Cyclone Biparjoy to intensify in next 36 hours
Hindustan Times :The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ is set to intensify in the next 36 hours and will be heading north-northwestwards in the next...
International
Japan revises law to ease deportation of failed asylum seekers
AFP :Japan enacted an immigration law on Friday allowing the government to deport failed asylum seekers, despite pushback from opposition parties and rights groups.Until the...
Russia reports heavy fighting in southern Ukraine
Reuters :Russia reported heavy fighting along the front in southern Ukraine on Friday, where bloggers described the first sightings of German and US armour, signalling...
China warns Europe against official ties with Taiwan ahead of minister’s visit
Reuters :China urged Europe on Friday not to have any official exchanges with Taiwan or support “independence forces” ahead of a planned trip to the...
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, spews huge ash column
AFP :Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said.The volcanic island emerged...
Divide between religious and secular Jews heats up under Netanyahu’s rule
AP :The sound of children and music echoed down a narrow basement hallway in Israel as they scrambled in a pool of balls, climbed on...
Unknown US WW1 soldier buried in France 105 years after death
AFP :An unidentified US World War I soldier whose remains were accidentally uncovered in northern France last year was buried with full military honours on...
Road crash kills 9, injures 31 in S. Afghanistan
AFP :At least nine commuters were killed and 31 others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province on Thursday, a statement of...
Trump foe Christie launches presidential run
AFP : Republican former New Jersey governor Chris Christie jumped into the 2024 race for the White House on Tuesday, positioning himself as a political...
Pope to undergo hernia operation on Wednesday
AFP : Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia Wednesday at a Rome hospital, where he is expected to stay for “several...
US asks access to detained designer in Pakistan
AFP : Pakistan to grant consular access to a prominent fashion designer with dual citizenship who was detained in a wave of protests.The State Department...
Florida confirms role in relocating Texas migrants to California
AFP : Government authorities in Florida in recent days organized two flights to take migrants from the United States’ southern border in Texas to California,...