MOSCOW: At least 19 people were killed after armed men attacked a synagogue, churches and police post in Russia’s Dagestan region on Sunday. The region has announced three days of mourning starting Monday. Here’s what we know about the attacks in Dagestan and why they have caused concern in Russia. What happened in Dagestan and […]
WASHINGTON: The United States and its regional allies in Asia Pacific have strongly condemned the newly announced military alliance between Russia and North Korea. The US, South Korea and Japan released a statement on Monday expressing “grave concern” over the defence pact signed last week during a well-publicised state visit to North Korea by Russian […]
BEIJING: China’s top spy agency on Monday warned air passengers against opening window shades during take-off and landing to take photos at dual civil-military use airports after a foreigner was found snapping pictures from a mobile phone, according to a media report. The Ministry of State Security in a post on its official WeChat account, […]
TEHRAN: Iran’s Supreme Court overturned a death sentence against rapper Toomaj Salehi, the artist’s lawyer said on Saturday. Salehi was jailed in October 2022 after he publicly supported widespread protests sparked by the death of Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody. Salehi has also made songs and music videos criticising Iran’s government. What […]
COLOMBO: As many as 18 Indian fishermen were arrested for alleged illegal fishing in the island nation’s waters by the Sri Lankan Navy and three fishing vessels were seized, a media report said on Sunday. The fishermen were arrested from the North Sea near Delft Islands during a search operation conducted Saturday night, news portal […]
OCCUPIED WEST BANK: Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank have tied a wounded Palestinian man to the hood of a military vehicle during a raid on the city of Jenin, appearing to use him as a human shield. A video posted online on Saturday, and verified by Al Jazeera, showed Mujahed Azmi, a Palestinian […]
LONDON: Nigel Farage, leader of the far-Right Reform UK party, is facing wide-ranging criticism across the political spectrum over his claim that the West provoked Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine, including of being an appeaser. In a BBC TV interview broadcast on Friday evening, Farage, who is seeking to woo voters away from […]
WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump has said if he is re-elected, his administration will pursue a programme to grant Green Cards to foreign students automatically upon graduation from American colleges and universities. Students from India, which is the second largest source country for foreign students, stand to be the largest beneficiaries if Trump is […]
NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh on Saturday firmed up a futuristic vision to expand cooperation in several new areas and inked a raft of agreements, including to boost ties in the maritime sphere and blue economy. The pacts were finalised at the wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has survived two difficult years of its economic crisis and it was possible because of the financial support of USD 3.5 billion from India, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Saturday and emphasised his commitment to maintain a strong partnership with New Delhi. Addressing the 31st All India Partners Meet in Colombo from […]