Kishida seeks stronger military ties with Washington, others
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he wants to strengthen military and weapons development cooperation with the United States as well as with other countries such as the Philippines, as he prepares for a visit to the US next week to meet with President Joe Biden. “Defense industry cooperation between...
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US man executed for killing Indian national and another person in ’02
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No evidence of Bushra Bibi being poisoned, says doc
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Bhutto calls for judicial reforms
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Russian officials again try to link Moscow attack with Ukraine
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Ukraine destroys Russian warplanes in drone attack
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Taiwan’s quake survivors recall harrowing moments of tremors
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Sunak unveils GBP 35 million investment to widen schools participation in cricket
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Yellen calls for level playing field for US workers and firms during China visit
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on China on Friday to address manufacturing overcapacity that she said risks causing global economic dislocation, and to create a level playing field for American companies and workers. Starting a five-day visit in one of China’s major industrial and export hubs, she raised what the...
Indian-origin doctors union chief confirm end of pay strikes in UK
he Indian-origin chair of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) Consultants Committee on Friday confirmed the end of year-long strike action after senior National Health Service (NHS) doctors accepted the government’s pay offer. Dr Vishal Sharma said the agreement is “the end of the beginning” in consultants’ efforts to restore their pay...
Iran vows to ‘punish Zionist regime’
The commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard warned Friday that “our brave men will punish the Zionist regime,” escalating threats against Israel for an airstrike that killed seven of the group’s members, including two Iranian generals, earlier this week. The strike, widely attributed to Israel, destroyed the consular section at...
Israel dismisses two officers over drone strikes on aid workers
The Israeli military said Friday that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission, saying they had mishandled critical information and violated the army’s rules of engagement. The findings of a retired...
Ex-Trump officials lead opposition to WH return
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has called him a “threat to democracy.” Former national security adviser John Bolton has declared him “unfit to be president.” And former Vice President Mike Pence has declined to endorse him, citing “profound differences.” As Donald Trump seeks the presidency for a third time, he...
Turkiye arrests 2 more spying suspects
(): Turkish authorities have arrested two people suspected of providing information to the Israeli spy agency, a top official said Friday, in the latest in a series of such arrests in Turkiye. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the suspects allegedly gathered information about people and companies of interest to Israel...
Israeli ambassador summoned
oland’s deputy foreign minister handed a diplomatic note on Friday to Israel’s ambassador protesting the killing of a Polish aid worker in an attack earlier this week on a convoy of aid workers in Gaza. After the meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna told reporters in Warsaw that he handed the...
