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Two Pakistanis arrested in Greece for plotting terror attack at Jewish restaurant

30 Mar 2023 01:44 AM IST

Greek authorities foiled a terrorist attack against Jewish and Israeli targets in the country and arrested two Pakistanis over an alleged plot, The Wall Street Journal reported citing officials. The Greek police anti-terrorist division and the country’s intelligence services dismantled a terrorist network. According to Greek police, the terrorist network

UN calls for democracy after Army dissolves Suu Kyi’s party

30 Mar 2023 01:07 AM IST

After the dissolution of Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the United Nations has called for a return to democracy in the country. Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Responding to a question regarding the

Ahead of Biden visit, MI5 raises Northern Ireland terror threat level

30 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

MI5, the United Kingdom’s domestic counterintelligence and security agency on Tuesday raised the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland from “substantial” to “severe,” ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to the UK. The decision of raising the threat level to “severe,” implies an attack is highly likely, was announced

Pakistan opts out of democracy summit in Washington

30 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

Pakistan has decided not to take part in the democracy summit taking place in Washington this week, opting instead to engage with the US on a bilateral basis to encourage democratic values, reported Dawn. The virtual summit, led by the United States, started on Tuesday. The issue of Pakistan’s participation

38 dead in Mexico fire after guards didn’t let migrants out

30 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

When smoke began billowing out of a migrant detention centre in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Venezuelan migrant Viangly Infante Padrón was terrified because she knew her husband was still inside, The father of her three children had been picked up by immigration agents earlier in the day,

U.S. fears China will step up theft of military technology

30 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

Xi Jinping said it is important to promote defence modernisation and build the military into a “Great Wall of Steel” while delivering the closing speech of the National People’s Congress of the Communist Party of China which concluded on March 13. American security experts reacted that Xi Jinping’s third term

Two Pakistanis arrested in Greece for plotting terror attack at Jewish restaurant

30 Mar 2023 01:05 AM IST

Vietnam economy slows on rising costs, weaker exports

30 Mar 2023 01:05 AM IST

Vietnam’s economy slowed sharply in the first quarter of this year, with growth coming in at a much weaker than expected 3.3%, as its exporters were hit by rising costs and weaker demand, the General Statistics Office reported Wednesday. The slowdown in the January-March quarter from 5.9% year-on-year growth in

Any Russian victory could be perilous, says Zelenskyy

30 Mar 2023 00:50 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that unless his nation wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international support for a deal that could require Ukraine to make unacceptable compromises. He also invited the leader of China, long aligned with Russia, to visit. If

Pakistan adopts bill to curtail powers of Chief Justice

30 Mar 2023 00:50 AM IST

Pakistan’s National Assembly on Wednesday adopted a bill aimed at curtailing the discretionary powers of the chief justice, a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that “history would not forgive us” if parliament did not enact laws to curtail the powers of the country’s top judge. Law Minister Azam

Biden, Netanyahu argue vehemently over legislative reform

30 Mar 2023 00:49 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rebuffed President Joe Biden’s suggestion that the premier “walks away” from a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system, saying the country makes its own decisions. The exchange was a rare bout of public disagreement between the two close allies and signals building

‘$842b US defence budget proposal driven by competition with China’

30 Mar 2023 00:49 AM IST

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said that the USD 842 billion budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024 for the Defense Department is a strategy-driven budget and one driven by the competition with China, adding that it will provide more resilient force posture in the Indo-Pacific and