China’s C919 jet makes 1st int’l commercial flight
China’s homegrown C919 jet completed its first international commercial flight on Wednesday (Aug 12), a symbolic step towards Beijing’s goal of challenging the decades-long aerospace...
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Australian Federal Court Dismisses Indian Appeal in Basmati Word Mark Case
The Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan welcomes the decision of the Federal Court of Australia dismissing the appeal filed by India’s Agricultural and Processed...
Zelensky: Russia uses N Korean missiles in Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia have continued striking each other overnight, with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Moscow of using North Korean missiles. The Ukrainian president said strikes in...
Attackers kill 60 people in S.Sudan cattle raid: Local official
Armed attackers have killed at least 60 people in central South Sudan, according to local officials and media, in the country’s latest deadly cattle raid. The young...
US Treasury officials meet with interim Venezuelan president
Senior US Treasury Department officials met with interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez on Monday, as the instability of the country’s electrical grid threatens US plans...
Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 132
Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early Tuesday after the country’s strongest earthquake in a...
Thai PM suspends gun licences as teen shooter’s grandparents cremated
Thailand’s prime minister said Tuesday (Aug 11) he had suspended firearms licences after last week’s deadly school shooting, as the bodies of the teenage assailant and...
Trump media reports first sales for early access to president’s posts
The parent company of US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform said Monday it has signed up clients willing to pay for early access to Trump’s posts....
Drone incidents alarm Europe amid Russia-Ukraine war
A quadcopter drone with plastic explosives attached to it flew unnoticed past air defence installations at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport, a key NATO airlift hub, on...
Over 100 killed after strongest quake this century hits western Colombia
More than 100 people were killed after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, toppling buildings, damaging hospitals and infrastructure and trapping people beneath...
Hundreds of Syria Kurds head back to border town
A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of Ras Al-Ain on Monday following years of displacement, months after an...
Days of heavy rain leave at least 13 dead in Philippines
Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month’s worth of rain in some areas have killed at least...