China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan in a new high in activity the island calls harassment
Taipei: China’s military sent 103 warplanes toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period in what the island’s defense ministry called a recent new high. The planes were detected between 6 am on Sunday and 6 am on Monday, the ministry said. As is customary, they turned back before reaching Taiwan. Chinese warplanes fly toward the self-governing […]
Oscars of Diplomacy: High-level UNGA week starts with focus on SDGs, climate action
United Nations, Sep 18 (PTI) Heads of State and Governments, world leaders and foreign ministers have arrived at the UN headquarters here for the annual high-level week described as the ‘Oscars of Diplomacy’, with agendas of Sustainable Development Goals, financing for development, climate action and pandemic response taking centre stage as global priorities at the […]
Peace rally organised in US in solidarity with Manipur’s Zomi-Kuki ethnic community
Washington: Participants at a peace rally held by a prominent organisation representing the Zo ethnic community in Manipur in front of the Indian embassy here have voiced solidarity with their fellow brethren in the state who have been adversely affected by the ongoing ethnic violence. The rally organised by Zomi Innkuan USA in front of […]
South Korea warns against Russia-North Korea military cooperation and plans to discuss at UN
Seoul: South Korea’s president said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he pushes to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week. Worries about Russian-North Korean ties have flared since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled […]
Gunmen kill a member of Iran’s paramilitary force and wound 3 others on protest anniversary
Dubai: Gunmen opened fire on a group of paramilitary forces in southern Iran, killing one of them and wounding another three, state media reported Sunday. Local media did not give a motive for Saturday’s attack, which occurred on the anniversary of the death while in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and the outbreak of […]
UN committee votes to list ancient Jericho as World Heritage Site in Palestine
Riyadh: A UN conference voted Sunday to list the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognise a Palestinian state. Jericho is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities on earth, and is in a part […]
Special UN summit, protests, week of talk turn up heat on fossil fuels and global warming
United Nations: The heat is about to be turned up on fossil fuels, the United States and President Joe Biden. As a record-smashing and deadly hot summer draws to a close, the United Nations and the city that hosts it are focusing on climate change and the burning of coal, oil and natural gas that […]
Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with EU, implies the country could end its membership bid
Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey may part ways with the European Union, implying that the country is thinking about ending its bid to join the 27-nation bloc. “The EU is making efforts to sever ties with Turkey,” he told reporters before departing for the 78th UN General Assembly in New York. […]
North Korean arms for Russia probably wouldn’t make big difference in Ukraine war, Milley says
Oslo (Norway): North Korea may be able to boost Russia’s supply of artillery munitions for the war in Ukraine, but that is not likely to make a big difference, the top American military officer said as he arrived in Norway for NATO meetings that began Saturday and will focus in part on the conflict. US […]
USCIRF to hold hearing on religious freedom in India
Washington: US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has announced it will hold a hearing on religious freedom in India next week. Coming on the heels of two successful bilateral meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden — the Official State Visit of the Indian leader here in June and a bilateral […]
