Photo courtesy: Politico, Washington. America has condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile test. According to the news agency, the White House condemned North Korea’s launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles. The White House further said that the US will take necessary measures to ensure the security of itself, Japan and South Korea. The White House said the…
Female passenger agrees to marry pilot; Photo: File A pilot in Lebanon proposed to a female passenger during a flight, saying, “I love you, will you marry me?” This unique incident happened in Lebanon, the video of which went viral on social media. A Lebanese airline pilot addressed a female passenger by her seat number…
Right Sergei Naryshkin, left William Burns Sergei Naryshkin, director of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, has confirmed that he spoke with CIA chief William Burns in late June regarding Ukraine. According to Russia’s official news agency, Sergei Naryshkin said that the talks with the CIA director discussed what should be done in Ukraine. The telephone conversation…
Image Courtesy: Tribune India In India, it has been decided to take strict action on presenting the internal affairs of the army on social media. In this regard, the Indian media from New Delhi says that the retired Indian soldiers have been ordered to stop the involvement of the army in political matters. According to…
A dangerous trend on TikTok has caught the attention of the authorities, in which several people have lost their lives while completing the challenge of jumping off a boat. According to foreign media reports, such videos have been going viral on social media platforms since 2020 in which people are shown jumping into the water…
Iran-Iraq border, file photo Iran’s military has warned Iraq to secure its border and disarm Kurdish rebels in the Kurdistan Region by September 22. “We will wait until September because the Iraqi government has promised until then,” says Major General Mohammad Bagheiri, the chief of Iran’s armed forces. He said that if this deadline passes…
According to a new report by the UN Global Crisis Response Group, entitled A World of Debt, a total of 52 countries – almost 40 per cent of the developing world – are in “serious debt trouble”, Mr. Guterres said, backing calls for them to receive urgent fiscal relief. Last year global public debt reached a record…
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World revealed that between 691 and 783 million people faced hunger in 2022, with a mid-range of 735 million, representing an increase of 122 million people compared to 2019. It also adds up to a grim warning, potentially jeopardizing the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger. “Overall,…
The Pakistani education advocate – who was shot by the Taliban for her activism – was speaking exactly 10 years after her landmark ‘Malala Day’ address to youth at UN Headquarters in New York, where she called for global action against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism. Passionate message UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed introduced Malala, saying…
The High Commissioner told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that his office (OHCHR) had documented the arbitrary detention of more than 900 civilians between 24 February 2022 and 23 May this year. He added that that Russia gave no access to places of detention, “which leads inevitably to undercounting”. The summary executions of 77…
