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New Zealand strengthens terrorism laws to make country safer

Wellington: The New Zealand government is strengthening counter-terrorism laws to make it harder for people who are known threats to undertake terrorist acts, Justice Minister Kiri Allan said on Wednesday. Following the…
Hyderabad: DAV school principal booked for negligence in 4-yr-old’s rape case

Hyderabad: In the case of the four-year-old girl’s sexual abuse, the DAV school principal was booked by the city police for negligence (allowing the driver to enter classrooms). The four-year-old girl was…

Russian commander admits ‘tense’ situation in Ukraine’s Kherson region

Moscow/Kiev: Sergei Surovikin, the new unified Russian battlefield commander in Ukraine, has admitted that the situation in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson is “tense”. Kherson was the first big city captured…
Finnish Parliament backs proposal to build fence along Russian border

Helsinki: A proposal to build a fence along parts of Finland’s border with Russia received wide support from parties in Parliament. Prime Minister Sanna Marin convened a meeting on Tuesday to discuss…
Blackouts in over 1,000 Ukraine towns after massive Russian rocket attacks

Kiev: More than a thousand towns and villages across Ukraine remain without power after massive Russian attacks in recent days, Ukrainian officials said, as per media reports. Emergency services spokesman Oleksandr Khorunzhyi…
‘We have to catch next pandemic earlier’: Oracle’s Larry Ellison

Las Vegas: At age 78, Oracle’s Larry Ellison is still on the job and this time, it is more than just Cloud, as he aims to safeguard humanity from the next pandemic…
US reports over 27,000 monkeypox cases

Los Angeles: Over 27,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the US as of Monday, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). California has…

Blackouts in over 1,000 Ukraine towns after massive Russian rocket attacks

Kiev: More than a thousand towns and villages across Ukraine remain without power after massive Russian attacks in recent days, Ukrainian officials said, as per media reports. Emergency services spokesman Oleksandr Khorunzhyi…
Rishi Sunak would beat Liz Truss if UK PM poll held now, finds survey

London: Former Indian-origin chancellor Rishi Sunak would beat his rival Liz Truss if the Conservative Party leadership election is held now as a result of what is dubbed as “buyer’s remorse” among…
Ex-British fighter pilots lured by Chinese military for training PLA personnel

London: The UK government said on Tuesday that it is taking “decisive steps” to stop lucrative Chinese recruitment schemes attempting to headhunt serving and former British military pilots to train the People’s…
Russia has destroyed a third of Ukraine’s power stations in just a week of bombing raids

Kiev: Russian air strikes have destroyed about 30 percent of Ukraine’s power stations in just one week leaving the country’s energy situation ‘critical’, President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed, the media reported. Bombing raids…
China remains at bottom of internet freedom study for 8th straight year

Washington: Global internet freedom declined again in 2022 for the 12th year in a row, with China remaining as the most restricted country for the eighth consecutive year, a study has found,…
SpaceX withdraws request for Pentagon to fund Starlink in Ukraine: Musk

San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced that SpaceX has withdrawn its funding request to the Pentagon to begin footing the cost for satellite internet services Starlink for Ukraine. Musk’s tweet followed…
Karim Benzema wins Ballon d’Or, Putellas retains women’s trophy

Paris: French striker Karim Benzema claimed the 2022 Ballon d’Or here after a dazzling season with Real Madrid which saw the Spanish giants win both La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.…
World Bank steps in to mediate India-Pak water dispute

Islamabad: The World Bank announced the beginning of two parallel legal processes to address Pakistan’s concerns over two hydropower projects on the western rivers by India in violation of the Indus Basin…