Islamabad: Pakistan has put ‘blind trust’ in China as the Belt and Road Initiative enters a new phase, according to Nikkei Asia. During a visit to China’s Belt and Road Forum last week, Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar agreed on a number of agreements, but experts warned that financial constraints and security threats could…
New York: The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) called for an immediate ceasefire and for sustained and unimpeded access for humanitarian assistance into Gaza Strip, saying that child casualties in Gaza is “a growing stain on our collective conscience”. Over the past 18 days, Gaza Strip has borne witness to a devastating toll on its…
Dhaka: At least 13 people were killed and several others injured on Monday in a train collision in Bangladesh, police said. A passenger train crashed into a freight train in the eastern city of Bhairab, which lies around 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the capital Dhaka. The collision occurred at 3:30 p.m. local time (0930…
Canary Islands: Spanish authorities say 1,325 migrants reached the country’s Canary Islands off the western coast of Africa by boat this weekend — with one carrying a single-vessel record of 321 people. Authorities say all of those who arrived were from sub-Saharan Africa. Spain’s Interior Ministry has already documented 23,537 Canary Islands arrivals between January 1…
Tel Aviv: Fearing a mass migration into the Sinai, Egypt offered on Monday morning to set up a tent city inside Gaza for Palestinians displaced by the war. According to reports, Egypt will supervise the camps, provide urgent aid services and set up a field hospital. The Israel Defence Forces are hitting buildings inside Gaza used…
CAIRO: Over 3,000 people, including foreign tourists and Egyptian locals, assembled to witness a rare astronomical event on Sunday as the sun was perpendicular to the face of King Ramses II in the Holy of Holies temple. On Sunday morning, the sun was perpendicular to the statue of King Ramses II in his great temple…
New Delhi: India has sent humanitarian aid for the people of Palestine, comprising medical aid and disaster relief material, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Sunday. The medical supplies include essential life-saving medicines and protective and surgical items aimed at handling emergency medical conditions. While arranging the medical supply, wound care was…
Kabul: A series of earthquakes have devastated western Herat province in Afghanistan, resulting in the reported death of approximately 2,400 people, according to figures provided by the country’s Taliban government. However, the UN has estimated the death toll to be around 1,384. In either case, the quakes have wiped out entire families and completely flattened most…
Sriharikota: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath on Saturday announced the success of the ‘TV-D1’ (Test Vehicle Development Flight 1) in the Gaganyaan Mission. The test vehicle was launched on the second attempt after it had faced an engine ignition problem at 8:45 am. Addressing the media, ISRO Chairman S Somanath said,” I am…
Canada on Thursday said it withdrew 41 diplomats from India after the Indian government threatened to revoke the immunity of the officials. The move came amid a growing diplomatic spat between the two countries, after Ottawa accused New Delhi of involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver last month. Canada’s…
