The top defence and diplomatic officials from the United States and Philippines agreed on Tuesday to complete a road map in coming months to cover the delivery of US defence assistance to the Philippines over the next five to 10 years. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the long-time allies discussed delivery of “priority defence…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. It’s the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars. Jutting almost 400 feet (120 meters) into the South Texas sky, Starship could blast…
US and Philippine troops turned their Javelin anti-tank missiles on cars standing in as enemy vehicles on Thursday, in the allies’ largest ever war games. Under a plume of black smoke, three sedans parked on scrubland were crushed by missiles fired from about 600 metres away by three soldiers at a military base in the…
Starting tomorrow, April 15, all travellers who are flying to and from the Philippines are required to register in a new online system. The Bureau of Immigration announced on Friday that all is set for the full-scale implementation of its e-Travel system, a single-data collection platform that seeks to “establish border control, health surveillance, and…
Pakistan’s army chief General Syed Asim Munir has said that it was for the elected representatives of people to determine the country’s destination, and the army will fully support them in the journey to development and progress. Speaking during an in-camera briefing on the national security situation in the National Assembly on Friday, he said…
Pakistan celebrated skipper Babar Azam’s 100th international match in the shortest format with a clinical 88-run win in the first Twenty20 against New Zealand in Lahore on Friday. Azam failed with just nine runs but Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub scored 47 runs each and put on a 79-run partnership for the third wicket to…
When Bollywood music was ringing around Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium during the short break before the make-or-break final over with Punjab Kings needing seven off six balls with just two wickets in hand, it was hard to imagine what was going through Shahrukh Khan’s mind. The Tamil Nadu cricketer who is named after Bollywood superstar…
In a shocking incident, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead at point-blank range by unidentified assailants on Saturday while being taken for medical check-up in Prayagraj, UP, India. Both died on the spot. Moments ahead of their killing, both the victims, who were accused in multiple murder cases, were speaking to…
Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem on Saturday to celebrate the ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” an ancient ritual that sparked tensions this year with the Israeli police. In the annual ceremony that has been observed for over a millennium, a flame taken from Jesus’ tomb is used to light…
The UAE has called on all concerned parties in Sudan to exercise restraint, and to de-escalate and work towards ending this crisis through dialogue. The UAE Embassy in Khartoum is following with great concern the developments in Sudan and has reaffirmed the country’s position on the importance of de-escalation, and working towards finding a peaceful solution to…
