China

Eleven die and 27 missing in floods around Beijing

02 Aug 2023 10:26 AM IST

Chinese state media reported 11 casualties and 27 missing amid flooding in the mountains surrounding the capital Beijing. Days of heavy rains have prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuate people in vulnerable communities to school gyms, state broadcaster CCTV reported Tuesday. Homes have been flooded, roads torn apart

Musk threatens to sue researchers over Hateful tweets study

02 Aug 2023 10:25 AM IST

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk. An attorney representing the social media site wrote to the Center for

Typhoon wreaks havoc: Southwest Islands devastated by destructive storm

02 Aug 2023 10:23 AM IST

A powerful Typhoon Khanun was approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa on Tuesday, lashing the region with strong winds and high waves, and forcing transportation to halt and stores to close. The slow-moving Khanun, which means jackfruit in Thai, was heading northwest at speeds of 20 kph (12.4 mph) on

US condemns Myanmar military-led govt’s extension of emergency

02 Aug 2023 10:22 AM IST

The US has denounced the move of Myanmar’s ruling junta to extend a state of emergency for another six months, over two years after seizing power in a coup, and said the military regime has unleashed widespread brutality across the country. Myanmar’s military-led government has officially postponed an election promised

China will always stand firmly with Pakistan: Chinese President Xi

02 Aug 2023 10:22 AM IST

China will continue to work with its all-weather ally Pakistan to take their strategic ties to new heights, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said as the two countries celebrated the 10th anniversary of the launch of the ambitious CPEC infrastructure projects in the South Asian country for regional connectivity. In

Trump attempt to derail Georgia election investigation rejected by judge

02 Aug 2023 10:21 AM IST

A judge on Monday rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district attorney from prosecuting him and from using certain evidence gathered in her investigation into potential illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney didn’t mince

US backs Ukraine’s autonomy in Moscow drone strike

02 Aug 2023 10:20 AM IST

Following the recent Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, the United States has said that it is up to Kyiv to decide how to conduct this war. During a regular briefing on Monday (local time), US State Department official spokesperson Matthew Miller said, “First of all…I am not sure that I

Israeli forces arrest two Hamas operatives in Jenin

01 Aug 2023 14:32 PM IST

Israeli forces entered Jenin in northern Samaria for the first time since the large-scale counter-terror operation in the disputed city earlier this month. Two Hamas terror operatives were arrested during the early-morning raid on Monday. An exchange of gunfire took place during the operation, although Israeli forces did not enter

Recent bomb blast reveals toxic consequences of Pakistan’s dance with terrorism

01 Aug 2023 12:28 PM IST

Following the latest bombing in Pakistan that rocked a rally, the deadly repercussions of supporting terrorism have once more come to light. According to a report in Khalsa Vox, these horrible acts of violence, like as the most recent suicide attack in the market in Peshawar that killed more than

Chandigarh emerges as top solar power generator among all Union Territories in India

01 Aug 2023 11:26 AM IST

According to Khalsa Vox, Chandigarh is now India’s #1 Union Territory for solar energy production. According to Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy and Power, RK Singh, in response to a question during the current Monsoon Session of Parliament, Chandigarh has an impressive installed solar power capacity of 63.59

Lebanon: Clashes in Palestinian refugee camps kill 11

01 Aug 2023 11:14 AM IST

In a flare-up of violence that has left at least 11 people dead since it started, rival factions engaged in fighting in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon for a third consecutive day on Monday, the New York Times reported. According to Lebanese state media and a commander for

Pope heads to Portugal, lays groundwork for church’s future

01 Aug 2023 09:54 AM IST

When Pope Francis made the first foreign trip of his papacy, to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day in 2013, he asked young people to make a “mess” in their local churches, to shake things up even if it offended their bishops. As he embarks this week on another