BBC News: More than 70 children are missing following recent jihadist attacks in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province, the authorities say. They became separated from their families as thousands fled to a neighbouring province in recent weeks. There are fears that some of them may have been kidnapped by the fighters linked to the Islamic […]
NDTV News: Ukraine’s military confirmed on Tuesday that it destroyed the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s newest patrol ship using naval drones, Newsweek reported. The news was shared by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (HUR). Ukraine’s military intelligence identified the Russian ship as the Sergey Kotov worth about USD 65 […]
BBC News: A Russian patrol ship has been sunk in the Black Sea after being attacked by sea drones, according to Ukrainian intelligence. The Sergei Kotov was allegedly hit in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Ukraine’s military intelligence service said the Black Sea fleet ship suffered damage to the stern as well as right […]
BBC News: At least 35 people died while dozens more were injured as freezing rain and unexpected snowfall hit remote areas of Pakistan over the weekend. Twenty-two children were among the fatalities, many of whom were crushed in landslides that buried their homes, disaster management authorities said. The extreme weather hit Pakistan’s northern and western […]
Reuters: BEIJING, March 5- China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, fuelling a military budget that has more than doubled under Xi Jinping’s decade-plus in office as Beijing hardens its stance on Taiwan, according to official reports on Tuesday. The increase mirrors the rate presented in last year’s budget and again comes […]
Reuters: HANOI, March 5 – The trial in Vietnam’s largest financial fraud case on record began on Tuesday, with nearly 90 defendants accused of being part of a $12 billion scam, for which some of them risk the death penalty. The trial, expected to last until the end of April at the People’s Court of […]
CNN: Thousands of delegates from across China are gathering in Beijing this week for the start of the country’s most prominent annual political event, where leaders will signal how they plan to steer the world’s second largest economy in the year ahead — and try to dispel deepening concern about the challenges it faces. Projecting […]
NDTV News: When Shehbaz Sharif first became Pakistan’s prime minister two years ago, he had to persuade a fractious coalition and an angry public to swallow unpopular measures in order to save the nation from default. This time it’s worse. Shehbaz was named Sunday as the new premier of the world’s fifth-most-populous country after his […]
Reuters: SYDNEY, March 4 – Australia said on Monday Indo-Pacific and Southeast Asian countries are facing serious defence threats as it set aside more funds for maritime security projects with ASEAN countries during a summit with regional leaders in Melbourne. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced A$286.5 million ($186.7 million) in funding for ASEAN projects in […]
CNN: Israel is not sending a delegation to Cairo for talks on a deal for a ceasefire and release of hostages from Gaza, an Israeli official told CNN Sunday. The official said the reason was that Hamas had not responded to two Israeli demands: a list of hostages specifying which are alive and which are dead; and confirmation […]
Al Jazeera: A wiretap recording of German military officials published over the weekend proves Western countries were participating in the conflict in Ukraine, the Kremlin has claimed. The assertion was made by a spokesman on Monday, shortly after Moscow had reportedly summoned the German ambassador. The previous day, Berlin said that the release of the […]