Month: January 2025

South Korea Investigators Call Off Arrest Of Impeached President Yoon

January 3, 2025 admin

Seoul: South Korean investigators called off their attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law bid, citing safety concerns after a standoff with his security team. Yoon, who has already been suspended from duty by lawmakers, would become the first sitting president in South Korean history…

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Iran Official On Kerala Nurse Nimisha Priya On Death Row In Yemen

January 3, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Iran will do whatever it can in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, facing a death sentence in Yemen, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday. Priya, hailing from Kollengode in Kerala’s Palakkad district, has been found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in July 2017. The 37-year-old nurse is currently lodged…

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China says 2024 was its hottest year on record

January 3, 2025 admin

Photographers wear clothing with cooling fans and staff members wear clothes that protect them from the sun as they prepare for fa ashion photo session on a street, amid a heatwave warning in Shanghai, China. | Photo Credit: Reuters Last year was China’s hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever,…

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Udupi Cochin Shipyard puts coastal Karnataka on global maritime map

January 3, 2025 admin

Ship building activity has gathered momentum in coastal Karnataka with Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), launching the first of the six 3800 TDW (tonnes of dead-weight) dry cargo vessels for Wilson ASA of Norway at its facility in Malpe, in Udupi district, on December 16. Scheduled…

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U.K. Govt unveils new planned curbs on ‘people smugglers’

January 3, 2025 admin

Migrants board a smuggler’s inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel, on Bleriot beach at Sangatte, near Calais, northern France on October 30, 2024. File | Photo Credit: AFP Suspected U.K. people smugglers could face travel bans and swifter social media and mobile phone curbs, under government plans announced Thursday (January 2,…

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Musk-Trump links leave questions over probes into billionaire’s empire

January 3, 2025 admin

Elite company: Elon Musk, centre, with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, right, at an event in Maryland in December. | Photo Credit: AP Last month, in the waning days of the Biden administration in the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) set a tight deadline demanding that billionaire Elon Musk…

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Pro-Kurdish Turkiye leaders continue efforts for dialogue

January 3, 2025 admin

Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan. File | Photo Credit: AFP A delegation from Turkiye’s pro-Kurdish Opposition People’s Equality and Democracy party (DEM) party met Thursday (January 3, 2025) with the parliamentary speaker and far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader amid tentative efforts to resume dialogue between Ankara and the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant…

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South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test Live Streaming And Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

January 3, 2025 admin

South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test Live Streaming: When, Where To Watch© AFP South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test Live Streaming: South Africa are all set to host Pakistan in the second Test of the two-match series on Friday in Cape Town. The Proteas have already gained an unassailable lead in the series…

Sports

Israel affirms Syria raid on Iran-funded missile factory

January 3, 2025 admin

The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday (January 2, 2025) that dozens of troops were flown into Syria on September 8 to dismantle an underground missile factory funded by Iran. Over 100 commandos participated in the raid near Masyaf, which reportedly killed 27 people, according to a war monitor. Published – January 03, 2025 11:25 am…

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Imran Khan’s party, Pak. govt. to hold discussions next week

January 3, 2025 admin

The second round of talks between the Pakistani government and representatives from Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party concluded on Thursday (January 2, 2025), with plans to reconvene next week to address ongoing political tensions. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq facilitated the discussions in the parliament house, which took place in a cordial atmosphere. During…

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