WORLD
N.Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into East Sea: S.Korean military
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said that it detected the launches from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 6:45 a.m. and 7:03 a.m. It did not provide other details, Yonhap news agency reported. "While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our military is maintaining a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the US," the JCS said in a text message sent to reporters.
NASA shifts Crew-5 launch to ISS due to hurricane Ian
Mission teams continue to monitor the impacts of Hurricane Ian on the Space Coast and NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and could adjust the launch date again, NASA was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. The Dragon Endurance spacecraft is currently mated to the Falcon 9 rocket and safely secured inside SpaceX's hangar at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
US imposes new sanctions on Russia as Moscow annexes Ukrainian regions
While announcing the sanctions, the Department said that it it has also issued new guidance that "warns of the heightened sanctions risk that international actors outside of Russia would face for providing political or economic support to Russia as a result of its illegal attempts to change the status of Ukrainian territory".
Putin makes all-out attack on West, cites 'plundering of India'
In his speech after signing treaties on the inclusion of four former Ukrainian regions into the Russian Federation - the start of the formal process of their accession - after the Russian-conducted referendums, he asserted that Russia is ready for talks with Ukraine, but "will defend our land with all the powers and means at our disposal".
India abstains on UNSC resolution condemning Russia's referendum to annex Ukraine areas
India's abstention came a fortnight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had emphatically spoken to Russia's President Vladimir Putin against the invasion and External Affairs Minister told the General Assembly last week that New Delhi was on "the side that respects the UN Charter and its founding principles".
Imran wasted five months of the nation by concocting lies and propaganda: Shehbaz Sharif
"Imran Khan wasted five months of the nation by concocting lies and propaganda about his successor government, however, his own audio leak exposed his fraudulence," Sharif said in his address at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Bhara Kahu Bypass project, Geo News reported.
Russia calls on Kiev to return to negotiations: Putin
"We call on the Kiev regime to cease all hostilities, stop the war it started back in 2014 and return to the negotiating table," he said, adding, however, that Moscow will not "betray" the territories that want to become a part of Russia, RT reported. "People have made their choice. A clear one," Putin said, RT reported.
Russia says Western countries mastermind of Nord Stream attacks
"We already have certain materials, which point to a Western trace in organizing and executing this terrorist attack," Naryshkin told journalists on Friday, RT reported. He made the remark after explaining that Western nations were trying to cover up the incident to protect the perpetrators and masterminds, the report said.
Weeks after deadly Russian embassy attack in Kabul, Putin warns Afghanistan remains springboard of terror
Addressing the heads of security agencies and intelligence services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Moscow Thursday evening, Putin detailed how continuing instability in Afghanistan has wider ramifications for the entire region. "A difficult situation - you know this perfectly, better than anyone else - has developed in Afghanistan. Terrorist and extremist groups continue to operate actively there.
Pakistan PM House combed, debugged after audio leak
Following a series of audio leaks over the last week, also featuring Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz and former pm Imran Khan, a new standard operating procedure (SOP) has been implemented under which no staff and officer was allowed to take their mobile phone inside the building.
Don't Miss
Advertisement