SEOUL: South Korea was set to launch its first commercial-grade satellite Wednesday as rival North Korea pushed plans forward to place its first military spy satellite into orbit.The South Korean satellite will be launched by a domestically made rocket under the country’s space development program. Seoul officials say its launch has no military purpose, but…
RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met Yemeni Presidential Council head Rashad Al-Alimi and council members, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Prince Khalid reiterated the Kingdom’s continued support for the Yemeni presidential council in all fields to serve the Yemeni people. He also stressed backing the UN envoy’s efforts to reach…
KHARTOUM: Witnesses in the Sudanese capital reported clashes and air strikes minutes after a one-week cease-fire was to have come into force to let through life-saving humanitarian assistance. They reported combat in north Khartoum, and air strikes in the east of the capital shortly after 9:45 p.m. Monday night when the truce was to take…
Gill is eyeing the top spot in the Orange Cap standings at the IPL 2023 playoffs. Shami and Rashid are leading the Purple Cap race. Defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) secured the top spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 standings with a famous win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Sunday. Shubman Gill‘s sublime century overshadowed…
The Quad Leaders Summit was hurriedly convened in Hiroshima after the original plan to hold it in Sydney on May 24 fell through because Biden called off a planned visit to Australia due to a debt ceiling crisis in the US The Quad leaders on Saturday expressed deep concern at the Ukraine war and backed…
Hiroshima : United States President Joe Biden, on Saturday, said that from 20-30 years from now people will look back at Quad and will say that it had changed the dynamics not only of the region but of the world as the new initiatives will build secure telecommunications in the Indo-Pacific region. In the opening remarks…
The busted black Fender Stratocaster has been put back together, but is no longer playable, says Kody Frederick of Julien’s Auctions A guitar smashed on stage by Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain sold for nearly $600,000, several times its original estimate, an auction house said Saturday. The busted black Fender Stratocaster has been put back…
China, which considers Taiwan as its own, has stepped up military and diplomatic pressure to force the island to accept Chinese sovereignty. Taiwan‘s President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped up military pressure on the democratically…
Tokyo: India wants “normal and neighbourly relations” with Pakistan but it is incumbent on Islamabad to create a conducive environment free from terrorism and to take necessary steps, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview with Nikkei Asia. PM Modi said India wants normal bilateral ties with Pakistan, adding that “it is incumbent…
Jakarta : Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has noted that Chinese naval-Coast Guard-maritime militia activity in the South China Sea is a common concern for both Vietnam and Indonesia, and even non-ASEAN countries that promote maritime cooperation with the goal of increasing trust, friendship, and confidence can find themselves on the receiving end of Chinese…
