4 killed, 7 hurt in Illinois stabbings, suspect in custody
() Four people were killed and seven hurt in stabbings in northern Illinois on Wednesday, authorities said. A 22-year-old man is in police custody and was being questioned Wednesday afternoon, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. She said one of the people who was wounded remained in critical condition.“My...
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NZ joins US, UK in alleging it was targeted by China-backed cyberespionage
(): Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a state-sponsored operation that targeted New Zealand’s Parliament in 2021, the country’s security minister said Tuesday. New Zealand’s allegation comes a day after American and British authorities announced a set of criminal charges and sanctions against seven hackers, all believed to be living...
Prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release: HK leader
(): Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes would not likely be granted early release under the tightened rules of a new national security law, signalling a hardening government stance against jailed political activists. Chief Executive John Lee said the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance...
Senior PML-N leader rebukes PPP over approach towards coalition government
In the first reported public spat between Pakistan’s ruling coalition members, a senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has launched a scathing criticism of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for its “attitude” towards the coalition government at the Centre. PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah, while speaking on a Geo News...
Pak PM says cash-strapped country has to seek another IMF bailout
(): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said his government is planning to approach the IMF for “another programme”, days after the cash-strapped country struck a staff-level agreement with the global lender regarding the disbursal of the final tranche of USD 1.1 billion. Shehbaz, who took oath as the country’s...
Militants attack Pak naval air base; 4 terrorists killed
Armed Baloch militants tried to infiltrate one of the main naval air bases in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, but security forces foiled the attack and killed all four terrorists. The attack on Monday night took place in Turbat, a turbulent district in the sparsely populated province. Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani told...
‘Pak to seek US waiver for Iran pipeline project’
Pakistan has decided to plead “vigorously” and seek exemption from potential US sanctions against the planned construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline to import cheap gas from neighbouring Iran, the petroleum minister has said, asserting that it “can’t afford sanctions” on the project. Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik said that...
5 Chinese among 6 killed IN Pak suicide attack
At least five Chinese nationals were among the six persons killed on Tuesday when an explosives-packed vehicle rammed into their bus in Pakistan’s troubled province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said, in the second suicide attack on the personnel working on the China-backed hydropower project since 2021. The Chinese were working on...
