Month: March 2024

Fuel Tanker In Red Sea Attacked, 2 Explosions Reported: Maritime Security Firm

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Fuel Tanker In Red Sea Attacked, 2 Explosions Reported: Maritime Security Firm

The United States and Britain have carried out strikes against Houthi targets (Representational) Cairo, Egypt: A Marshall Islands-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker reported two explosions near the ship as it travelled off the coast of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, the third merchant vessel attack of the past 48 hours, British security firm Ambrey…

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Russian Strikes Kill 20, Injure Over 70 In “Vile” Ukraine Attack

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Russian Strikes Kill 20, Injure Over 70 In “Vile” Ukraine Attack

The strikes came on the first day of presidential elections in Russia Odesa, Ukraine: Russian missiles pounded Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa on Friday, killing more than a dozen people including rescue workers in an attack President Volodymyr Zelensky described as “vile”. AFP journalists on the scene saw bodies covered by blankets strewn…

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“This Is A Different India Today, Now Able To Seek Its Own Solutions”: S Jaishankar

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“This Is A Different India Today, Now Able To Seek Its Own Solutions”: S Jaishankar

He noted that India has left a deeper imprint on world consciousness (File) New Delhi: Weighing in on the changing global perceptions of India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the world now sees the country as one that is able to “seek its own solutions”. He said the country stood up for its consumer…

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Boeing Urges Airlines To Check Switches After Flight Drops Mid-Air

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Boeing Urges Airlines To Check Switches After Flight Drops Mid-Air

The airline on Tuesday attributed the accident to an unspecified “technical event.” (File) New York: Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travellers. “The investigation of Flight LA800 is ongoing and we defer…

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New York Judge Orders 30-Day Delay In Trump Hush Money Trial Case

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New York Judge Orders 30-Day Delay In Trump Hush Money Trial Case

Donald Trump is seeking a comeback as the Republican candidate in this year’s election (File) New York: The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs ordered a delay Friday in proceedings that had been scheduled to get underway on March 25. “Trial on…

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Independent Vote Monitor On Presidential Polls

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Independent Vote Monitor On Presidential Polls

The Kremlin says the election, which began on Friday, is a proper democratic process Moscow: The head of an independent vote-monitoring group that Russia has labelled a “foreign agent” says the presidential election that began on Friday and is widely expected to re-elect Vladimir Putin is the least transparent the country has seen. Stanislav Andreichuk,…

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Russia systematically tortures Ukraine POWs, U.N. commission says

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Russia systematically tortures Ukraine POWs, U.N. commission says

The UN body has previously documented a few cases of ill-treatment by Ukrainian forces of Russian detainees . File. | Photo Credit: AP A United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said on March 15 that it had gathered more evidence that Russia has systematically tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war, documenting rape threats and the use…

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Hamas proposes new six-week Gaza truce, hostage-prisoner exchange: official

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Hamas proposes new six-week Gaza truce, hostage-prisoner exchange: official

Palestinians walk over the ruins of Al-Farouq Mosque on March 15, 2024, destroyed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. | Photo Credit: AFP Hamas has proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and an exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for…

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Catholic confessions to remain secret under Hong Kong security law: diocese

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Catholic confessions to remain secret under Hong Kong security law: diocese

Around 390,000 of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million people are Catholic. File. | Photo Credit: AFP The Catholic Church in Hong Kong said on March 15 that confessions by devotees to priests would remain confidential under the city’s upcoming national security law. Hong Kong is fast-tracking a homegrown national security law, following the one Beijing imposed…

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Japan’s ruling coalition agrees to fighter jet exports

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Japan’s ruling coalition agrees to fighter jet exports

A concept model of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP)‘s fighter jet is displayed at the DSEI Japan defense show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan on March 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan’s ruling coalition agreed on March 15 to allow the export of next-generation fighter jets being developed with…

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