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Rights groups welcome Malaysia move on death penalty

04 Apr 2023 23:45 PM IST

Human rights groups on Tuesday applauded Malaysia’s move to scrap the mandatory death penalty as a major step forward in the push for the abolition of capital punishment in Southeast Asia. Instead of the death penalty, lawmakers on Monday approved bills to give courts the option of imposing prison sentences

Biden offers 0 million for clean energy projects at coal mines

Biden offers $450 million for clean energy projects at coal mines

04 Apr 2023 23:44 PM IST

President Joe Biden’s administration is making $ 450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects across the country at the sites of current or former coal mines, as part of its ongoing efforts to combat climate change. As many as five projects nationwide will be funded through

Lahore ATC extends Imran’s interim bail in 3 cases to 13 April

04 Apr 2023 23:42 PM IST

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Tuesday extended the interim bail of Imran Khan until 13 April in three cases filed relating to the clashes that took place between his supporters and the police outside the residence of the former prime minister in Lahore last month. ATC Judge

Pak SC declares EC decision to delay Punjab polls illegal

04 Apr 2023 23:40 PM IST

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday termed “unconstitutional” the election commission’s decision to postpone polls in the Punjab province till 8 October, in a major blow to the federal government that has been trying to delay the provincial election citing security issues and the economic crisis. The apex court also fixed

US Foreign Affairs Committee chairman to visit Taiwan

04 Apr 2023 23:38 PM IST

Michael McCaul, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the United States House of Representatives, is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Thursday. During his visit, Michael McCaul will hold a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, Focus Taiwan reported. Apart from his meeting with Taiwanese President Michael McCaul and

Sweden arrests 5 suspected of terror, for Quran burning

04 Apr 2023 23:37 PM IST

Five men have been arrested “on suspicion of aiding and abetting terrorist offenses,” Sweden’s SAPO domestic security agency said Tuesday, adding the case was related to the burning of a Quran in January in Stockholm and that an attack is not imminent. In a statement, Susanna Trehörning, deputy head of

No TV cameras in course of Donald Trump’s hearing

04 Apr 2023 23:36 PM IST

New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Marchon has ruled that news outlets will not be allowed to broadcast the historic impeachment of former US President Donald Trump in a Manhattan state court on Tuesday. The former president Trump to face a criminal charge, will appear before Judge Merchan at 2.15

EU condemns China’s support of Russia in Ukraine war

04 Apr 2023 23:35 PM IST

The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Tuesday lashed out at China for its support of Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine and called it “a blatant violation” of Beijing’s United Nations commitments. “There cannot be siding with the aggressor,” Josep Borrell said ahead of a trip to Beijing by

5 Chinese planes, 4 naval ships detected in Taiwan amid new scare

04 Apr 2023 23:33 PM IST

Taiwan’s Defence Ministry detected five Chinese military aircraft and four naval ships around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on 2 April and 6 a.m. on 3 April. Taking to Twitter, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said, “5 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. The

Finland to join NATO, a major blow to Russia, NATO

04 Apr 2023 23:32 PM IST

Finland is poised to join NATO on Tuesday, a historic realignment brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the head of the military alliance said it would not send more troops to the Nordic country unless it asked for help. Russia has already warned that it would bolster defences

IMF injects USD 2.7 billion for Ukraine reconstruction work

04 Apr 2023 23:31 PM IST

Ukraine has received the first tranche of USD 2.7 billion from a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) EEF programme, CNN reported, quoting Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko. “Today Ukraine received the first $2.75 billion tranche under the new @IMFNews EFF programme. Grateful to our partners for supporting Ukraine on the

Elon musk swaps twitter blue bird logo to ‘Doge,’ why?

04 Apr 2023 14:09 PM IST

Elon musk makes a big swap of logo for the microblogging platform as he replaces the twitter blue bird logo to the popular ‘Doge’ meme of the cryptocurrency on Tuesday. The ‘Doge’ meme is appearing on the top left corner of twitter home screen on the Web version. This is