Category: World

World News

63 Killed After Massive Fire At 5-Storey Building In S Africa’s Johannesburg

August 31, 2023 admin

It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze, which broke out overnight. Johannesburg: More than 60 people have died in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services said. Another 43 were injured, some suffering from smoke inhalation, and were taken for treatment at local…

World

Trump dismissive as New York attorney general accuses him of inflating his net worth by $2 billion

August 31, 2023 admin

Donald Trump defended his real estate empire and his presidency in a face-to-face clash with the New York attorney general suing him for fraud, testifying at a closed-door grilling in April that his company is flush with cash — and claiming he saved “millions of lives” by deterring nuclear war when he was president. Mr….

World

Donald Trump Big Praise For Indian-American Rival Vivek Ramaswamy

August 31, 2023 admin

Vivek Ramaswamy led the largest biotech IPOs of 2015 and 2016. New York: Donald Trump, running to be US President again, heaped big praise on his Indian-American rival Vivek Ramaswamy saying that he would make a “very good” vice-president. During an interview, Trump said, “He (Vivek Ramaswamy) is a very, very, very intelligent person. He’s…

World

In latest violence, Israeli police kill Palestinian teen assailant and West Bank bomb hurts Israelis

August 31, 2023 admin

Israeli police on Wednesday shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy who stabbed a man in a Jerusalem light-rail station, officials said, while Palestinian militants detonated a bomb near a convoy of Israeli troops escorting Jewish worshippers to a holy site in the occupied West Bank, wounding four Israeli troops. The attacks came hours after…

World

In latest violence, Israeli police kill Palestinian teen assailant and West Bank bomb hurts Israelis

August 31, 2023 admin

World

Ukrainian drones strike deep in Russian territory, Moscow says, while a barrage in Kyiv kills two

August 31, 2023 admin

Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said on August 30. The drones hit an airport near Russia’s border with Estonia and Latvia, causing a huge blaze and damaging four Il-76 military transport planes, the Russian…

World

Ukrainian Military Says 6 Servicemen Killed In Helicopter Incident

August 30, 2023 admin

There was no indication what happened involving two widely-used Mi-8 helicopters on Tuesday. Kyiv: Six Ukrainian servicemen were killed aboard two helicopters while they were “carrying out missions” in eastern Ukraine, the military said on Wednesday. There was no indication what happened involving two widely-used Mi-8 helicopters on Tuesday. A military statement on Telegram aid…

World

Britain’s Queen Camilla Unveils Portrait Of Indian-Origin Spy Noor Inayat Khan

August 30, 2023 admin

Britain’s Queen Camilla has unveiled a new portrait of the Indian-origin spy Noor Inayat Khan. London: Britain’s Queen Camilla has unveiled a new portrait of the Indian-origin spy and descendent of Tipu Sultan, Noor Inayat Khan, at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Club here to honour her sacrifice as an undercover agent for Britain’s Special…

World

North Korea Says It Conducted “Tactical Nuclear Strike Drill”

August 30, 2023 admin

North Korea said it fired 2 short-range ballistic missiles as part of a “tactical nuclear strike drill”. Seoul: North Korea has said it fired two short-range ballistic missiles as part of a “tactical nuclear strike drill” prompted by US-South Korean military exercises, state media reported Thursday. The missile launches — first reported by the South…

World

U.S. approves military aid to Taiwan under program it usually reserves for sovereign nations

August 30, 2023 admin

File photo of a Taiwanese soldier holding a Taiwan national flag during the annual Han Kuang military exercises. | Photo Credit: AP The Biden administration has approved the first-ever U.S. military transfer to Taiwan under a program generally reserved for assistance to sovereign, independent states. The State Department notified Congress of the sale on Wednesday….

World