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Demonstration against judiciary overhaul, women protest in red form in israel

18 Mar 2023 01:10 AM IST

It’s become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel: a coil of women in crimson robes and white caps, walking heads bowed and hands clasped. They are dressed as characters from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and the eponymous TV series. The women, growing in

TikTok can threaten America’s safety, national security, finds White House

18 Mar 2023 01:09 AM IST

Chinese-owned video hosting service TikTok can threaten America›s safety and its national security, the White House said on Thursday (Local Time). Responding to a media query over the TikTok ban during a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, «We have expressed concerns over China›s potential use of

Chinese ships enter Japan’s territorial waters near Senkaku islands

18 Mar 2023 01:08 AM IST

Two Chinese vessels entered Japan’s territorial water near the Senkaku Islands on Friday, pursuing two Japanese fishing boats in the East China Sea, Japan’s NHK World reported. The two Chinese ships reportedly entered Friday in territorial waters off Taisho Island between 4:20 and 4:50 a.m. (local time). The ships, along

Covid-19 found in raccoon dogs in China: Report

18 Mar 2023 01:07 AM IST

A new analysis of genetic samples collected from a seafood market in central China’s Wuhan city shows the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in raccoon dogs sold at the venue, strengthening the case for the natural origin of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a team of international experts. The New

Under Operation ‘Israeli Defense Forces’, 4 Palestinians died & 23 injured

18 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

At least 4 Palestinians were killed and 23 others were wounded in Jenin on Thursday in the occupied West Bank region, CNN reported citing the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry. The Health Ministry stated that five of those injured are in critical condition. However, the Israeli security forces said that those

Poland to pledge fighter jets to Ukraine against Russian Aggression

18 Mar 2023 01:05 AM IST

Poland, the first NATO member to do so, promised to send four MiF-29 fighter jets to Ukraine on Thursday. According to CNN, this was an important breakthrough in Kyiv’s fight against Russian aggression. Around a dozen aircraft that Poland received from the former German Democratic Republic will be sent in

Death toll from cyclone Freddy climbs to 300

18 Mar 2023 01:05 AM IST

According to CNN, the Directorate of Disaster Management Affairs in Malawi, a landlocked nation in southeast Africa, Tropical Cyclone Freddy claimed the lives of over 300 people. Malawi’s Directorate of Disaster Management Affairs informed , 326 persons may have perished in the cyclone. The destruction wrought by the tropical storm

North Korea launched ICBM warning to US, South Korea

17 Mar 2023 13:10 PM IST

North Korea stated in a press release on Thursday that the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasongpho-17 was a “stronger warning” to the US and South Korea for their provocative and aggressive large-scale war movements. The ICBM Hwasongpho-17, launched at the Pyongyang International Airport, journeyed up to a

Indian & Korean Armies intermingle closure of multidimensional air exercise

17 Mar 2023 13:09 PM IST

The Korean Air Force met with the Indian Air Force (IAF) conditional as the multilateral air exercise Desert Flag came to an end on Friday, according to a tweet from the IAF’s official media coordination center. The IAF participated with five LCA Tejas and two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and

No end to abduction, forced conversion of Pak Hindu girls

17 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

The abduction and forced conversion of Hindu girls continues in Pakistan. A resident of Malhi village of Sindh’s Tharparkar district, Ishwar Bheel, said that his 20-year-old daughter Guddi Bheel was kidnapped by Sikhander Bajeer of Tando Adam Naukot of Mirpur-Khason on March 8 while returning from the hospital where she

Will Li Qiang deliver on the economy?

17 Mar 2023 01:05 AM IST

President Xi Jinping named Li Qiang, a close confidant, as the country’s next Premier, nominally in charge of the world’s second-largest economy, now facing some of its worst prospects in years. He takes on the job even as the authority of the Premier and the State Council, China’s Cabinet, has

YouTuber-turned-MP expelled from Japanese parliament

17 Mar 2023 01:04 AM IST

A YouTuber-turned-lawmaker was dismissed from Japan’s upper house on Wednesday for failing to attend any parliamentary sessions since he got elected last year. He has become the first member of the Diet to be ousted in more than seven decades, Kyodo News reported. Yoshikazu Higashitani also known as GaaSyy was