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Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green zone amid Quran burning reports

24 Jul 2023 11:27 AM IST

Nearly thousands of protesters, on Saturday, attempted to storm into Baghdad’s Green Zone, a heavily fortified area with several foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government, in reaction to reports of Quran burning in Denmark, Al Jazeera reported. However, the security officers dispersed the protesters on Saturday. The protesters

16 Sudan civilians killed in Darfur rocket fire exchange

24 Jul 2023 11:25 AM IST

At least 16 people were reportedly killed in an exchange of rocket fire between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the Darfur region, Al Jazeera reported. According to the local lawyers’ union, it happened in the capital of the state of South Darfur, Nyala. Besides, there

Afghanistan Hit by Heavy Rains and Flash Floods: 12 Dead, 40 missing

24 Jul 2023 11:23 AM IST

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 12 people and left dozens missing, according to a Taliban spokesman and local officials. Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Sunday that around 40 people are missing after the flash flooding late Saturday night in the Jalrez district of Maidan

Deadly Drone strikes Crimean Ammo depot; casualties confirmed

24 Jul 2023 11:22 AM IST

A Ukrainian drone strike on Saturday caused a massive explosion at an ammunition depot in Russia-annexed Crimea, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes in the latest attack since Moscow cancelled a landmark grain deal amid Kyiv’s grinding efforts to retake its occupied territories. The attack on the depot in central

Cambodia elections: Voting ends, PM Hun Sen likely to emerge victorious

23 Jul 2023 19:40 PM IST

Voting in Cambodia’s national election has completed, and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is poised to win easily in what opponents have called the country’s least free and fair election in decades, according to Al Jazeera. At 7 a.m. Sunday (00:00 GMT), around 9.7 million of the

Elon Musk plans to change social media platform’s logo

23 Jul 2023 17:24 PM IST

On Sunday, Elon Musk unveiled his proposal to alter Twitter’s logo. He stated in a tweet that an “X” is probably going to take the place of the little blue birdie. “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds,” Musk tweeted. “If a

Osaka: 3 people injured in a stabbing incident on train

23 Jul 2023 17:08 PM IST

On Sunday, three individuals were stabbed aboard a train in the Japanese city of Osaka. According to local authorities, the male culprit was detained on the spot, according to Japan’s Kyodo News. A Rinku-Town Station employee made an emergency contact to police to report the stabbing event. According to Kyodo

China sends 37 military aircraft, 7 naval vessels around Taiwan

22 Jul 2023 15:43 PM IST

37 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels were tracked by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) between Friday and Saturday, according to Taiwan News. The Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels were tracked from 6 am on Friday, July 21 to 6 a.m. on Saturday, July 22. “37 People’s

South Korea: 47 people die in excessive rains, 3 still missing

22 Jul 2023 14:04 PM IST

Rescuers have found one more corpse of someone who was washed away by recent torrential rains, bringing the verified death toll to 47, according to fire authorities, as reported by Yonhap news agency on Saturday. The body of a man in his 60s was found in Yecheon, 161 kilometres southeast

Indian Navy chief in Vietnam for handing over of indigenous missile corvette today

22 Jul 2023 11:55 AM IST

In a move that will further strengthen India’s relationship with the East Asian region, Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar will be in Vietnam for the handing over of the indigenous missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam on Saturday. The missile corvette, INS Kirpan, is to be gifted to

PM Modi’s visit to Abu Dhabi deepens bilateral ties b/w India and UAE

22 Jul 2023 10:12 AM IST

Global affairs remained as happening this week like they always endure. India and the UAE touched the new height of their amicable bilateral relationship while the tensions escalated between North Korea and the US as a US soldier, who was supposed to be sent to the US from South Korea,

Hong Kong Court to Hear ban case of ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Protest Song

22 Jul 2023 10:10 AM IST

A Hong Kong court will hand down a closely-watched decision over whether to ban the broadcast and distribution of “Glory to Hong Kong,” a protest song after the government asked it to do so in the name of national security. The song was written during the 2019 anti-government protests and