NDTV News: New York: Supporting India’s bid for permanent membership of the UN Security Council, Bhutan Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji has said that Bhutan continues to believe that in a reformed Council, India and Japan must be included as permanent members as well as members from the African Union. While addressing the UN General Assembly […]
Reuters: SEOUL, Sept 27 – A South Korean court early on Wednesday rejected an arrest warrant for the leader of the main opposition party on charges of bribery and breach of duty, giving the former presidential contender a lifeline in his fight for political survival. The Seoul Central District Court ruled against prosecutors who sought […]
BBC News: Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets from Lincolnshire have landed on a regular road in a drill to see if they could outmanoeuvre an enemy. They landed and took off from a single-lane road in Tervo, Finland, usually used for cars and lorries. The aim was to test if the aircraft could survive an […]
BBC News: US President Joe Biden has backed striking cars workers in Michigan during a visit to their picket line – a first for a sitting US president. Mr Biden said that the workers “deserve” raises and other concessions they are seeking. The visit comes a day before his would-be challenger, Donald Trump, is due […]
BBC News: An explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more, local ethnic-Armenian authorities say. Nearly 300 people were admitted to hospitals, with dozens of them reported to be in a critical condition. It comes as the Armenian government said more than 28,000 refugees had crossed into the […]
ABC News: ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Tuesday extended custody for former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges that he had revealed state secrets after his 2022 ouster, and ordered that he remain in custody for two more weeks. The development is the latest in an unprecedented pileup of legal cases against the country’s […]
Reuters: MOSCOW, Sept 26 – Viktor Sokolov, the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and one of Russia’s most senior navy officers, was shown on Tuesday attending a video conference, a day after Ukrainian special forces said they had killed him. In video and photographs released by the Russian defence ministry, Sokolov was shown apparently […]
CNN News: South Korea showcased an arsenal of advanced weaponry in a military parade on Tuesday, rolling tanks and missiles down the streets of its rain-soaked capital during the first event of its kind in a decade. The parade, held to mark the 75th Armed Forces Day commemorating the founding of the country’s armed forces, […]
BBC News: An explosion at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more, local Armenian authorities say. Nearly 300 people were admitted to hospitals, with dozens of them “still in critical condition”. It comes as the Armenian government said 13,350 refugees had crossed into the country from the enclave. The […]
BBC News: A rain warning has been upgraded by Met Éireann for parts of the Republic of Ireland on Wednesday. An orange rain warning has been upgraded from yellow for counties Cork and Kerry as Storm Agnes approaches. Warnings have been issued by both the Met Office and Met Éireann for the storm, which is […]
BBC News: Open-ended service, just 10 days leave a year and a high casualty rate – for Ukrainian soldiers in one unit, life on the front line is far from easy, as BBC Newsnight witnessed up close. Standing among some flattened buildings, “Jimmy”, a Ukrainian officer who’s been on active service for years, reflected on […]
BBC News: Specialist British military bomb disposal teams are training Ukrainian engineers to clear Russian minefields. Ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world, and it’s slowing down Ukrainian military advances. The training by British Army sappers – combat engineers, some of whom faced similar obstacles in Afghanistan – was specifically requested […]
