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Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Thursday declared a two-week state of emergency in the capital, Port Moresby, and suspended the Pacific island nation's chief of police after violent protests killed as many as 16 people in the country, The New York Times reported.

2024-01-11T13:44:12.575913+00:00 IST

US, UK forces shoot down drones, missiles by Houthis in Red Sea

The Houthi rebels from Yemen launched 18 drones over the southern Red Sea, according to the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM), marking the armed group's 26th attack on international trade channels in the previous seven weeks, reported Al Jazeera.

2024-01-10T05:23:29.457176+00:00 IST

Canada: Baloch, Sindhis, Pashtun protest against Pak atrocities

The joint protest in Toronto was called by the Baloch Human Rights Council of Canada, World Sindhi Council and Pashtun Council Canada to condemn Islamabad's apartheid policy of violence and repression against the Baloch, Sindhis and Pashtuns in the strongest terms.

2024-01-07T05:43:15.770341+00:00 IST

Canada: Public forum in face of extortion threats

The event, organised by the Vedic Hindu Cultural Society of British Columbia's comes in the wake of warnings by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of an extortion racket threatening local business owners.

2024-01-06T04:55:23.888422+00:00 IST

AD Ports initials contract to build, develop, operate, maintain t

Egypt has initiated a contract with AD Ports Group (AD Ports) to build, develop, operate and maintain terminals for passengers and cruise lines at the Red Sea ports of Hurghada, Safaga and Sharm El Sheikh.

2024-01-05T01:38:02.499905+00:00 IST

Australians on board Japan Airlines plane are 'safe': PM Albanes

There were 12 Australians on the Japan Airlines flight. All of them are safe. And all of them have been accounted for, PM Albanese said in a post on X.

2024-01-03T02:16:31.129983+00:00 IST

Death toll from 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Japan rises to 57

The death toll in Japan has now risen to 57 following a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that rattled the nation on Monday.

2024-01-02T23:37:54.374203+00:00 IST

French Embassy in Niger closes till further notice

The French ministry said that it had become "impossible" for the embassy to do the work due to the "major obstacles".

2024-01-02T16:36:48.181868+00:00 IST

Six killed in 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Japan

The United States Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa prefecture around 4:10 p.m. local time, with a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles).

2024-01-02T00:50:28.540581+00:00 IST

Congo President Felix Tshisekedi re-elected for second term

Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was re-elected to a second term in a December 20 poll, with more than 73 per cent of the vote.

2024-01-01T01:16:14.800589+00:00 IST

Nicaragua: 5 priests arrested amid Catholic Church crackdown

Reports on the situation in Nicaragua surfaced through social media posts by exiled lawyer Martha Patricia Molina, raising further alarm at the United Nations.

2023-12-31T03:16:28.725302+00:00 IST

Argentina's President Milei pulls out of plans to join BRICS bloc

The newly elected far-right President of Argenrina, Javier Milei, pulled out of plans to join BRICS bloc of developing economies and said that the timing for Argentina's membership in the bloc is not opportune, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.

2023-12-30T11:08:06.821521+00:00 IST

Durham Regional Police identifies suspect behind multiple break-a

Durham Regional Police have identified the suspect behind multiple break-and-enters at Hindu temples this year in Canada and he has been held for a bail hearing, the Durham Regional Police said in a media release.

2023-12-29T08:04:00.112452+00:00 IST

Canada: Shots fired at residence of son of Lakshmi Narayan Mandir

Firing took place at the residence of an Indian-origin man in Canada's Surrey. Following this, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been investigating the incident.

2023-12-29T04:21:53.759820+00:00 IST

Police authorities in Canada to make arrests in Nijjar case soon

In the latest update to the India-Canada diplomatic row over the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar earlier this year, two men who authorities suspect fatally shot him in British Columbia are being watched by police and are anticipated to be caught within the next few weeks, The Globe and Mail reported citing the sources.

2023-12-28T03:50:09.297476+00:00 IST

Nigeria: Armed groups kill over 100 in attacks

Local officials revealed on Monday that the toll from the weekend attacks by armed groups, often referred to as "bandits," has surged to 113, a stark increase from the government's initial count of 16.

2023-12-25T23:04:34.377514+00:00 IST

Israel: Millions allocated for urban renewal projects

Israel's Government Authority for Urban Renewal announced the 3 entrepreneurial companies that won an economic feasibility completion grant to carry out urban renewal projects in 4 different complexes located in the city of Lod and in the Kiryat Moshe neighbourhood in Rehovot

2023-12-25T17:54:32.350719+00:00 IST

Maersk to resume shipping in the Red Sea

Shipping giant Maersk will resume operations in the Red Sea after temporarily halting activity due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on commercial vessels, CNN reported.

2023-12-25T17:50:23.014574+00:00 IST

Second Bishop arrested in Nicaraguan Catholic Church crackdown

Bishop Isidoro Mora, from the Siuna church on the Caribbean coast, was arrested after participating in a mass commemorating the anniversary of the Matagalpa church.

2023-12-24T07:12:25.173900+00:00 IST

Number of new Covid cases increased 52% globally in 1 month: WHO

Due to its rapidly increasing spread, WHO is classifying the variant JN.1 as a separate variant of interest (VOI) from the parent lineage BA.2.86. It was previously classified as VOI as part of BA.2.86 sublineages.

2023-12-23T03:22:53.479339+00:00 IST

Argentina: Court hearing takes place against Chinese repression

The Court of Appeal in Buenos Aires, heard an appeal in the universal jurisdiction case in Argentina regarding repression and crimes against humanity committed against the Uyghur people by the Chinese government.

2023-12-22T13:35:45.576844+00:00 IST