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B-1 bomber crashes at South Dakota Air Force base, crew ejects safely

06 Jan 2024 05:13 AM IST

A B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, crashed during a training mission around 5:50 p.m. while attempting to land. All four crew members ejected safely, and no injuries were reported, as confirmed by the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth. The incident is currently under investigation to

Biden warns of democratic threats on January 6 anniversary

06 Jan 2024 05:09 AM IST

President Joe Biden will commemorate the three-year anniversary of the January 6 attacks on the US Capitol by cautioning voters about the perceived threat Republican Donald Trump poses to the country’s status as a free democracy. Trump, who served as president from 2017 to 2021 and is once again vying

White House confirms Russia utilised North Kaorean missiles in Ukraine strikes

06 Jan 2024 05:07 AM IST

The White House recently disclosed that Russia deployed short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) sourced from North Korea in multiple attacks against Ukraine, based on newly declassified intelligence. John Kirby, a spokesperson for national security, stated that the United States intends to bring this matter before the United Nations Security Council. Kirby

Beijing lodges protest to Myanmar as 5 people injured after artillery shells land in China

06 Jan 2024 05:03 AM IST

China has lodged protests to Myanmar after five people were injured by artillery shells fired during battles between its ruling junta and rebel groups that landed in its small town near their border, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, CNN reported. While addressing a press conference on Thursday,

Pakistan is headed in the opposite direction, election could be a farce, says Imran Khan

06 Jan 2024 05:01 AM IST

Raising serious doubts over whether the scheduled February 8 polls in Pakistan will be held, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has reiterated his “engineered” removal from power in 2022 by the establishment “under pressure from America” and the lack of “level playing field” in the elections. The charge in

Pyongyang fires 200 artillery shells into South Korea’s western coast waters: Report

06 Jan 2024 04:59 AM IST

South Korea’s military said North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells into waters off its western coast on Friday morning, Yonhap News Agency reported. After North Korea’s move, an emergency evacuation order for civilians on the South Korea’s border islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong was issued. Furthermore, the South Korean

ISRAELI FORCES ELIMINATE terrorists, DESTROY rocket launchers in Gaza

06 Jan 2024 04:56 AM IST

During the last day, IDF (Israel Defense Forces) forces operating from the air, sea and land attacked more than 100 terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip in the areas of Al Buraij and Khan Yunis, including military headquarters and rocket launching positions and buildings where terrorist infrastructure was stored alongside

Fifth tranche of relief material sent to Nepal

05 Jan 2024 14:25 PM IST

India delivered the fifth installment of relief material to the earthquake impacted Nepal on Thursday. The material included pre-fabricated houses, as aid assistance from India to support the victims of the natural disaster. The earthquake hit the Western Nepal. On Friday, EAM S. Jaishankar announced the arrival and delivery of

EAM Jaishankar offers prayers at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu

05 Jan 2024 12:01 PM IST

At the Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal on Friday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar led prayers. He said he prayed for the relationship between India and Nepal as well as the welfare of their respective populations. Jaishankar said, “Happy to visit the Pashupatinath Temple this morning,” taking to X. prayed for

New Jersey Imam fatally shot

05 Jan 2024 08:29 AM IST

An Imam, Hassan Sharif, was shot dead outside a Masjid Muhammad Mosque in New Jersey on Wednesday, a newspaper reported quoting the authorities. The imam, Hassan Sharif, was shot outside the Masjid Muhammad Mosque in Newark. The police arrived at the scene of the shooting shortly after 6 am, according

UK statistics watchdog looking into Rishi Sunak’s asylum backlog claim

05 Jan 2024 08:28 AM IST

The UK’s statistics watchdog on Thursday said that it is “looking into” the government’s recent announcement that it had met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s target to clear the country’s asylum backlog by the end of 2023, a claim strongly contested by the Opposition. Earlier this week, the UK Home Office

Global community must impose a solution to stop Gaza war: EU

05 Jan 2024 08:27 AM IST

The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, stated that since neither side can agree on a solution to the Israel-Hamas war that has now entered its 90th day, the international community must impose one, the news channel reported. “I believe that we have learned