Kyiv almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia. (File) President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered stronger border security to ensure “fast” Russian military and civilian movement into Ukrainian regions now under Moscow control. Speaking in a congratulatory message to the border service, a branch of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), on their Border […]
Civic Party chairman Alan Leong said 30 of 31 members had voted to wind up the party. Hong Kong: One of Hong Kong’s biggest democratic parties said on Saturday it would disband after a vote by its party members, dealing another blow to the city’s already beleaguered democratic opposition under pressure from China. In recent […]
The European Union condemned the executions “in the strongest possible terms”. Paris: Iran on Friday executed three men convicted of killing security force members during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini’s death last year, drawing condemnation from Western governments. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi were found guilty of “moharebeh” — or waging “war against […]
The US will soon send additional security assistance to Taiwan, the US Defence Secretary said. Washington: The United States will soon send additional security assistance to Taiwan, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday. “The United States will soon provide significant additional security assistance to Taiwan through (the) presidential drawdown authority that Congress authorized […]
Russia blamed Ukraine for drone attack on Kremlin on Wednesday. Moscow: After the drone attack on the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, by Ukraine, Moscow is left with no option other than the physical elimination of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “and his clique,” deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev said on […]
ouncil called on the Taliban to “swiftly reverse the policies against women in Afghanistan. United Nations: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on the Taliban to “swiftly reverse” all restrictive measures against women, condemning in particular its ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations. The resolution, unanimously adopted by all […]
Mr Zuckerberg’s high-flying budget follows reports of Meta’s new round of job cuts. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, paid CEO Mark Zuckerberg nearly $2.3 million in 2022 for his personal private jet travel. In the company’s 2023 SEC filings, Meta said that Mr Zuckerberg, whose annual base salary is $1, was […]
It is virtually impossible for outsiders to make an appraisal of damage from leaks. (Representational) WASHINGTON: It was huge, expensive and top secret. In the early 1970s the CIA built a gigantic ship called the Hughes Glomar Explorer to lift a sunken Soviet submarine from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, according to a declassified […]
China is dissatisfied with existing security arrangements and has repeatedly raised concerns with Pak. Islamabad: In an embarrassing development for “all-weather friends” China and Pakistan, Karachi Police have resorted to temporarily shutting some businesses run and frequented by Chinese nationals in the city as they scramble to prevent terrorist attacks that could compromise Islamabad’s strategic […]
