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UK PM Sunak unveils tech partnership to stop illegal migration

08 Aug 2023 09:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled a voluntary partnership between social media companies and the UK government to accelerate action to tackle people smuggling content online, such as criminals sharing information about illegal English Channel crossings. In an announcement over the weekend, Sunak said the move would help meet his

Iran opens registration for candidates in parliament election

08 Aug 2023 09:40 AM IST

Iran on Monday began registering candidates for parliamentary elections in March, which will be the first since nationwide protests rocked the country last year. Iran has held regular presidential and parliamentary elections since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. But a clerical body vets candidates disqualifying any seen as disloyal to the

Israel kills 3 suspected Palestinian militants as West Bank violence continues

08 Aug 2023 09:39 AM IST

Israeli troops on Sunday killed three alleged Palestinian militants in the northern West Bank, further escalating a wave of violence in which two other people, including a young Palestinian man believed to have been gunned down by extremist Jewish settlers, were killed over the weekend. The Israeli army said it

Pakistan scraps multi-billion gas pipeline project with Iran under pressure from US

08 Aug 2023 09:33 AM IST

Pakistan has temporarily shelved the multi-billion dollar gas pipeline project to import cheap energy from neighbouring Iran, apparently under pressure from the US which has imposed sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme, according to a media report on Monday. The development comes as Pakistan struggles to put its cash-strapped

Imran Khan’s party raises concern over his safety and health in jail

08 Aug 2023 09:32 AM IST

Imran Khan’s party has voiced concern over the health and safety of the former Pakistan prime minister in jail and firmly opposed the decision to subject him to “harsh solitary confinement”, according to a media report on Monday. The core committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), under the leadership of

Cambodia’s king appoints army chief Hun Manet as successor to his father, PM Hun Sen

08 Aug 2023 09:31 AM IST

Cambodia’s king on Monday formally appointed army chief Hun Manet to succeed his father and long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen as the nation’s leader later this month after their party sealed victory in a one-sided election last month. The royal decree signed by King Norodom Sihamoni and shared to the

China releases TV documentary flaunting army’s ability to attack Taiwan

08 Aug 2023 09:30 AM IST

China has released a new documentary about the army’s preparation to attack Taiwan and showcasing soldiers pledging to give up their lives if needed as Beijing continues to ramp up its rhetoric against the self-ruled island. “Chasing Dreams,” an eight-part docuseries aired by state broadcaster CCTV earlier this week to

Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon issue in disputed sea

08 Aug 2023 09:29 AM IST

The Philippine government summoned the Chinese ambassador on Monday to convey a diplomatic protest over the Chinese coast guard’s use of a water cannon against a Filipino supply boat in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine official said. The Philippine military on Sunday condemned the Chinese coast guard ship’s

Niger’s junta closes airspace and accuses neighbouring nations of plan to invade as deadline passes

08 Aug 2023 09:28 AM IST

Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to restore the ousted president and said any attempt to fly over the country will be met with “an energetic and immediate response.” Niger’s state television announced the move

Pakistan: Cop killed, two others injured as police van attacked in Peshawar

07 Aug 2023 11:24 AM IST

According to Pakistan’s Geo News, a police van in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Peshawar was attacked, resulting in the deaths of one police officer and the injuries of two others. Police Officer Yar Muhammad and two other officers were seriously hurt when unidentified armed men attacked their van. According to a report

Singapore envoy congratulates India as Chandrayaan-3 enters lunar orbit

07 Aug 2023 11:20 AM IST

Simon Wong, the High Commissioner of Singapore to India, expressed his congratulations to both India and the ISRO for the Chandrayaan-3 insertion phase on Sunday. He also praised the lunar mission’s photographs of the moon. The Chandrayaan-3 moon insertion phase deserves our sincere congratulations. What an amazing photo! High Commissioner

16 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Shangla activists jailed for protesting against Imran Khan’s arrest

07 Aug 2023 11:06 AM IST

Additional district and sessions judges in Pakistan’s Shangla region’s Alpuri and Chakesar tehsils sent 16 PTI activists who had been detained on Saturday to Swat prison on Sunday for violating Section 144 by staging a protest against the detention of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana case,

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