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Japan : North Korea plans to launch “satellite” within week between Aug 24-31

22 Aug 2023 11:11 AM IST

According to reports, the North Korean government has informed Japan that it intends to launch a “satellite” between Thursday and August 31 in what is believed to be a repetition of an earlier unsuccessful attempt, according to Kyodo News. On May 31, Pyongyang attempted to put into orbit what it

Japanese PM announces release of Fukushima nuclear plant water on Aug 24

22 Aug 2023 10:19 AM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Tuesday that his nation will start discharging treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea on Thursday, according to Kyodo News, despite worries from nearby fishermen and persistent opposition from China. The controversial choice was made at a

Zimbabwe’s president seeks re-election for 2nd term

22 Aug 2023 09:26 AM IST

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a former guerrilla fighter and bodyguard who responded to being fired as vice president by unseating Robert Mugabe, his own mentor and one of the world’s longest-ruling leaders, in a coup. Mnangagwa is now seeking reelection for a second term as president in a vote

Global aid official urges for funds to help Sudanese trapped in war

22 Aug 2023 09:25 AM IST

A global aid official urged the international community on Sunday to provide more funds to help Sudanese citizens trapped from a month due to a military conflict between rival generals in the African nation. Jagan Chapagain, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said

North Korea’s Kim watches cruise missile launches by US, S. Korea

22 Aug 2023 09:22 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong observes the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles from a navy ship, state media reported on Monday, as the U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off major annual drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. The North’s report on missile tests came three days

Saudi Arabia border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants

22 Aug 2023 09:22 AM IST

Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing hundreds of the unarmed migrants in recent years, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday. The rights group cited eyewitness reports of attacks

Tropical Storm Hilary causes landfall near Mexico’s Baja California coast

22 Aug 2023 09:21 AM IST

Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall along Mexico’s Baja California coast on Sunday as concerns mounted over the storm causing what could be deadly flash flooding in the border city of Tijuana, Southern California and places as far north as Idaho that rarely get such heavy rain. Hilary hit the coast

Rice shortages and prices threaten Global food security

22 Aug 2023 09:18 AM IST

Francis Ndege isn’t sure if his customers in Africa’s largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him. Prices for rice grown in Kenya soared a while ago because of higher fertiliser prices and a yearslong drought in the Horn of Africa that has reduced production. Cheap rice imported

Human Rights report details 19 Churches burned in Jaranwala violence

22 Aug 2023 09:17 AM IST

A total of 19 churches were fully gutted and 89 Christian houses burnt down in recent violence targeting the Christian community in Jaranwala in Faisalabad, according to a fact-finding report of the Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP). The HRFP report stated that in the 16 August Jaranwala mob attack on

Imran’s Toshakhana conviction appeal to be heard by Pak court on today

22 Aug 2023 09:16 AM IST

A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court will take up on Tuesday a petition filed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan against his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case. Judge Humayun Dilawar of the Islamabad-based sessions court on August 5 found the 70-year-old chairman of the

Nepal’s probe agency questions 2 ex-PMs in Lalita Niwas land scam

22 Aug 2023 09:15 AM IST

Nepal’s top probe agency has interrogated former prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai for the first time for their alleged roles in the high-profile Lalita Niwas land grab scam, the investigative agency said on Monday. The land grab scam took place during the prime ministerships of Nepal and

Killer Lucy Letby faces ‘Life Sentence’ for killing seven babies in United Kingdom

22 Aug 2023 09:14 AM IST

Nurse Lucy Letby was on Monday sentenced to a whole-life term by a UK court for killing seven babies and attempting to murder at least six others while working at a hospital in northern England. Justice James Goss removed any early release provisions from the whole-life sentence, saying the seriousness