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Philippines seeks offers in procurement of 40 multi-role fighter jets
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines has started soliciting offers as it plans to procure 40 new multi-role fighter aircraft to boost its territorial defence, the defence minister said on Thursday.
Protesters block train tracks, buses in India over doctor's rape, murder
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2024
» KOLKATA - Protesters blocked train tracks, stopped buses and shouted slogans in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Wednesday, the latest in a series of protests that have rocked the state since the rape and murder of a trainee doctor.
Russia-France ties hit new low after Telegram boss arrested
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2024
» PARIS - Relations between Moscow and Paris have reached a nadir following the arrest of Russian-born Telegram boss Pavel Durov, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, after the tech billionaire's detention was extended until Wednesday.
Islamic State claims responsibility for knife attack in Germany's Solingen
Reuters, Published on 25/08/2024
» The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people on Friday.
Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France: media
Reuters, Published on 25/08/2024
» PARIS: Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources.
Gay penguin dies, leaving behind partner in Sydney
Reuters, Published on 22/08/2024
» SYDNEY - When Sphen, one half of the gay penguin couple whose love captivated the world, died earlier this month in Australia his partner Magic began to sing.
Fire spotted in Red Sea off Yemen port
Reuters, Published on 22/08/2024
» DUBAI - British security firm Ambrey said on Thursday a fire was spotted in the Red Sea approximately 58 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's port of Salif.
Sri Lanka approves free tourist visas for 35 countries
Reuters, Published on 22/08/2024
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's cabinet approved issuing free tourist visas to visitors from 35 countries including China, India and Russia, a top official said on Thursday, in an effort to boost tourism and help revive its crisis-hit economy.
Pilgrim bus overturns, killing 28 in Iran
Reuters, Published on 21/08/2024
» DUBAI - A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in central Iran, killing 28 passengers and injuring another 23 people, state media reported on Wednesday.
Vietnam backs Cambodia's Mekong canal, urges cooperation on impacts
Reuters, Published on 21/08/2024
» HANOI - Vietnam supports Cambodia's plan to build a canal from the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast and would like to be involved in finding solutions for the canal's possible negative effects, its foreign ministry said on Thursday.