InShort: US slams door on foreign truck drivers
AFP : President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday abruptly stopped issuing US visas for truck drivers after a fatal crash drew national attention, its latest...
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InShort: SpaceX launches secret US military craft
AFP : A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted into space on Thursday night carrying the US military’s secretive X-37B drone. The rocket successfully launched at...
Iran executes suspect at murder scene
AFP : Iran publicly hanged a convicted murderer at the scene of his alleged crime on Thursday, the judiciary said, just two days after another...
Shinawatra dynasty faces major court tests
Reuters : Thailand’s billionaire Shinawatra family is bracing for a series of high-stakes court decisions starting Friday that could test its political resilience, with the...
InShort: World’s nicest judge Caprio dies
BBC : US celebrity judge and social media star Frank Caprio has died aged 88, his family has said. His death following a diagnosis of...
InShort: Tulsi plans to cut intelligence staff by half
BBC : US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has announced plans to cut the agency’s staff by almost 50pc as she reorganises the office.Announcing...
UK faces asylum surge
AFP : Britain has received a record number of asylum applications, official data showed Thursday, as the government faces growing pressure over the housing of...
Russia gives India 5pc oil discount amid US tariffs
NDTV : Russia will continue to supply oil to India, now at a 5 percent discount, despite the pressure and sanctions on the latter from...
Ukraine hit by Russian attacks
AP : Russia launched one of its biggest aerial attacks of the year on Ukraine, firing 574 drones and 40 ballistic and cruise missiles overnight,...
Robots are removing Fukushima debris
AFP : Japanese technicians at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have sent in remote-controlled robots to one of the damaged reactor buildings as part of...
Venezuela accuses US of kidnapping 66 children
AP : The Venezuelan government on Tuesday claimed that 66 Venezuelan children are being illegally held in the United States after being separated from their...