Daily Archives: January 2, 2024
Maldives President to visit China before India
NEW DELHI: A fortnight after Male decided not to renew an agreement signed with India to conduct hydrographic surveys in its waters,...
Sri Lanka bars foreign research vessels for year
COLOMBO: Pressured by India and China, Sri Lanka has taken the safer option of putting a one-year moratorium on foreign vessels conducting...
21 of Taliban arrested in Pakistan
MULTAN: Pakistan’s counter-terrorism police said on Monday they arrested 21 members of the Pakistani Taliban which has been behind several deadly attacks...
Kyiv downs 87 Russian drones
KYIV: Russia launched a record 90 Shahed-type drones across Ukraine of which Ukraine downed 87 on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin said...
Israeli law limiting court’s power struck down
JERUSALEM: Israel's Supreme Court on Monday struck down a highly disputed law passed by PM Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government that rolled back...
South Korea opposition leader stabbed in neck by autograph-seeker, incident caught on camera
SEOUL: South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of...
Nobel laureate Yunus convicted of labour law violations, gets bail
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate economist Dr Muhammad Yunus was on Monday sentenced to six months in jail by a court for violating...
Committed to managing China ties responsibly: US
BEIJING: The US President Joe Biden on Monday assured his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that he is committed to managing the bilateral...
Powerful earthquakes leave at least 30 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast
WAJIMA: A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 30 people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles and boats, with...