Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo credit: AFP Iran-backed Yemen Houthi rebels on Saturday said they had attacked a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, while a multinational naval force said two missiles exploded near a Liberian-flagged vessel. “The Yemeni armed forces carried out a military operation targeting the ship (Groton) in […]

Photo used for representational purpose only. | Photo credit: AFP Moscow said on Sunday (September 1, 2024) that it had thwarted a “large-scale” drone attack on western Russia and another attack targeting the capital. “Our defenders are repelling an attempted large-scale UAV attack on the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine,” regional governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said. Bogomaz

In this photo provided by Portland Fire & Rescue, firefighters are seen using hand lines to extinguish a fire near the primary structure after a small plane crashed in Fairview, Ore., on August 31, 2024. | Photo credit: AP Three people were killed when a small plane crashed into a row of townhouses in a

Two new murder cases have been filed against ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AFP Two new murder cases have been registered against ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her former cabinet ministers for the killing of three people, including two BNP activists, during quota reform protests in the country, according

Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris reacts during a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia. | Photo credit: Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump “desecrated sacred ground” during his recent appearance at Arlington National Cemetery, where the Republican candidate took and distributed photographs despite a federal ban on campaign

the story So Far: The Taliban last week announced a new law on “the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice,” which imposes its interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law, on the people of Afghanistan. It not only Women are banned from showing any part of their body or face in publicBut it also

Representational image of aluminium foil rolls at a factory in Binzhou, Shandong province, China | Photo credit: Reuters The Commerce and Industry Ministry has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil imported from China as surge in imports from the neighbouring country has captured nearly one-third of India’s market despite adequate local production capacity.

The issue of freedom of expression may have found a new symbol. Russian-born tech tycoon Pavel Durovwho was arrested in Paris on August 24. Mr Durov, 39, is the founder of Telegram, a cloud-based social media and instant messaging service that has 950 million active users, making it larger than X (540 million users). French

The island nation of Tonga hosted the annual meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders from August 26 to 30. The conference was attended by more than 1,500 delegates from 40 countries. The Pacific Islands Forum, a group of island nations in Oceania, has grown in stature over the years as powerful nations seek to

The former Pakistan prime minister said political parties can unite the country but it was ironic that the PTI, which was the only party with a nationwide presence, was being “weakened”. | Photo credit: AP Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan is in danger of becoming secular as political instability and terrorism