Four Serbian officials arrested following railway station tragedy
Belgrade, Nov 22 (IANS) Four Serbian state officials, including former Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic, were arrested over allegations of involvement in a “serious offense against public safety” following a deadly roof collapse at the Novi Sad railway station. According to a press release published by the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in […]
Iraqi PM, Putin discuss regional situation, energy cooperation over phone
Baghdad, Nov 22 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the current situation in the Middle East and energy cooperation within the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies known as OPEC Plus. A statement by his media office said that al-Sudani received a phone call from […]
Heavy snowfall causes power outage, traffic disruptions in France
Paris, Nov 22 (IANS) Around 170,000 households in France have lost electricity due to heavy snowfall brought by Storm Caetano, French Minister of Energy Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher announced. Speaking at a press conference, Pannier-Runacher stated that over 1,400 workers have been deployed to repair the damaged power network. However, the number of affected households is […]
Top air force commanders of South Korea, US, Japan discuss cooperation
Seoul, Nov 22 (IANS) The top air force commanders of South Korea, the United States and Japan have held talks to discuss ways to strengthen their cooperation, such as expanding joint air drills, officials said, the latest in their trilateral security cooperation amid North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. In the talks over video-conferencing held […]
South Africa declares food-borne illnesses a ‘national disaster’
Johannesburg, Nov 22 (IANS) South Africa has declared food-borne illnesses a national disaster following a recent surge in food poisoning cases that left dozens of children dead and hundreds hospitalised. Thembi Simelane, minister of justice and constitutional development, made the announcement on Thursday at a press conference held in Pretoria, the country’s administrative capital, Xinhua […]
North Korean General wounded in Ukraine strike in Russia: WSJ
Seoul, Nov 22 (IANS) A senior North Korean general was wounded in a Ukrainian strike in Russia’s western Kursk region, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing Western officials. The newspaper on Thursday (US time) said that it is the first time Western officials have said a high-ranking North Korean military officer has been wounded […]
US official says ‘tariffs’ not the only issue dictating trade amid worries about Trump’s policy
Washington, Nov 22 (IANS) A senior US diplomat said that tariffs are “not the only issue” that will “make or break” trade, as concerns have lingered over President-elect Donald Trump’s election-year proposal for sweeping tariffs on US imports that could affect trade with South Korea and other partners. Matt Murray, the US senior official for […]
Bomb cyclone leaves hundreds of thousands without power in US
New York, Nov 22 (IANS) A ‘bomb cyclone’ pounding California and the Pacific Northwest with heavy rain and strong winds has claimed two lives and will likely fuel flooding, rock slides, debris flows and more power outages, as per the US National Weather Service. The storm was forecast to linger into the weekend and produce […]
Huge narcotics haul seized in Myanmar
Yangon, Nov 22 (IANS) Myanmar authorities have seized large amounts of narcotic drugs in the regions of Mandalay and Sagaing, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported. The confiscated narcotics included over 150 kg heroin, over 5 million stimulant tablets, 412 kg ICE (methamphetamine) and 3 tonnes of caffeine, Xinhua news agency reported. […]
Charity warns 30 pc more children in South Sudan will face malnutrition by mid-2025
Juba, Nov 22 (IANS) The number of children facing acute malnutrition in South Sudan is likely to increase by nearly 30 per cent by mid-2025 due to repeated climate shocks and conflict, international charity Save the Children has warned. The statement came as new figures released by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), the internationally recognised […]
