Washington: People who feel that they lack personal control are more likely to prefer a culture that imposes order, a new study has found. Further, according to the study published by the American Psychological Association, these “tighter” cultures, in turn, perpetuate their existence by reducing people’s sense of personal control and increasing their sense of […]
Johannesburg: A 24-year-old Indian businessman has been shot dead allegedly by a police constable in Kisoro town of Uganda, according to a media report. The deceased was identified as Kuntaj Patel. Police constable Elioda Gumizamu, 21, from the Field Force Unit (FFU) has been charged with murder after he was apprehended and handed over to […]
Geneva: The U.N. labour agency warned Monday that job vacancies and employment growth are expected to decline worldwide in the fourth quarter as the war in Ukraine and multiple and overlapping crises have led to shrinking wages, higher debt and yawning inequality. Gilbert Houngbo, the new director-general of the International Labor Organization, called on governments […]
KYIV: A massive barrage of Russian strikes on Monday morning hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea Fleet over the weekend. Loud explosions were heard across the Ukrainian capital in the early morning as residents prepared to go […]
Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will host the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) via video link on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said here on Monday. Launched in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO has eight full members, including its six founding members, […]
Canberra: The United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers in northern Australia, a news report said Monday, prompting China to accuse the U.S. of undermining regional peace and stability. The United States is preparing to build dedicated facilities for the long-range bombers at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal in […]
Washington: The US wants to make sure that it is partnering with India in its defence modernisation plans and to better enable it to play a “broader stabilising role” in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, according to a senior Pentagon official. The Biden administration has taken several steps to strengthen the India-US defence relationship since it […]
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a telephonic conversation with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and discussed the ongoing Ukraine war, counterterrorism and other regional and global issues. Jaishankar thanked Blinken for his “strong and clear message” on counter-terrorism as well as his call for holding those responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks […]
WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama said Friday that democracy is at stake in next month’s midterm elections in the United States, as he hit his first stop on the campaign trail. The Democratic power player, who remains a hugely popular figure in his party, told a boisterous rally in Georgia that everyone had to […]
WEST BANK: The U.N. Mideast envoy said 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005, and he called for immediate action to calm “an explosive situation” and move toward renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Tor Wennesland told the U.N. Security Council that […]