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US Navy says, Iran boats ‘harass’ ship in strait of Hormuz

06 Jun 2023 00:05 AM IST

The US Navy on Monday said its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it.Three fast-attack Guard vessels with armed troops aboard approached the merchant ship at a close distance on Sunday

Uncontrolled small aircraft forces military intervention, crashes in Virginia

06 Jun 2023 00:03 AM IST

A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation’s capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble a fighter jet before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jet caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region. The Federal Aviation Administration says

US Releases Video of Near Collision with Chinese Warship

05 Jun 2023 23:49 PM IST

The United States military released video Monday of what it called an “unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on the weekend, in which a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the US ship to avoid a collision. The incident occurred Saturday as

‘We see bullying, coercion from China,’ US Defence Secy Austin in India

05 Jun 2023 16:20 PM IST

During a press conference following a bilateral meeting with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin expressed his concerns about China’s behavior, describing it as a form of bullying and coercion. He stated that China’s actions include attempts to forcefully redraw borders and pose a

Two killed in remote-controlled bomb blast in Pakistan

05 Jun 2023 11:14 AM IST

At least two persons were killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, Dawn reported citing police on Saturday. Bajaur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sattar Khan said that the blast hit the pickup van, resulting in the death of the driver on the spot and

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin examines the Tri-Service Guard of Honour

05 Jun 2023 10:56 AM IST

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was there as US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on Monday in the nation’s capital inspected the Tri-Service Guard of Honour. Austin arrived in India on Sunday and met Rajnath Singh earlier today. Upon his arrival, US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, received the Pentagon Chief

80 Afghan girls hospitalised after being poisoned at schools: Report

05 Jun 2023 10:34 AM IST

An education official in Afghanistan said almost 80 girls were hospitalised after being poisoned at schools, Fox News said. According to reports, the incidents happened over Saturday and Sunday in the province of Sar-e-Pul in the north. Mohammad Rahmani, the director of the provincial department of education, said the poisoning

Turkey President Erdogan extends condolences to kin of Odisha victims

05 Jun 2023 03:02 AM IST

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday tweeted to express his grief over the tragic triple train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, which claimed the lives of 275 passengers and left over a 1,000 injured. “On behalf of myself and my nation, I offer my condolences to the families of

Half of Africa’s white rhino population is in private hands

05 Jun 2023 00:37 AM IST

Southern white rhinos are widely known as a conservation success story. Their population grew from fewer than 100 individuals in the 1920s to 20,000 in 2012, mostly in South Africa. This success was partially due to the inclusion of the private sector, which started in the 1960s when white rhinos

Three Chinese space crew completes six-month stint in space station

05 Jun 2023 00:36 AM IST

Three Chinese astronauts on Sunday returned safely to Earth on board the Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship after completing their six-month mission to build China’s space station. Shenzhou-15’s return capsule carrying astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous

Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage ‘hotspots’

05 Jun 2023 00:35 AM IST

Two United Nations bodies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Food Programme (WFP), have foreseen acute food insecurity in Pakistan that is likely to further exacerbate in the coming months if the economic and political crisis further worsens. Pakistan and Afghanistan have been declared “early warning hotspots,” Khaama

US vows support for human rights in China

05 Jun 2023 00:33 AM IST

On the 34th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, the United States said that it will continue to support human rights and fundamental freedoms in China and around the world. The US State Department marked the anniversary of the suppression by issuing a statement, calling on the Chinese Communist Party to