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Ukraine ousts six Deputy Defence Ministers amid ongoing eastern conflict

19 Sep 2023 10:06 AM IST

Six Ukrainian deputy defence ministers were fired Monday following the dismissal two weeks ago of Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov in a corruption scandal, officials said, as heavy fighting continued in the east. Russia claimed to have struck key Ukrainian facilities in air attacks overnight, hitting stores of Storm Shadow missiles

UN’s Top court hears Russian request to reject Ukrainian lawsuit over invasion

19 Sep 2023 10:05 AM IST

Russia on Monday called a Ukrainian case alleging that Moscow abused the Genocide Convention to justify its invasion last year an “abuse of process,” as lawyers for Moscow sought to have judges at the United Nation’s highest court throw it out. As a series of lawyers laid out Moscow’s objections

Ethiopia’s war left Over 10,000 Tigray sexual violence survivors

19 Sep 2023 10:05 AM IST

N-backed human rights experts say war crimes continue in Ethiopia despite a peace deal signed nearly a year ago to end a devastating conflict that has also engulfed the country’s Tigray region. The violence has left at least 10,000 people affected by rape and other sexual violence — mostly women

Rifle, fur hat, drones: Kim Jong Un returns back with gifts from Russia

18 Sep 2023 17:31 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to return home on Monday, most likely with presents from his Russian hosts that include a weapon, a cosmonaut’s glove, and military drones – all of which are in breach of UN sanctions. The following are some of the artifacts he is

US F-35 fighter jet went missing after mid-flight emergency

18 Sep 2023 15:59 PM IST

A US Marine Corps fighter plane went missing in South Carolina on Sunday after its pilot safely ejected the aircraft. According to a report by the Guardian, US military officials have asked the public for assistance in locating the lost multimillion-dollar plane. According to military sources, a Marine Corps pilot

Chief Justice of Pakistan constitutes full court to take up law limiting CJP’s powers

18 Sep 2023 12:09 PM IST

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has constituted the full court comprising all 15 judges of the Supreme Court to take up a set of nine challenges to the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 on Monday, Dawn reported. Dawn is a Pakistani English-language newspaper. The Supreme

Bangladesh Prime Minsiter Sheikh Hasina arrives in New York to attend 78th UN General Assembly

18 Sep 2023 12:07 PM IST

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday arrived in New York to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Bangladesh-based Dhaka Tribune reported. She landed at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York at 8:42 am (Bangladesh time) on Monday. Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative

Chinese Foreign Minister to discuss Ukraine war with his Russian counterpart today

18 Sep 2023 12:06 PM IST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to discuss the Ukraine war with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday, CNN reported. Wang is visiting Russia from September 18 to 21, according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. He is expected to meet Lavrov to discuss “a wide

Pak’s Balochistan province crackdown on illegal Iranian fuel pumps

18 Sep 2023 12:04 PM IST

The caretaker government in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has shut down around 500 petrol pumps illegally supplying cheap Iranian fuel to the people, adversely impacting local refineries amid the weakening economy and high inflation in the cash-strapped nation. Iranian fuel is considerably cheaper compared to the fuel products supplied by Pakistani

PIA measures: Partial suspension of Flights amidst Financial turmoil

18 Sep 2023 12:04 PM IST

Pakistan International Airlines has started partial suspension of both its domestic and international flights amid the ongoing fiscal crunch, The Express Tribune reported on Saturday. According to the Pakistan daily, the PIA has started working on a backup plan — ‘Plan B’, which involves reducing flight operations by 15 to

Brazil: 14 dead as medium-sized aircraft crashes in Barcelos

18 Sep 2023 12:03 PM IST

As many as 14 people, including passengers and crew, died after a medium-sized aircraft crashed in Barcelos, Brazil on Saturday afternoon, CNN Brasil reported. The Bandeirante model vehicle was carrying 12 tourists, along with the pilot and co-pilot. The report quoted the Civil Defence as saying that there were no

Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan on October 21: Shehbaz Sharif

18 Sep 2023 12:00 PM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that his brother and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is set to arrive in Pakistan on October 21, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. He said that the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) Amendment case has nothing to do with his