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China private security companies making a BRI killing: Report

Notably, a PSC protects a single strategic point, such as an embassy, port or military base. Mercator Institute for Chinese Studies (MERICS), in a 2018 report noted that there are 5,000 registered Chinese PSCs and some 3,200 personnel operating in several countries including Pakistan and Iraq.

2022-11-03T05:30:48.251191+00:00 IST

'14mn Ukrainians displaced since start of Russian invasion'

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi warned the Ukrainians are about to face one of the world's harshest winters in extremely difficult circumstances. "Humanitarian organizations have dramatically scaled up their response, but much more must be done, starting with an end to this senseless war," he said.

2022-11-03T02:51:46.651716+00:00 IST

Australia donates rifles to Solomon Islands amid China tensions

Australian High Commissioner Strahan said today's handover represented another landmark in the longstanding security and policing partnership between the Solomon Islands and Australia.

2022-11-02T17:50:09.918183+00:00 IST

North Korea supplying Russia with artillery shells, says WH

The number of shells that North Korea is allegedly sending to Russia is "not insignificant," but the White House does not believe the supplies can tangibly change the direction of the conflict in Ukraine, Kirby said.

2022-11-02T17:41:19.901171+00:00 IST

"Weaponisation of everything..." Jaishankar on world affairs

Delivering an address at IIM Calcutta, Jaishankar said there is a larger change today underway in international affairs that is very important to comprehend.

2022-11-02T17:03:32.226721+00:00 IST

Nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought: Russia

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has raised concerns about the security situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The ZNPP site has been controlled by Russian forces since March. Until recently, operational decisions were taken by its Ukraine staff, but Russia has announced it has taken control of the facility and is now taking those decisions.

2022-11-02T15:54:55.645256+00:00 IST

Blast in Kabul hits bus carrying govt officials, injures eight

The blast targeted a minibus of Taliban employees in front of a government building in Police District 5 during the morning rush hour.

2022-11-02T12:38:53.085675+00:00 IST

Russia says it is resuming participation in Ukraine grain deal

The UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative was signed during a ceremony in Istanbul in July. Under the deal, ships transporting grain from three Ukrainian ports travel along an agreed corridor to markets worldwide.

2022-11-02T11:50:15.576403+00:00 IST

China's factory activity fell in October: Report

China National Statistics Bureau data says the business volume of industries such as retail, aviation, transportation, hospitality and catering dropped in October.

2022-11-01T17:34:03.650012+00:00 IST

Monkeypox outbreak still an international health emergency: WHO

This follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee that was held on Thursday regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox. The third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox was convened via videoconference. Eleven of the 15 Members and 6 of the 9 Advisors to the Committee participated in the meeting.

2022-11-01T16:54:46.352663+00:00 IST

Israelis vote for fifth time since 2019

As no bloc is seen clinching the 61-lawmaker majority in the 120-seat parliament, multiple opinion polls predict an incredibly tight race between parliament's two blocs, with a possibility of further stalemate.

2022-11-01T13:58:39.707263+00:00 IST

China's Xi sends condolences to India over deadly bridge collapse

Morbi District Collector on Tuesday morning said the death toll reached 135 after one more injured succumbed at the District hospital.

2022-11-01T10:26:59.940039+00:00 IST

China may soon dictate grounds for functioning in African nations

China may soon start dictating the grounds of functioning in most of the African nations because of the growing surveillance that it has created in the African continent.

2022-11-01T09:40:24.902488+00:00 IST

Egypt expresses its condolences to India on Morbi tragedy

Egypt on Tuesday expressed its condolences to the victims of the collapse of a bridge collapse in Morbi, Gujarat.

2022-11-01T07:07:40.912909+00:00 IST

Polish PM condoles loss of lives in Morbi bridge collapse

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki expressed his condolences over the Gujarat bridge collapse.

2022-10-31T17:42:11.189511+00:00 IST

Xi leads CPC leadership to old revolutionary base

Xi, the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Thursday, was accompanied by other members of the CPC Politburo Standing Committee.

2022-10-31T17:36:35.195163+00:00 IST

Our energy trade with US grew 1300 pc in last four years: Puri

Hardeep Puri, who is in Abu Dhabi to attend Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), met Amos Hochstein, the Presidential Coordinator of the US.

2022-10-31T16:37:29.074110+00:00 IST

Saudi Arabia expressed grief over deaths in Morbi tragedy

"The Kingdom extends its deepest condolences to the families and relatives of the deceased, and to the friendly Indian people, and wishes the injured a speedy recovery," it added.

2022-10-31T10:38:40.288732+00:00 IST

11 die in stadium stampede at concert in Kinshasa

Eleven people, including two police officers, were killed Sunday in a packed stadium in DR Congo's Kinshasa.

2022-10-31T01:23:21.619981+00:00 IST

Explosions near Somalia's education ministry kill 100 people

As many as 100 people were killed and more than 300 others were wounded in Somalia on Saturday after two car bombs exploded near the education ministry in the capital Mogadishu.

2022-10-30T11:36:25.132776+00:00 IST

Each country being monitored: UN official on Pakistan

Answering a question on how the UN ensures compliance on countering terrorism in countries like Pakistan, Svetlana Martynova said, "Each country is monitored by us for its compliance with UNSC resolutions on all topics, including countering the financing of terrorism, assessment and its compliance on our side continue."

2022-10-29T10:15:01.050933+00:00 IST