Category: Rest of World News
North: US, South Korea, Japan hold missile defence drill after North’s ICBM launch
SEOUL: The US, South Korea and Japan held a joint naval missile defence exercise on Sunday to counter North Korea‘s evolving nuclear and missile threats,…
Keen to see rupee used as much as dollar, says Lanka President
COLOMBO/ NEW DELHI: Days ahead of his visit to New Delhi, Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the island nation would want to…
Pita says will withdraw from Thai PM race if he loses next vote
BANGKOK: The liberal frontrunner to become Thailand’s next prime minister said Saturday he would withdraw his candidacy if parliament did not endorse him next week,…
South Korea President Yoon makes surprise visit to Ukraine
SEOUL: South Korea‘s President Yoon Suk Yeol was visiting Ukraine for the first time on Saturday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Yonhap news agency…
South Korea: Heavy rains, flooding leave seven dead in South Korea
SEOUL: Seven people have been killed and three were missing as heavy rains flooded South Korea, officials said Saturday, with thousands told to evacuate their…
Indian student attacked by Khalistan supporters with iron rods in Australia
MELBOURNE: A 23-year-old Indian student was beaten up with iron rods by Khalistan supporters in Australia for opposing the activities of extremist elements, a media…
Dietary Fiber: Artificial sweetener aspartame ‘possibly’ carcinogenic: WHO
The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization declared…
Putin tries to split Prigozhin from his Wagner fighters
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin offered Wagner mercenaries the opportunity to keep fighting at a meeting just days after their failed mutiny but suggested Yevgeny Prigozhin…
North Korea’s new ICBM raises ability to strike US with nukes
North Korea’s newest long-range missile increases the chances it could deliver a strike to the US mainland, giving Kim Jong Un more leverage in his…
Myanmar junta hints at extending state of emergency
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta chief hinted the military may further extend a state of emergency and delay promised elections in comments published Friday, saying greater efforts…