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Fox opposes fellow journalists trying to uncover documents

06 May 2023 01:13 AM IST

Fox News is opposing a renewed effort by three news organisations to unseal documents related to its recently settled defamation lawsuit, saying it would do nothing but “gratify private spite or promote public scandal.” The Associated Press, The New York Times and National Public Radio asked a Delaware judge earlier

UAE, Japan ready to boost bilateral relationships

06 May 2023 01:11 AM IST

Senior officials from the United Arab Emirates and Japan met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for the first session of the Political, Diplomatic, and International Cooperation Subcommittee between the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The meeting took place

5 injured in Nepal helicopter crash

05 May 2023 17:18 PM IST

A helicopter operated by Simrik Air crashed in the Sankhuwasabha District of Nepal, injuring five people who were transporting construction equipment for the Arun-III hydropower project. The incident took place at Bhotkhola Village Council-4, Hammaredanda of the district, with three individuals, including the pilot, requiring additional medical attention at Medicity

Activist condemns Pak FM Zardari’s inaction on mass killing of teachers

05 May 2023 16:58 PM IST

A rights activist has slammed Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is in Goa to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers’ meeting, over the killing of seven school teachers in separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Thursday. Condemning Zardari over the mass killing of Shia teachers in Pakistan, Shujaat

Taliban-appointed Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan

05 May 2023 05:29 AM IST

Taliban-appointed Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi is all set for a 4-day visit to Pakistan to participate in the 5th China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue, according to the statement released by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry. Muttaqi will lead a high-level delegation from May 5-8, which includes the Taliban-appointed

Lack of attention paid to Uyghurs’ situation is disturbing: Report

05 May 2023 04:20 AM IST

Uyghurs continue to be persecuted by Chinese authorities but people are paying less attention to this extreme human rights violation which is making the situation disturbing, Michael Levitt wrote in Toronto Star. The writer believes that the world’s indifference, inaction and silence towards the persecution of Uyghurs can be deadly

Eight school teachers shot dead in targeted attacks in Pakistan

05 May 2023 01:49 AM IST

Eight school teachers were killed on Thursday in two separate incidents of targeted shooting in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal district, bordering Afghanistan, police said. In the first incident, some unknown gunmen stormed the staff room of Teri Mengal High School in the Upper Kurram tribal district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Russian official refutes media reports claiming India, Russia halted trade talks in rupees

05 May 2023 01:41 AM IST

Russia refuted media reports claiming that New Delhi and Moscow have suspended talks to settle bilateral trade in rupees. A Russian official, on Thursday, told the sources,”No change in bilateral developments, Wishful thinking by Western news agencies.” Even earlier, during the visit of Deputy Governor of Moscow Region Ekaterina Zinoveva,

Real or not, reported Kremlin drone attack unsettles Russia

05 May 2023 00:31 AM IST

As Russian officials tell it, two Ukrainian drones flew into the very heart of Moscow under the cover of darkness, reaching the Kremlin before they were shot down at the last minute. A cloud of questions hangs over the claim. Why did the Kremlin announcement come about 12 hours after

Deadly bus crash with truck kills 14, injures 25 in Egypt

05 May 2023 00:28 AM IST

A passenger bus has slammed into a slowly moving truck on a highway in southwestern Egypt, killing at least 14 people, officials and local media say. The crash took place late Wednesday in the New Valley province, according to its governor, Mohamed el-Zamout. Twenty-five others were injured, he added in

Israelis block roads, demonstrate against PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s judiciary revamp plan

05 May 2023 00:24 AM IST

Israelis blocked roads and demonstrated on Thursday against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, hoping to ramp up pressure on lawmakers after parliament reconvened this week following a month-long recess. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paused the overhaul in March after intense pressure and the opposing sides are trying

Amid heavy shelling in Khartoum, humanitarian aid plan affected

05 May 2023 00:23 AM IST

Heavy shelling in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Thursday disrupted efforts to deliver badly needed aid to trapped civilians as yet another fragile and frequently violated truce ran out, residents said. Sudan has plunged into chaos since fighting erupted in mid-April between the country’s two top generals. There is