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Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny passes away in prison

17 Feb 2024 08:55 AM IST

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny passed away on Friday at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, as confirmed by Russia’s federal penitentiary service. Navalny lost consciousness after a walk, and despite immediate medical attention, resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. The prison service stated, “Navalny felt bad

India-UAE friendship in limelight; political uncertainty in Pak

17 Feb 2024 07:19 AM IST

Amid the ongoing tensions between Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas, this week is concluding on a positive note as Indian PM’s visit to UAE showcased the strengthened partnership between the two nations and their commitment to contribute to the global objectives. On the other hand, amid the hung house in Pakistan, things

Imprisoned Putin critic Navalny dead, says Russia’s prison service

17 Feb 2024 07:16 AM IST

Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47. The Federal Penitentiary Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost

Taiwan tracks 8 Chinese military aircraft, 7 naval ships; deploys missile systems to monitor action

17 Feb 2024 07:11 AM IST

Amid escalating tensions, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defence tracked eight Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan, Taiwan News reported. The aircraft and vessels were tracked between 6 am (local time) on Thursday and 6 am (local time) on Friday. Out of the eight People’s Liberation Army

US State Secy Blinken to meet China’s Wang Yi at Munich Security Conference: Report

17 Feb 2024 07:09 AM IST

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference, the US State Department said, as cited by Japan’s Kyodo news agency. The planned meeting on the sidelines of the security conference (February 16-18) is part of efforts to increase high-level

Insaf street show today in Pakistan

17 Feb 2024 07:07 AM IST

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has announced protests across the country on Saturday against what it called widespread rigging in the general elections. In a recent post on social media platform X, PTI has called for protests against “the unprecedented, massive, brazen rigging in

Ukraine attacks Russia’s naval fleet, sinks third warship in Black Sea

16 Feb 2024 07:22 AM IST

In a setback for the Russian black sea naval fleet, Ukraine claimed that it sank another Russian warship in a sea drone attack off the coast of Crimea on Wednesday, CNN reported. According to the report, Russia’s landing ship Caesar Kunikov was attacked with ‘MAGURA” V5 drones that punctured “critical

Indian-origin elderly motel owner shot dead in US

16 Feb 2024 07:20 AM IST

A 76-year-old Indian-origin motel owner was shot dead by a customer in the US state of Alabama following an altercation over a room, the latest in a string of tragedies to shock the community in the country. Pravin Raojibhai Patel, who owned Hillcrest Motel in Sheffield, was shot dead last

Taiwan increased defence spending by 24% in 2023 amid growing Chinese threat

16 Feb 2024 07:18 AM IST

Taiwan’s defence spending jumped by 24.2 per cent in 2023 compared to the year prior, according to an annual global military report by the London-based think tank International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) released on Tuesday, Taiwan News reported. According to the report, IISS’ Military Balance report also found that

PPP leaders announce coalition with Balochistan amid protests

16 Feb 2024 07:12 AM IST

Amidst protests against alleged election rigging across the nation, leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the winning candidates from Balochistan’s national and provincial assembly seats jointly declared the formation of a coalition government, reported by Dawn. They stated that the coalition government would be led by the Jiyala

Imran’s party nominates Omar Ayub as PM candidate

16 Feb 2024 07:07 AM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday nominated its secretary general Omar Ayub Khan as the party nominee for the post of prime minister, Geo News reported. This comes after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has nominated his brother, Shehbaz Sharif, for the position of Pakistan Prime Minister. He has

Israeli airstrikes kill 10 Lebanese civilians in a single day

16 Feb 2024 07:03 AM IST

The civilian death toll from two Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon has risen to 10, Lebanese state media reported Thursday, making the previous day the deadliest one in more than four months of cross-border exchanges. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate for the strikes, which hit in the