Singapore: Singapore has topped a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, toppling Japan from the top spot. Singaporeans enjoy visa-free entry to 192 destinations, more than travellers of any other country, according to the latest Henley Passport Index. The Southeast Asian city-state last held the top spot in 2021, before losing its position to […]
San Francisco: OpenAI is committing $5 million to the American Journalism Project (AJP) under a partnership that will look for ways to support local news through artificial intelligence, the Microsoft-backed startup said. The deal will also give the non-profit and related organizations up to $5 million in OpenAI credits for the use of the technology […]
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the UN General Assembly in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the UN here. The high-level General Debate of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly will begin September 19, 2023, with Brazil as the […]
New Delhi: Millions of sensitive emails linked with the US military was sent to Mali, a West African country allied with Russia, due to a typo, The Financial Times reported on Monday. The emails kept going to Mali for over 10 years as people typed .ML, the country identifier for Mali, by mistake rather than […]
Tel Aviv: Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in the streets of Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, promising “days of disruption”, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government advanced its plan to overhaul the judiciary. The rallies on Saturday marked the 28th straight week of demonstrations against Netanyahu’s plan and come days after […]
Jeddah: Sudanese army representatives have returned to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia for talks with their paramilitary foes, according to news agencies citing government sources, as the war between rival generals entered its fourth month. “A delegation of the armed forces has returned to Jeddah to resume negotiations with Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebels,” a government […]
Seoul: Japan, South Korea and the United States have held a joint naval missile defence exercise to counter North Korea’s “nuclear and missile threats”, days after Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The drill on Sunday was conducted in international waters between South Korea and Japan and brought together destroyers equipped with Aegis radar […]
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured India’s full support for UAE’s COP-28 presidency as he held productive talks with the UN climate conference’s President-designate Sultan Al Jaber here on Saturday. Modi arrived here in the capital of the UAE following his successful two-day visit to Paris where he joined French President Emmanuel Macron for […]
San Francisco: Less than a month after the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, a Congressional Senatorial Committee has passed a resolution recognising Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India. The resolution was introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley, Bill Hagerty, Tim Kaine and Chris Van Hollen on Thursday. The resolution […]
Washington: IMF has said that India has taken a very proactive approach toward making progress on the priorities of the G20 and its presidency’s key priorities are enhancing financing for global public goods and strengthening macroeconomic coordination. India assumed the year-long presidency of the G20 on December 1, 2022, and is hosting over 200 meetings […]