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Post Views: 35 A 57-year-old Indian national has been arrested in the U.S. on charges of procuring aerospace components on behalf of Russian entities in violation of export control laws. Sanjay Kaushik, Managing Partner of New Delhi-based air charter services provider Arezo Aviation, was arrested in Miami on October 17 after he landed from India … Read more
Post Views: 39 Peter Breuer, Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka at the IMF speaks during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9 billion bailout on Saturday (November 23, 2024) but … Read more
Post Views: 37 Kano State is one of 12 predominantly Muslim Nigerian states in which Islamic sharia is used alongside federal law. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP Islamic morality police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are to resume their crackdown on betting shops after a supreme court ruling on gambling. The Nigerian … Read more
Post Views: 42 A view of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands. File | Photo Credit: AP A key United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly committee adopted a resolution on Friday (November 22, 2024) paving way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity after Russia dropped amendments that … Read more
Post Views: 41 Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, and Bushra Bibi, his wife. File. | Photo Credit: AP Multiple cases have been registered in Punjab province of Pakistan against jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi for allegedly speaking against Saudi Arabia, officials said here on Saturday (November 23, 2024). At … Read more
Post Views: 41 The RSF had taken the two cities in a lightning offensive in June that saw nearly 726,000 civilians flee, according to UN figures. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Sudanese army said Saturday it had retaken a key state capital south of Khartoum from rival paramilitaries who had held it … Read more
Post Views: 38 South Korea’s Government said on Saturday (November 23, 2024) it will not attend a memorial service near Japan’s Sado Island Gold Mines due to unspecified disagreements with Tokyo over the event, which stirred longstanding tensions over the abuse of Korean forced labourers at the site before the end of World War II. … Read more
Post Views: 37 Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Adani group founder and chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar have been summoned to explain their stand on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) allegation of paying $265 million (₹2,200 crore) in bribes to secure lucrative solar power contracts. Summons have … Read more
Post Views: 34 Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Vijitha Herath. File | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka’s local council election could take place early next year, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath announced on Saturday (November 23, 2024). “We have no monies allocated to hold it this year, but they will be held early next year,” Mr. … Read more
Post Views: 23 Samoan Environment Minister Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster attends the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The world’s most climate-imperilled nations stormed out of consultations in protest at the deadlocked UN COP29 conference on Saturday (November 23, 2024), as simmering tensions over a … Read more