10-08-2024 TEHRAN: Dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, two European intelligence sources told Reuters, adding that they expected the imminent delivery of hundreds of the satellite-guided weapons to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Russian defence ministry representatives …
Read More »‘Bangladesh’s Hasina did not resign before fleeing’
10-08-2024 NEW DELHI: Long-time Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina had not resigned as prime minister before fleeing this week to India as anti-government protesters marched on her official residence, her son and adviser told Reuters early on Saturday. Hasina has been sheltering in New Delhi since Monday following an uprising that …
Read More »US to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
10-08-2024 WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure the kingdom to wind down the Yemen war. The State Department was lifting its suspension on certain transfers …
Read More »Plane crash in Brazil’s Sao Paulo State kills all 61 on board
10-08-2024 BRASILIA: A plane has crashed in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, killing all 61 people on board. The twin-engine turboprop was flying from Cascavel in the southern state of Paraná to Guarulhos airport in São Paulo city when it came down in the town of Vinhedo, Voepass airline …
Read More »India’s National Stock Exchange’s derivatives volume jumps in Q1
09-08-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) said on Wednesday that its volume of futures contracts doubled in the first quarter, while options grew 33%, amid a surge in derivatives trading in the country. Average daily traded volumes for equity futures doubled to 2.09 trillion rupees …
Read More »Anti-immigration groups planned to target UK’s locations
09-08-2024 LONDON: British police are preparing for another night of violence amid concerns that anti-immigration groups planned to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting and disorder driven by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. Police anticipated more than 100 events on Wednesday, …
Read More »Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus heading to Bangladesh
09-08-2024 Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus departed France Wednesday, heading to Bangladesh to lead the country’s interim government after mass protests ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Muhammad Yunus has been asked to head the interim government in the wake of the political crisis that saw Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flee the …
Read More »Israel ‘fully responsible’ for Hamas Chief Haniyeh’s killing: OIC
09-08-2024 RIYADH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has blamed Israel for the attack that killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh last week in Iran, which has vowed to retaliate. A statement issued after an extraordinary meeting of the 57-member bloc on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia said it “holds Israel, …
Read More »400-year record heat threat to Great Barrier Reef
09-08-2024 WOLLONGONG: A study of samples taken from inside the bodies of centuries-old coral has revealed the threat climate change now poses to the Great Barrier Reef. Researchers in Australia say temperatures in and around the vast coral reef over the past decade are the highest recorded in 400 years. …
Read More »Emergency declared as Ukraine launches raid into Russia
09-08-2024 MOSCOW/ KYIV: A state of emergency has been declared in the Kursk region of Russia, as a rare cross-border attack by Ukrainian troops continued for a second day. The acting regional governor, Alexei Smirnov, said the move was necessary “to eliminate the consequences of enemy forces coming into the …
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