Washington: Russia is buying potentially millions of artillery shells and rockets from communist North Korea to replenish its stocks depleted by invading Ukraine, the White House said. "Our sense is you could include literally millions of rounds, rockets and artillery shells," National Security Council spokesman John
London: President Vladimir Putin approved a new foreign policy doctrine based around the concept of a "Russian World," a notion that conservative ideologues have used to justify intervention abroad in support of Russian-speakers. The 31-page "humanitarian policy," published more than six months into the war in
Riyadh: Gulf Arab states have demanded that US streaming giant Netflix remove content deemed offensive to "Islamic and societal values" in the region, according to Saudi Arabia's media regulator. It did not specify the content but mentioned that it included content aimed at children. Saudi state-run
Washington: Amid the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) warning that the humanitarian situation in flood-ravaged Pakistan is expected to get worse, Japan pledged to give emergency aid of $7 million, Qatar launched an air bridge and the UN refugee agency mounted a huge airlift operation from
Ambala/Sydney/Toronto: When 19-year-old Sachin failed to score the grades he needed to get into a good Indian college, his father, a small shopkeeper, took a loan and dug deep into the family savings to help him secure a Canadian student visa. The 2 million rupees ($25,035)
London: Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss hit the ground running at Downing Street by announcing some of the senior-most cabinet posts, including Indian-origin Suella Braverman as her home secretary. A former rival who stood against Truss in the Conservative Party leadership election before being knocked
Toronto: Canadian Sikhs registered a new record in support of the Khalistan movement by taking out a car rally, consisting of more than 2,000 vehicles, that stretched to several kilometres. The Khalistan Referendum voting will be held on September 18 at Gore Meadows Recreation Centre in
Islamabad: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Indian charge d’affaires in Islamabad and registered a strong protest over the “extrajudicial killing” of a “mentally challenged” Pakistani national in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK). A press release issued by the Foreign Office (FO) said that
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday raided the offices of think tank Centre for Policy Research in Delhi and non-governmental organisation Oxfam India, The Quint reported. Tax officials arrived at the Chankyapuri office of the think tank around noon, according to NDTV. The Income
New Delhi: Last week, the Union government told the Supreme Court that a public interest litigation urging action against attacks on Christian was based on “self-serving reports”. Data gathered by a non-governmental organisation based on distress calls it received on a helpline number, however, records