Biden told Xi that US policy on Taiwan has ‘not changed’: W.House
BSS :President Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday that US policy is unchanged on Taiwan, despite Beijing’s warning that Washington should...
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At least 42 dead in India after drinking toxic alcohol
BSS/AFP :At least 42 people have died and nearly 100 others have been hospitalised in western India after drinking toxic alcohol, police said on Thursday,...
North Korea’s ‘ready to mobilise’ nuclear weapons: Kim
BSS :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that his country was “ready to mobilise” its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the...
Morocco takes steps to contain forest fires sweeping across north
BSS :Moroccan firefighters stepped up their efforts on Wednesday to contain forest fires, fanned by fierce winds that are sweeping across the north of the...
Global fight against HIV ‘In Danger’ amid resource crunch, says UN
BSS :The global fight against HIV has stalled from shrinking resources due to Covid-19 and other crises, according to a new report presented at the...
Gas prices soar as Russia cuts German supply
BBC : Serious rationing of energy possible this winter, says IEA head.Gas prices have soared after Russia further cut gas supplies to Germany and other...
Bomb explosion near Kabul Gurudwara month after IS attack
Reuters : Last month, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) attacked the Gurudwara, which claimed lives of dozens of Sikhs and Taliban members. A bomb exploded...
UK workers stage nationwide train strike as inflation worsens
AL Jazeera : Wages have failed to keep pace with UK inflation, currently at a 40-year high and set to worsen.Striking rails workers at Tonbridge...
Deaths due to police shootings saw 9-fold rise in Indian Kashmir last year’
BSS, AFP : The number of deaths due to police shootings in India increased from 82 in 2020-21 to 151 in 2021-22File Photo: Indian government...
Three peacekeepers killed as anti-UN protests spread in DR Congo
AFP : Three United Nations peacekeepers and at least 12 demonstrators have been killed in escalating anti-UN protests in eastern DR Congo, officials said on...
Crises leave bankrupt Sri Lanka’s hospitals empty
BSS :Entire wards are dark and nearly empty inn Sri Lanka’s largest hospital, its few remaining patients leaving untreated and still in pain, and doctors...
Old bomb kills 13 scrap scavengers in northeast Nigeria
BSS :Thirteen scrap-metal collectors in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state were killed when a bomb they excavated blew up, security sources told AFP on Tuesday. Sixteen...