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...
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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...
Four people die to cross English Channel
Al Jazeera : At least four people have died while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, according to the French coastguard....
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...
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...
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...
Israeli forces pull back from Gaza City offensive
Reuters : Israeli forces retreated from some Gaza City districts overnight after a fierce, week-long offensive, leaving dozens of dead and wrecked homes and roads...
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....
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...
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...
NATO, its Asian partners moving closer under US leadership
AP : In the third year of the war in Ukraine, NATO is set to deepen relations with its four Indo-Pacific partners, which, although not...
’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...