Iran says it is open to talks about concerns about militarisation of its nuclear programme
Tehran: Iran said Sunday it would consider negotiations with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the militarisation of its nuclear programme. In a statement posted on X, the country’s UN mission said: “If the objective of negotiations is to address concerns vis-à-vis any potential militarisation of Iran’s nuclear programme, such […]
US, South Korea begin joint military drills but pause live-fire training after bombing mistake
Seoul: South Korea and the United States on Monday began their annual joint military exercises, but they paused live-fire training while Seoul investigates how two of its fighter jets mistakenly bombed a civilian area during a warm-up drill last week. The modified Freedom Shield exercise, which combines computer simulations and field training and runs through […]
North Korea fires several ballistic missiles into sea after US, South Korea began military drills
Seoul: South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired several ballistic missiles off the North’s west coast. The South’s military said the launches were detected on Monday but gave no further details about them. The launches came hours after the South Korean and US militaries began their annual drills that North Korea views an invasion […]
NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes, lives change
Wellington: New Zealand ranks third globally in the proportion of ice lost from glaciers. Almost 30 per cent of ice volume has melted during the past 24 years and what remains is disappearing at an accelerating pace, according to a recent global assessment. Almost 300 glaciers have now vanished completely from New Zealand’s mountains. As […]
Greenland votes on March 11 Independence was key issue, but Trump has changed campaign
Canberra,: “We don’t want to be Danes or Americans”, Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede told Fox News recently. He wants his country to be independent and plans to hold a referendum. But this is no longer the main issue for Greenlanders as the world’s largest island votes in a general election on March 11. US […]
What to know ahead of talks between US, Ukraine in Saudi Arabia
Dubai: Saudi Arabia is set to host talks Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine after an argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s February 28 visit to the White House. Riyadh, the capital of the oil-rich kingdom, may seem like an unusual venue for talks aimed at smoothing over relations after the blowup. But Saudi […]
Court-martial hearing set to begin for Pentagon leaker already facing years behind bars
Bedford (US): Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who was sentenced last year to 15 years in prison for leaking highly classified military documents, is scheduled to begin his court-martial on additional charges Monday. Teixeira pleaded guilty last year to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage […]
J&K speaker condemns attack on MLA in Kathua
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday condemned the attack on independent MLA Rameshwar Singh in Kathua after the legislator raised the issue in the House and sought action against those responsible. As the assembly convened for the day, Singh walked to the corner of the well of the House to […]
Calcutta HC’s Justice Joymalya Bagchi appointed Supreme Court judge
New Delhi: Justice Joymalya Bagchi, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, was on Monday appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court. The apex court collegium had recommended his name on March 6. His appointment was announced by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on X. Justice Bagchi would have a tenure of more than […]
Not only Ramzan, govt would not have permitted it in any month: CM Omar Abdullah on Gulmarg fashion show
Jammu: Amid controversy over the Gulmarg fashion show held during the month of Ramzan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said his government would have never given permission for such an event in any month of the year. The fashion show has been billed as “obscene” by many and triggered protests in […]
