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Men’s football team drawn in Group A, Women’s team in Group B

July 28, 2023

The Indian men’s football team has been clubbed with China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar for the Hangzhou Asian Games in a relatively easy Group A, while the women have Thailand and Chinese Taipei in Group B. The draw was conducted in Hangzhou on Thursday. The Indian men’s and women’s football teams’...

Nearly 100 pilot whales beached on Australia’s coast gets euthanized after rescue fails

July 28, 2023

A pod of almost 100 whales that beached on the south western Australian coast were euthanized after a second day of intense, but unsuccessful efforts to rescue them, authorities said. The pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded themselves Tuesday on Cheynes Beach east of the former whaling station of Albany...

Belarusian journalist imprisoned for 6 yrs for reporting on opposition

July 28, 2023

A prominent journalist in Belarus was sentenced on Wednesday to six years imprisonment, the latest step in a years-long crackdown on opposition leaders, independent journalists and human rights activists. On trial in the city of Grodno in western Belarus, Pavel Mazheika, 45, was found guilty of “complicity in extremist activity”...

Trump wants to see Biden impeached, other Republicans are quick to join

July 28, 2023

Donald Trump wants to see President Joe Biden impeached, and the former president’s allies in Congress, and his 2024 GOP presidential rivals are willing to join that fight as his own legal challenges soar. Trump’s chief opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, this week told the House Republicans “are absolutely within...

US Defence Sec Austin discusses security ties with Papua New Guinea leaders

July 28, 2023

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Papua New Guinea leaders on Thursday to discuss the enhancement of Pacific Island nation’s military strength and deepening security ties, as the United States competes with China for influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Austin is the first US defence secretary to visit the...

China grants USD 2.4 billion loan to its key ally Pakistan

July 28, 2023

China has rolled over a USD 2.4 billion loan to its all-season friend Pakistan for two years to help the cash-strapped country spruce up its foreign exchange reserves, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday. Dar said in a Twitter post that Pakistan was supposed to pay the loan in...

Wildfires threaten Athens as blazes reach city outskirts

July 28, 2023

Wildfires reached the outskirts of Athens on Thursday as strong gusts of wind caused flare-ups around Greece, disrupting highway traffic and rail services. The fires have raged across parts of the country during three successive Mediterranean heat waves over two weeks, leaving five people dead, including two firefighting pilots, and...

Kim Jong Un and Russian Defense minister hold meeting on Military cooperation

July 28, 2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to discuss military issues and the regional security environment, state media said Thursday as the country celebrated the 70th anniversary of an armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War. The North’s official Korean Central News...

Russian Aircraft strikes US Drone for Sixth time in July

July 28, 2023

A Russian fighter jet fired flares and struck another U.S. drone over Syrian airspace on Wednesday, the White House said, in a continued string of harassing maneuvers that have ratcheted up tensions between the global powers. It’s the sixth reported incident this month, and the second in the past 24...

Putin’s Nuclear move in Belarus raises tensions, Heightened saber-rattling

July 28, 2023

Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto NATO’s doorstep. The declared deployment of the Russian weapons on the territory of its neighbour and loyal ally marks a new stage in the Kremlin’s...

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