Monday, 20 Jan, 2025

International

Estonian ocean scientist gets three-year jail sentence for spying for China

Estonia has convicted a maritime scientist who also worked at a Nato facility of spying for China, officials and media reports said on Friday, in the country’s first intelligence case not linked to Russia. Tarmo Kouts was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison by Harju

Pakistan: Man held for attempting to attack French Embassy

Islamabad: A man has been held by police officials as he attempted to attack Pakistan's French embassy, media reports said. The suspect snatched a weapon from the police but was detained by Pakistani security forces, reports WION. He was quoted as saying by WION that he was

Modi, Amit Shah in Bengal today, BJP to release poll manifesto

Kolkata: Politically, it's a double-barrel Sunday in Bengal today - both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in the state campaigning for BJP. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will address three separate rallies herself. The show-stealer, though, could

Jammu and Kashmir: Entrepreneurship awareness programme concludes at SKUAST

Srinagar: A 6 day Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme highlighting ‘entrepreneurship approach, skill and challenges’ organised by division of Veterinary Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Science of SKUASTKashmir in collaboration with Entrepreneurship Development institute

Pak General asks New Delhi, Islamabad to ‘bury the past and move forward’

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said it was time for New Delhi and Islamabad to “bury the past and move forward”. Bajwa was speaking at the Islamabad Security Dialogue when he said that stable Indo-Pak relations were the key to

Despite ban, illicit trading of human placenta continues unabated in China

A recent investigative report has revealed that fresh human placentas continue to be secretly sold in underground markets in China despite a ban. According to a report published on thepaper.cn on Monday, underground dealers buy discarded placentas, with a strong smell of blood, from

French envoy in Islamabad faces threats amid deteriorating diplomatic ties with Pakistan

French Ambassador in Islamabad, Marc Barety, is facing severe security threats amid deteriorating diplomatic relations between France and Pakistan, and a demand by a radical Islamist political party to expel him from the country. The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan has refused to retreat on

China shocked after 13-year-old allegedly murders 6-year-old boy, renewing debate over age of criminal responsibility

The alleged murder of a 6-year-old boy in China by a 13-year-old has triggered widespread discussions yet again on the age of criminal responsibility. The younger boy, surnamed Wang, went missing in Mianxian township in Shaanxi province on February 17, Chinese national radio reported.

China's role in Myanmar highlighted after Beijing-owned factories torched

Myanmar authorities declared martial law in parts of Yangon after several Chinese-owned garment factories were torched on Sunday over Beijing being supportive of the military for the coup thereby threatening the country's fragile economy. At least 38 people were killed on Sunday as

US official warns Congress on troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

A top United States official working on Afghanistan has warned Congress that a withdrawal of US troops from the country without a peace agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban would be “a disaster”. John Sopko, the US Department of Defense’s special

Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three spas

Eight people, including at least six Asian women, have been killed in shootings at three different spas in the US state of Georgia. Police said four people were killed at a massage parlour in Acworth, a suburb north of Atlanta, and four more at two spas in the city itself. South

Protesters attack Iran coastguard after deadly clash at sea

TEHRAN: Several Iranian coastguard personnel were wounded as protesters attacked their base over the killing of a young man in a confrontation between their unit and fuel smugglers, local media reported Sunday. The incident occurred Friday after smugglers in boats in the Sirik area of

Japan’s defense minister makes rare statement about Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — In a rare statement about Taiwan, Japan Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo (岸信夫) warned Saturday (March 13) the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait is changing in China’s favor. The comments, made at a video conference organized by a Canadian think

Nato chief urges US, EU to mend alliance to stop China ‘bullying countries all over the world’

The United States and European Union must quickly repair their alliance if they are to deal with the rise of a “more aggressive” and “threatening” China, said the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). Addressing European Parliament committees

US, Japan warn against 'destabilising behaviour' by China

US and Japanese foreign and defence ministers warned Tuesday against "coercion and destabilising behaviour" by China after top-level talks in Tokyo. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are in Japan on the first leg of their first overseas trip,

Pakistan’s Secret ‘Proxy War’ Impedes Afghan Peace: Ex-envoy

The former Canadian ambassador says that the Pakistani military maintains ties with the Taliban. Chris Alexandra, Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, says that restoring peace in Afghanistan will not be possible unless Pakistan halts its "covert proxy war" in the

Pak accountability watchdog seeks cancellation of Maryam Nawaz's bail

Accountability watchdog - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking the cancellation of bail granted to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, reported The Express Tribune. NAB

Jammu and Kashmir: Night flights at Srinagar Airport likely from March 28  

Srinagar: SpiceJet on Saturday became the second airline to announce night flight from Srinagar beginning March28.  A SpiceJet official in a press statement on Saturday said that the airline has scheduled a Srinagar-Kolkataflight with departure time from Srinagar at 7:40 pm,

Australia: Thousands march against sexual assault

Tens of thousands of people have turned out to marches across Australia, protesting against the sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country. They are spurred by a recent wave of allegations of sexual assault, centred around Australia's parliament. The allegations have

38 demonstrators killed in bloody Yangon crackdown

Activists say 38 protesters have been killed in one of the bloodiest days yet in Myanmar since the military coup. Security forces opened fire in an area of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, with protesters using sticks and knives. The military declared martial law in the area