21-12-2022 SEOUL: North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions, while also warning of another imminent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Japan last week announced its biggest military build-up since World War Two as tension with …
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20-12-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI/ KABUL: Pakistani security forces on Tuesday retook control of a counter-terrorism interrogation center in the northwestern city of Bannu, where a group of officers was being held hostage by fighters from the Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). During …
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20-12-2022 Bureau Report MELBOURNE: After The Australian newspaper attacked the pro-Khalistan activism of Sikhs in Australia and linked it with acts of terrorism, several Australian parliamentarians have come out to express solidarity with the local Sikh community which is gearing up for Khalistan Referendum voting in Melbourne on January 29, …
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20-12-2022 KHARTOUM, SUDAN: Sudanese security forces have fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters in Khartoum as they mark the fourth anniversary of the uprising that eventually toppled President Omar al-Bashir. Protesters draped themselves in Sudanese flags on Monday and held signs that called for military …
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20-12-2022 WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court has put on hold the termination of a Trump-era policy that has blocked thousands of people from crossing the US-Mexico border. Attempted migrant crossings are expected to spike if and when the controversial policy does go. Title 42 gives the government the power to …
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20-12-2022 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian banks are reluctant to lend to electric-bus makers for supply to ailing state transport operators over concerns on recovery of dues, hurting the country’s goal of curbing vehicle emissions, said banking, industry and government sources. The lack of funding is limiting the ability of …
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20-12-2022 TAIPEI: Taiwan’s government has opened a probe into Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok on suspicion of illegally operating a subsidiary on the island and warned that the social media platform was being used by Beijing to spread disinformation. TikTok, which is not widely used in Taiwan, has come under …
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20-12-2022 TEHRAN: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says four members of Iran’s security forces were killed in a firefight near the Pakistan border. One member of the elite force, named Mohammad Goudarzi, and three members of the Basij forces operating under the IRGC were killed after a fight with …
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20-12-2022 BANGKOK: Thailand’s military deployed warships and helicopters on Monday to locate 33 marines missing after a corvette sank overnight in choppy waters in the Gulf of Thailand, the navy said. Three navy vessels and two helicopters were sent to find the missing off Prachuap Khiri Khan province, south of …
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20-12-2022 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s motion of confidence has been passed in parliament, winning vital backing for his premiership after an election last month returned an unprecedented hung parliament. Anwar had convened parliament on Monday to prove his majority, after rival and former premier Muhyiddin Yassin cast …
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