South Koreans protest Japan’s plans to release treated wastewater from damaged Fukushima plant
Seoul (South Korea): Hundreds of people marched in South Korea’s capital on Saturday demanding Japan scrap its plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, as the head of the UN nuclear agency met with senior officials to discuss public concerns over foods safety. The protests came a day after South […]
District of Columbia includes Sikhism in social studies standards
Washington: Over 49,000 students can now learn about Sikhism in the District of Columbia after the local education board voted in favour of new social studies standards that for the first time ever includes the Sikh faith in the school curriculum. The District of Columbia has adopted new social studies standards. The new standards, voted […]
4 militants attack a police station and kill 2 security forces in southeast Iran, state TV says
Tehran: Four militants attacked a police station and killed two security forces in southeastern Iran, state TV reported on Saturday. The armed group attacked a police station in Zahedan, a city in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, about 30 kilometres (18.64 miles) from the border with Pakistan, triggering a shootout. Two security forces were killed, […]
India joins Champions Group of Global Crisis Response Group: MEA
New Delhi: India has joined the champions group of the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) following an invitation from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. The GCRG was set up by the UN Secretary General (UNSG) in March last year to address […]
Take public action against extremist elements threatening Indian officers in UK: NSA Doval to his British counterpart
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Friday called upon his British counterpart Sir Tim Barrow to take strong public action such as deportation against extremist elements threatening officers of Indian High Commission in the UK, official sources said. Doval raised the issue during his wide-ranging talks with Barrow, who is currently on a […]
17 killed, 10 hospitalised in toxic gas leak caused by illegal gold extractions in South Africa
Johannesburg: At least 17 people, including a one-year-old child, were killed and ten hospitalised following a toxic gas leak during an illegal gold extraction operation at an abandoned mine in South Africa, authorities said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening near Boksburg city, east of Johannesburg, South African authorities confirmed. Gauteng provincial Premier […]
For the third day in a row, the Earth’s average temperature remained at a record high
New York: Earth’s average temperature remained at a record high on Wednesday, after two days in which the planet reached unofficial records. It’s the latest marker in a series of climate-change-driven extremes. The average global temperature was 17.18 Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, a tool that uses satellite […]
UN records the highest number of ‘grave violations’ against children in conflicts
United Nations: Children experienced the highest number of “grave violations” in conflicts verified by the United Nations in 2022, with the conflicts between Israeli and Palestinians and in Congo and Somalia putting the most youngsters in peril, the UN children’s agency said. UNICEF also expressed particular concern about their plight in Haiti, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mozambique […]
Kyiv: Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Wednesday of planning to attack one of the world’s largest nuclear power plants, which is located in southeastern Ukraine and occupied by Russian troops, but neither side provided evidence to support their claims. Citing intelligence reports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian troops had placed “objects resembling […]
Israel ends West Bank raid, calling it a blow to militants
Palestinians grapple with destruction
Jenin Refugee Camp (West Bank): Israel withdrew troops from a West Bank militant stronghold Wednesday, but warned that its most intense military operation in the occupied territory in nearly two decades could be repeated. Twelve Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed in the two-day raid. Residents of the Jenin refugee camp emerged from their […]
