Deadly Turkiye earthquakes put spotlight on building code violations

Deadly Turkiye earthquakes put spotlight on building code violations

New Delhi: Over a month after three deadly earthquakes struck Turkiye, experts are trying to piece together information on the compliance level of buildings in the geologically fragile region. A recent report outlining preliminary findings of damage assessment of the earthquakes shows violations of the building code stipulations in the past two decades contributed to […]

US, UK, Australia agree on nuclear submarine project

US, UK, Australia agree on nuclear submarine project

New Delhi: Aimed at countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region, leaders of the US, UK and Australia have unveiled new details of their plan to create a fleet of next generation nuclear-powered submarines. Under the AUKUS deal outlined on Monday, Australia will first receive at least three nuclear-powered submarines from the US, reports the […]

Biden sidesteps questions on banking crisis, leaves press meet midway

Washington: US President Joe Biden left a press briefing on the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses midway, inviting criticism even as he reiterated assurances about the safety of the US banking system. At the press meet, Biden’s remarks mentioned “maintaining a resilient banking system and protecting our historic economic recovery”. A reporter asked […]

What to expect after Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to restore ties

What to expect after Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to restore ties

Tehran: Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations in a China-brokered deal that could have wide-ranging consequences but building on it, analysts say, will prove the main challenge. The agreement signed in Beijing on Friday said the two countries’ foreign ministers will meet to discuss diplomatic missions within two months, marking the […]

China appoints US-sanctioned General as Defence Minister

China appoints US-sanctioned General as Defence Minister

Beijing: China on Sunday appointed a US-sanctioned army general as its new Defence Minister, displaying scant regard for Washington’s ban on its military personnel. Gen. Li Shangfu, a Chinese aerospace engineer and General of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), was sanctioned by the US in 2018 for the purchase of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets […]

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Occupied West Bank: The Israeli military says its forces shot and killed three Palestinian men who opened fire on soldiers in the occupied West Bank, the latest bloodshed in a year-long wave of violence in the region. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said the men were killed on Sunday by Israeli fire near the city […]

Iran to buy Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets

New Delhi: Iran has finalized a deal to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, state media reported, as defense cooperation between the two countries deepens, reported Times of Israel. “Moscow is ready to deliver the fighter jets to Iran,” the country’s mission to the United Nations was quoted as saying in the official IRNA. […]

Xi Jinping starts new term in China, with a focus on economy and US rivalry

Xi Jinping starts new term in China, with a focus on economy and US rivalry

Beijing: As he enters his new term as China’s president and most powerful leader in decades, Xi Jinping is signalling that he is steeling for an era of superpower contestation, even as he seeks to revive a battered economy. There was never serious doubt that Xi, as dominant as any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, […]

‘India a global strategic partner of US’

‘India a global strategic partner of US’

Washington: India is a global strategic partner of the United States, the Biden administration said on Thursday amidst a series of high-level of exchanges between the two countries. “Our message to India and about India is consistent. India is a global strategic partner of the United States. The engagements we’ve had with our Indian partners […]

President Xi calls for more quickly elevating Chinese armed forces to world-class standards

President Xi calls for more quickly elevating Chinese armed forces to world-class standards

Beijing: Amid escalating tensions with the US, President Xi Jinping has called for more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards as he stressed opening new ground for enhancing integrated national strategies and strategic capabilities of the Chinese military to win wars. Xi, who heads the military besides the ruling Communist Party and the […]