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China’s “militarization activities” in the South China Sea are opposed by the G7.

18 Apr 2023 13:04 PM IST

Tokyo [Japan] The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers reiterated their demand on China to act responsibly as a member of the international community on Tuesday, stating that peace and stability were a “indispensable element” of global security. Japan’s Tokyo on Tuesday, the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven

Myanmar military government free 3,000 prisoners to mark lunar New Year holiday

18 Apr 2023 01:10 AM IST

Myanmar’s military government on Monday granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the traditional lunar New Year holiday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if those released included the thousands of political detainees locked up for opposing army rule. State-run MRTV television reported that the State Administration Council, the

Police links ballistic identification network with Interpol database

18 Apr 2023 01:09 AM IST

Dubai police, through the General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology, has successfully integrated its Ballistic Identification Network with Interpol’s database. This remarkable scientific achievement in forensic sciences enhances Dubai Police’s ability to compare over 1,800,000 ballistic fingerprints worldwide in under an hour. Major General Ahmad Thani bin Ghalita, Director

Syria has become the biggest narco-state in the world

18 Apr 2023 01:06 AM IST

Syria is largest narco-state in world as it earns more from Captagon than from its legal exports, as the horribly addictive amphetamine it produces, which is known as Captagon or “poor man’s coke”, has turned out to be the country’s economic lifeline and its biggest export product, earning more than

WFP halts aid operations in Sudan after 3 staff killed

18 Apr 2023 01:05 AM IST

United Nations’ World Food Programme has temporarily halted all operations in Sudan after its three employees were killed in clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to the official statement. In a statement, Executive Director of the UN agency Cindy McCain, on Sunday, said

Punjab polls won’t be held on 14 May: Pak Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah

18 Apr 2023 01:03 AM IST

Despite the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s “all-out efforts”, elections in Punjab will not be held on May 14 in line with the Supreme Court’s order, Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Sunday, Pakistan based The News International newspaper reported. Sanaullah while addressing the media in Faisalabad, said that elections would

U.S. to host 18th NATO conference on arms control, disarmament

18 Apr 2023 01:02 AM IST

The United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will co-host the 18th Annual NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Non-Proliferation, on Monday. Taking to Twitter, State Department said, “This week, the US will co-host with @NATO the 18th Annual Weapons of Mass Destruction

French Court to deliver judgement on 2009 Rio to Paris Flight 447 crash

17 Apr 2023 23:45 PM IST

A French court is ruling Monday on whether Airbus and Air France are guilty of manslaughter over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 en route from Rio to Paris, which killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures. Acquittal is likely, in what would be a

Suspects may have used homemade pipe bombs to hit Japanese PM Kishida

17 Apr 2023 23:43 PM IST

Police are probing the possibility that the objects used in the Saturday attack on Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida could be homemade pipe bombs, investigators said Sunday, Japan Times reported. The revelation came as police raided the home of Ryuji Kimura, the 24-year-old suspect, in Kawanishi, Hyogo Prefecture, in the

Saudi-led coalition releases additional Yemen prisoners

17 Apr 2023 23:41 PM IST

A Saudi-led military coalition on Monday started freeing 104 more prisoners captured in Yemen’s war, a unilateral release that followed an organised prisoner swap amid renewed diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it flew 48 detainees from Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport

Australia says Chinese relations won’t improve to past highs

17 Apr 2023 23:40 PM IST

Australia is working to stabilise relations with China but could not return to the thriving economic relationship with its biggest trading partner that existed 15 years ago, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Monday icy bilateral relations that deteriorated during the previous conservative Australian government’s nine years in power

US warship sails in Taiwan Strait after China’s exercises

17 Apr 2023 23:39 PM IST

The US Navy has sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait in its first known transit since China carried out a large encirclement exercise around self-ruled Taiwan. The US 7th Fleet said the transit through the strait by the USS Milius on Sunday was routine.The cruisers “transited through a corridor