Pentagon to streamline National Guard
BSS :Nearly a year after the deadly attack on the US Capitol, the Pentagon said Thursday it would streamline the process for approving the use...
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US voices ‘concern’ on Iran space launch but favours talks
BSS :The United States voiced concern on Thursday about Iran’s new space launch, saying it would help the clerical state’s missile program, but indicated it...
Ex-Afghan president says decision to flee Kabul made in ‘minutes’
BSS :Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Thursday described fleeing the Taliban’s victory march to Kabul matter of minutes.The decision was taken in “minutes” and...
Germany shuts down half of its remaining nuclear plants
Al Jazeera :Germany on Friday is shutting down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws...
Tens of thousands flee as Colorado inferno burns hundreds of homes
Al Jazeera :Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in Colorado, United States after wildfires driven by high...
Beijing, Moscow can ensure global order
BSS :Both China and Russia are able to ensure global order and withstand pressure from individual countries seeking hegemony and dominance worldwide, Chinese Foreign Minister...
Iran launches rocket into space when nuclear talks continue
Al Jazeera :Iran has launched a satellite carrier rocket bearing three research devices into space, according to state media, as difficult negotiations over its tattered...
UN Security Council condemns Myanmar massacre
BSS :The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned last week’s massacre of more than 30 people in Myanmar, including two Save the Children staff,...
Syrian refugees in Cyprus struggling to rebuild lives torn by war
Al Jazeera :Mustafa, his wife and their four children felt a sense of relief last summer as they entered a condominium overlooking the shimmering Mediterranean...
Hong Kong police charge two ex-Stand News editors with sedition
Al Jazeera :Two former senior editors arrested in a Hong Kong police crackdown on a pro-democracy media organisation have been charged with conspiring to publish...
Russian court orders rights group Memorial to close
BSS :Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of Memorial, the country’s most prominent rights group that chronicled Stalin-era purges and symbolised post-Soviet democratisation.The...
Rapid Covid tests not as accurate with Omicron: US regulator
BSS :Rapid Covid home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated Omicron variant compared to earlier strains, the US Food...