensifies in Kurdish region
Dubai: Iran intensified its crackdown Tuesday on Kurdish areas in the country’s west amid protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the morality police, activists said. Riot police fired into at least one neighbourhood in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province, as Amnesty International and the White House’s national security […]
Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes
Kyiv: Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings that brought back into focus the grim reality of war after months of easing tensions in the capital. Police said a total of […]
Protests in Iran over woman’s death reach key oil industry
Dubai: Workers at the site of a major complex of refineries crucial for Iran’s massive offshore natural gas field protested on Monday over the death of a 22-year-old woman, online videos appeared to show. The demonstrations at Asaluyeh mark the first time the unrest surrounding the death of Mahsa Amini threatened the coffers of Iran’s […]
UN mulls quick foreign troop deployment to ease Haiti crisis
San Juan (Puerto Rico): The United Nations Security Council was evaluating options including the immediate activation of foreign troops to help free Haiti from the grip of gangs that has caused a scarcity of fuel, water and other basic supplies. Such a force would “remove the threat posed by armed gangs and provide immediate protection […]
2 killed as demonstrations around Iran enter 4th week
Sulimaniyah: Anti-government demonstrations erupted Saturday in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week. At least two people were killed. Marchers chanted anti-government slogans and twirled headscarves in repudiation of coercive religious dress codes. In some areas, merchants shuttered shops in response to […]
Jaishankar raises difficulties faced by Indian students in New Zealand with Kiwi leadership
Wellington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that he has urged New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta to take a sympathetic view on the difficulties faced by Indian students, who were impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jaishankar, who is here on his first visit to New Zealand as […]
