US approves potential sale of warning aircraft to S. Korea
AFP : The United States has approved the potential sale of airborne early warning and control systems to its ally South Korea, part of a...
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World’s first wooden satellite launched
AFP : The world’s first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said Tuesday, part of a resupply mission to...
‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries
AFP : UN food agencies warned of deadly hunger levels in 16 “hunger hotspots” in coming months, with the Palestinian territories, Sudan and South Sudan,...
Hundreds of UK police sacked for misconduct
AFP : Nearly 600 police officers in England and Wales were sacked in the year to March 2024, figures showed Tuesday, as police chiefs battle...
Turkish inflation down to 48.6pc in Oct
AFP : Turkey’s annual inflation rate fell less than expected to 48.6 percent in October, official data showed Monday, as officials strive to bring down...
Myanmar army boss’s maiden visit to China
Al Jazeera : The head of Myanmar’s military government has embarked on his first visit to China since seizing power in 2021.Senior General Min Aung...
Iran, Azerbaijan hold joint drills in Caspian Sea
AFP : Iran and Azerbaijan began two days of joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea on Monday, state media reported, signalling improving ties between...
Iran slams US deployment of B-52 bombers as ‘destabilising’
Arab News : Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday criticised what he called the United States’ “destabilising presence” after the deployment of B-52...
UK doubles funding to smash people smuggling gangs
AFP : Britain will double the o75 million ($97 million) it has earmarked to tackle criminal people smuggling gangs, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Downing Street...
US nuclear bomber joins air drill with S. Korea, Japan
AFP : South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a nuclear-capable bomber, Seoul’s military said, in response...
Lahore air pollution hits historic high
Reuters : Unprecedented air pollution levels in Pakistan’s second-largest city of Lahore prompted authorities to take emergency measures on Sunday, including issuing work-from-home mandates and...