Month: May 2023
China preparing for extreme scenarios: Xi amid rift with West
BEIJING: China is facing more complex and difficult security concerns, President Xi Jinping said, as he warned citizens to prepare for “worst-case and extreme scenarios”,…
Seoul: Chaos in Seoul after false evacuation alarm
An emergency evacuation alert sent in error across Seoul over a North Korean rocket launch triggered widespread panic on Wednesday, crashing internet services and raising…
Turkiye: Finalise Sweden’s Nato entry, Blinken urges Turkiye
US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Turkiye to immediately finalise Sweden‘s accession to Nato, saying the Nordic country had already taken significant…
Wagner: Wagner boss asks prosecutors to probe ‘crimes’ by Russian defence officials
Russia‘s most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Wednesday that he had asked prosecutors to investigate whether senior Russian defence officials had committed any “crime”…
Earth: For new frontiers, China is drilling 10,000-m deep into Earth’s crust
Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-metre (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth‘s crust, as the world’s second largest economy explores new frontiers above and…
Taliban: Qatar PM, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks
WASHINGTON: The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a…
House: House vote on debt-limit bill faces Republican resistance
WASHINGTON: Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy toiled on Wednesday to lock down the votes to pass his deal with President Joe Biden to suspend the…
Biden: Former aide who accused Biden of sexual assault has moved to Russia
Tara Reade, the former Senate aide who accused President Biden of sexual assault as he ran for president in 2020, said on Tuesday that she…
Pakistan: 9 more members of PTI to be tried under Pakistan’s harsh Army Act
LAHORE: Nine more members of former PM Imran Khan’s PTI were handed over to Pakistan army on Wednesday to be tried under the stringent Pakistan…
Denmark’s PM delivers speech in parliament partly written by AI
COPENHAGEN: Danish PM Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday delivered a speech to parliament partly written using artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to highlight the revolutionary aspects and…