BBC: Can moving India’s biggest entrance examinations from pen and paper to computers finally break the country’s seemingly endless cycle of exam question leaks? The issue gained fresh urgency after weeks of protests over the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) medical entrance exam forced the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Protesters say more than 20 […]
BBC: Russia has charged Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism over allegations the messenger app has been used for recruitment by Ukrainian secret services. The FSB – Russia’s domestic security service – said Telegram had been used “to prepare and co-ordinate acts of sabotage and terror” inside Russia and had failed to remove channels, […]
BBC: Spanish authorities have allowed thousands of people evacuated because of wildfires to return to their homes after restrictions were lifted in the areas of Toledo, Madrid, Ávila, and Castellón. In the Madrid region alone, 24,000 people have been told they can return and lockdowns on another 20,000 have been lifted. Spain and France are […]
BBC: Japan’s south-western Kyushu region has had more than 100 aftershocks since it was struck on Tuesday by a powerful earthquake which left at least 13 people dead. Many others were said to be in “cardiopulmonary arrest” – a term often used in preliminary reports in Japan before a death is officially confirmed. Amid searing […]
Al Jazeera: Iraqi armed group the Popular Mobilization Forces says eight of its members were killed in joint Saudi-US strikes on its headquarters across Iraq, and four others were wounded. Saudi Arabia said earlier it carried out targeted strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq, in coordination with US Central Command (CENTCOM), according to a statement released […]
BBC: Iran has launched “multiple” ballistic missiles in an “attempted surprise attack” on American forces in the Middle East, the US military said, shattering a lull in the fighting. The attack occurred at 17:45 EDT (21:45 GMT) on Tuesday, with all missiles “successfully intercepted”, said US Central Command (Centcom), which did not disclose any locations […]
BBC: President Donald Trump has held separate meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which the White House described as “positive and productive”. The two leaders were in Washington to attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch supporter of Israel and advocate for US aid to Ukraine. He […]
BBC: Several people are trapped inside a shopping centre after a strong earthquake hit south-west Japan, officials say. Local media reports that there was an explosion at the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto prefecture, following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The quake hit inland on Kyushu island at 16:27 local time (07:27 GMT), with about 300,000 people […]
(Reuters) TAIPEI, July 28 – Taiwan will test relocating weapons production lines and converting civilian factories for military use in annual drills next month, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, aiming to sustain combat operations if Chinese attacks hit supply hubs. The exercise, part of the annual Han Kuang war games from August 5 to […]
Al Jazeera: Mediators have expressed hope of progress in pulling the United States and Iran back to the negotiation table as the two sides maintained a pause in hostilities for a third day. Middle East officials speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss closed-door talks told The Associated Press on Monday that mediators led by […]
