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Biden takes Action to safeguard Chaco tribal Sites from drilling

03 Jun 2023 01:03 AM IST

The Biden administration is implementing a 20-year withdrawal banning oil and gas development outside the boundaries of Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. The action taken by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland in the nation’s No. 2 oil-producing state was announced on Friday. It is intended

Thousands march in Jerusalem’s Pride parade

03 Jun 2023 01:01 AM IST

Thousands of people on Thursday marched in Jerusalem’s Pride parade — an annual event that took place for the first time under Israel’s new far-right government, which is stacked with openly homophobic members. The march in the conservative city is always tense and tightly secured by police, and has been

Poland’s President urges swift amendments to counter Russian influences

03 Jun 2023 01:00 AM IST

Polish President Andrzej Duda unexpectedly said on Friday that he was proposing urgent amendments to a contentious law on Russian that he signed this week and that drew US and European Union criticism. Duda said he was aware of the controversies, also in Poland, surrounding the law proposed by the

Biden takes tumble at Air Force graduation ceremony

03 Jun 2023 01:00 AM IST

President Joe Biden quipped that he got “sandbagged” Thursday after he tripped and fell — but was uninjured — while onstage at the US Air Force Academy graduation. Biden had been greeting the graduates in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the front of the stage with salutes and handshakes, and turned

U.S, Taiwan sign trade deal despite China’s opposition

03 Jun 2023 00:58 AM IST

The United States signed a trade agreement Thursday with Taiwan despite opposition from China, which claims the self-ruled island democracy as part of its territory. The two governments say the U.S.-Taiwan initiative on 21st century trade will strengthen commercial relations by improving customs, investment and other regulation. The measure was

Pope Francis accepts resignation of rape-accused Bishop Franco

02 Jun 2023 02:24 AM IST

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Franco Mulakkal as the bishop of Jalandhar after he was temporarily stripped of pastoral duties earlier following claims of rape by a nun, officials said on Thursday. The Bishop’s retirement comes one and a half years after he was acquitted in the rape

Sweden to join NATO soon, says Joe Biden

02 Jun 2023 01:57 AM IST

US President Joe Biden has said he is certain that Sweden will join North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) “as soon as possible,” in spite of Turkey and Hungary continuing to obstruct the Scandinavian nation’s entry into the alliance, reported Al Jazeera. On Thursday, Biden lauded NATO’s unity in the face

Newest NATO member Finland hails cooperation with India, backs Sweden, Ukrainian membership

02 Jun 2023 01:56 AM IST

Finland Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto hailed ties with India in Oslo, Norway on Thursday saying that the Finnish recognize the importance of India as one of those countries where economic growth and its response to the future challenges have been taken up seriously, noting that the cooperation between the two

Iran-Afghan border clash or start of water wars?

02 Jun 2023 00:26 AM IST

The recent border clashes between Iran and Afghanistan have a really dreaded portent for the future, both at the local and global levels, besides being a pointer to how we have managed our environment resources in a foolish manner. As per reports from the Iranian Tasnim News Agency, deadly clashes

Canada set to make history: Health warnings on individual cigarettes

02 Jun 2023 00:25 AM IST

Tobacco smoke harms children.” “Cigarettes are a cause of leukaemia.” “Poison is in every puff.” These are some of the messages that will soon appear on cigarettes in Canada, in both English and French. Canada on Wednesday announced that health warnings will be required to be printed directly on each

UN Chief questions Cambodia’s elections amid Opposition party

02 Jun 2023 00:24 AM IST

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres implicitly criticized Cambodia’s upcoming elections Wednesday for failing to be inclusive, after the top opposition party was not allowed to register. The Candlelight Party would have been the sole credible challenger to the governing Cambodian People’s Party in the July elections, but the country’s Constitutional Council

North Korean leader’s sister slams US for criticizing failed satellite launch

02 Jun 2023 00:23 AM IST

The powerful sister of North Korean Kim Jong Un on Thursday accused the United States of “gangster-like” hypocrisy for criticizing her country’s failed launch of a military spy satellite and insisted a successful launch will be made soon. Kim Yo Jong said North Korea’s efforts to acquire space-based reconnaissance capabilities