Fire kills at least eight people in Czech city of Brno
Al Jazeera :Eight people have died in a fire in the second largest city in the Czech Republic, according to police.The fire broke out on...
International
No alternative: Afghan farmers lament Taliban poppy ban
AFP :n a secluded compound in south Afghanistan, Bibi Hazrato cries in dismay as a group of men hack down her poppy crop, enforcing a...
Italian PM ‘incapable’ of resolving migrant crisis: French minister
AFP :Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “is incapable of resolving the migration problems” faced by her country, France’s interior minister said Thursday in comments that...
Indian Army chopper crashes in J&K, pilots injured
BSS :An Indian Army helicopter with three persons onboard crashed today in a forest area in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said...
India’s growing population a burden for struggling mothers
AFP :Married off by her parents at 14, Indian mother-of-seven Jaimala Devi kept having children because her husband insisted she could only stop once she...
US regulator targets AI ahead of White House confab
AFP :A US regulator put artificial intelligence in the crosshairs ahead of a White House meeting Thursday with tech firms to strategize about its dangers.“While...
UK ‘ready to deal’ with coronation threats after man arrested
AFP : UK security services are “ready to deal” with the challenges presented by the coronation, the government said Wednesday, after the arrest of a...
Iran’s president holds rare meeting with Assad in Syria
AP : Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Wednesday met Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus in a bid to boost cooperation between the two allies, state...
Gas leak in Punjab kills 11 people
AFP :A gas leak killed 11 people in India on Sunday, an official said, in the latest deadly industrial accident in the vast developing economy...
Guards on yacht shoot dead Yemen coastguard: security firm
AFP :A Yemeni coastguard on the lookout for arms smuggling was shot dead by security guards aboard a private yacht in an exchange of fire...
Turkey’s Baykar to build new ‘highly autonomous’ combat drone
Al Jazeera :Turkish defence firm Baykar aims to begin production of its new unmanned combat aerial vehicle next year which is already attracting international interest,...
On lethal aid to Ukraine, South Korean leader says Seoul considering its options
Reuters :South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Friday it was necessary to ensure Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not succeed and that Seoul...