Ambani’s son sets off in grand wedding procession
BBC Online : The wedding procession of the son of Asia’s richest man has begun in the Indian city of Mumbai. Anant Ambani, son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, is set to tie...
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'Star Wars': S Korea touts lasers to shoot down North’s drones
Al Jazeera : South Korea plans to mass produce laser weapons that can shoot down drones deployed by North Korea at a low cost, according to its military procurement agency. The Defense Acquisition Program...
Kejriwal gets interim bail
Reuters : India’s Supreme Court granted interim bail on Friday to opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case, but he will stay in jail due to his arrest in...
Starmer urges NATO to boost defence
Reuters : British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on other NATO allies on Thursday to do more to increase their defence spending, saying it was needed to protect the alliance’s values in “a new...
60 missing after Nepal landslide sweeps two buses into river
AFP : More than 60 people are missing in Nepal after a landslide triggered by heavy rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said. Dozens of search and rescue...
Nepal PM loses parliamentary vote
Reuters : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday, ending a tumultuous 20-month tenure that saw him survive four such trust votes, and paving the way for...
Man detained after BBC journalist’s wife, daughters killed in UK
AFP : UK police detained a man on Wednesday after an hours-long manhunt following the crossbow murders of three women related to a BBC commentator. The victims were the wife and two adult daughters...
Biden welcomes Starmer’s desire for closer EU ties
Reuters : US President Joe Biden told Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he welcomed his desire for closer ties with European counterparts, according to a UK government statement on Thursday. Starmer met...
Israel presses operation in Gaza’s north
AFP : Israeli air strikes pounded parts of Gaza’s biggest city on Thursday, Hamas said, after Israel’s military declared an end to its operation in an eastern district that saw Gaza City’s heaviest combat...
’60 percent’ of Hamas dead or wounded, says Yoav
AFP : Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that 60 percent of Hamas fighters had been “eliminated or wounded” in the Gaza war since the militant group’s October 7 attacks. Gallant reaffirmed in...
S.Sudan leader urges unity on independence anniv
AFP : South Sudan’s leader Salva Kiir urged unity on the anniversary of the independence of the conflict riven young nation, saying there had been progress on a long-delayed peace agreement. The world’s newest...
Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM
AFP : UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer jets off to Washington this week for his first steps on the world stage, just days after taking office following a landslide election victory. Starmer, 61, will...