Last update: April 29, 2023, 06:02 HST The 12th group of Indians evacuated from Suda. (Image: MoS V Muraleedharan) Under Operation Kaveri, India is taking its citizens on buses from the conflict zones of Khartoum and other troubled areas to Port Sudan The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday that the government had…
Firearms tracing in Canada was inconsistent with only 6-10% of firearms implicated in crimes found. (Image: Reuters/Representative) Canada and the United States have agreed to sign four agreements to combat cross-border crime, including a measure to trace weapons seized at the border to reduce gun violence. Canada and the United States have agreed to trace…
Eight months pregnant, Malaz Omar left everything behind to flee with her husband, two toddlers and an elderly aunt from the fighting that has shaken the Sudanese capital for more than two weeks. By the time the 34-year-old arrived in Egypt, she had not eaten or showered for four days, passing through the Qustul border…
The powerful sister of the North Korean leader said her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new US-South Korean deal to step up nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which, according to her, shows their “extreme” hostility towards Pyongyang. Kim Yo Jong also hurled personal…
Last update: May 02, 2023, 2:30 p.m. IST Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova speaks during an event titled ‘Russia’s War in Ukraine’ in New Delhi, India, April 11, 2023. (Credits: Reuters) The image posted by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry sparked outrage on social media as users pointed out the image’s resemblance to the depiction of…
The last coronation took place 70 years ago, in 1953, when huge crowds gathered to witness the official investiture of the king’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II. This time around, there appears to be little of the same public fervor, according to reports. A poll in mid-April indicated almost two-thirds of Britons were not interested in…
More than three years after China first blocked a range of Australian imports in a political dispute, restrictions are easing but reviving trade is proving harder than stopping it in the first place. A leaders’ meeting late last year sparked a thaw in relations that saw China ease restrictions on coal in January. But three…
As China tries to slow its population decline, women like Chen Luojin could be part of the solution. The 33-year-old divorcee lives in Chengdu, capital of southwestern Sichuan province, which legalized child registration for single women in February, something China plans to implement nationwide to combat record birth rates. The changes mean that single women…
The Election Commission has given Pakistan’s Supreme Court several reasons why it cannot hold the elections and pointed to the lack of funding (Image: Reuters file) The ECP submitted a report to the highest court in which it listed several reasons for not holding the polls and toed the line drawn by the government, calling…
published by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar Last update: April 29, 2023, 1:03 p.m. HST Washington, United States The US is concerned about China-owned TikTok and lawmakers on both sides are considering efforts to reduce its reach or ban the popular short-video sharing app (Image: Reuters) Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said people are hired to research companies that…
