BBC: Namibia has rejected an application by Elon Musk-owned Starlink for a licence to provide satellite internet services in the country, dealing the company a second setback in southern Africa. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) announced the decision without giving reasons for its refusal, but noted that Starlink’s Namibian subsidiary did not have […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV, March 24 – Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of the Islamic Republic’s power plants and other energy infrastructure because of what he described as productive talks with Iranian officials. The missiles triggered air raid sirens […]
(Reuters) SEOUL, March 24- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would permanently strengthen its nuclear forces and treat South Korea as its most hostile state, as he set out policy priorities in a speech to parliament, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said Pyongyang’s status as a nuclear-armed state was irreversible […]
(Reuters) TOKYO, March 24 – Japan will downgrade its description of ties with China from “one of its most important” in an annual diplomatic report, according to a draft reviewed by Reuters, as relations with Beijing worsen. The 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, which Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is expected to approve next month, will instead […]
(Reuters) KYIV, March 24- Russia launched drones and missiles overnight on Tuesday at Ukraine, killing at least three people, damaging houses and triggering fires, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Monday of an imminent, mass Russian attack on the country, citing Ukrainian intelligence. One person was killed and five injured in […]
(Reuters) WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV, March 23 – Iran denied on Monday that it had engaged in negotiations with the United States, after President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb Iran’s power grid because of what he described as productive talks with unidentified Iranian officials. A European official said that while there had been no direct negotiations between […]
BBC: Excise duty on petrol and diesel is set to be cut by the Irish government in a bid to help people with volatile prices caused by the war in the Middle East. From midnight on Wednesday until the end of May, excise duty on diesel will be reduced by 20 cent and petrol by […]
BBC: Two police officers have been injured in an explosion that authorities say was a “terrorist act” in the town of Bucha near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. An explosion occurred on a residential street in the early hours of Monday. When police arrived at the site, a second blast took place, injuring two officers. Police […]
BBC A Colombian Air Force plane crashed shortly after takeoff in the south of the country, leaving at least 66 people dead and dozens injured, officials have said. Air force commander Carlos Fernando Silva Rueda said 114 army personnel were on board, as well as 11 crew. The plane, a US-made C-130 Hercules used for […]
(Reuters) PRAGUE, March 23 – Czech police and defence company LPP, which produces drones for Ukraine, are investigating a fire at a factory in the city of Pardubice for possible links to Russian interests, LPP said on Monday. Police are treating Friday’s incident as a deliberate attack after Czech media outlets received emails from a group […]
(Reuters) DUBAI, March 23 – At least five people have died in Oman over the past 24 hours after vehicles were swept away by floodwaters, authorities said on Monday. Oman’s Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority said seven people were rescued after a vehicle carrying 10 people was swept away in a wadi in the Wilayat […]
BBC: Staff at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will go on strike on Wednesday for the first time in 20 years, after rejecting a pay rise offer. The 24-hour strike will begin at 11:00 local time (00:00 GMT) and is expected to disrupt live television and radio broadcasts. It comes after 60% of ABC staff […]
