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Russia asks US why Mi-17 helicopters meant for Afghanistan are landing in Ukraine
As reported by IndiaNarrative.com on Thursday, the latest shipments of US military aid for Ukraine announced on June 1 includes four M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), five counter-artillery radar systems; two air-surveillance radars; 1,000 Javelins and 50 command launch units; 6,000 anti-armour weapons
US-S.Korea fire 8 missiles in show of firepower against Pyongyang's latest launches
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the allies launched the ground-to-ground Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles from an eastern coastal region in Gangwon Province starting at 4:45 a.m. for around 10 minutes, Yonhap news agency reported. On Sunday, the North shot eight short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) from four different locations into the East Sea following a South Korea-US naval exercise last week involving an American aircraft carrier.
Three dead, 14 injured after shooting in Tennessee
Two people died from gunshot wounds and a third lost life after being hit by a vehicle on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy. Investigators believe there were multiple shooters. Murphy said the shooting was an "isolated incident" with no ongoing threat to public safety. Last weekend, six teenagers were shot in downtown Chattanooga during a confrontation.
Setback to Pakistan as Taliban rejects Army's plea to arm-twist TTP
According to AfPak watchers, the TTP leaders are under pressure from their host Sirajuddin Haqqani - the chief of banned Haqqani Network and the Interior Minister of Taliban, who is also under pressure from the Pakistani Army. Haqqani, who is mediating the peace talks, told the TTP leaders that the Taliban regime had been threatened by the Pakistani Army.
Iran too upset with comments on Prophet, summons Indian envoy
The Indian Embassy in Qatar had already issued a statement, saying that the "Ambassador had a meeting in the Foreign Office in which concerns were raised with regard to some offensive tweets by individuals in India denigrating the religious personality. Ambassador conveyed that the tweets do not, in any manner, reflect the views of the Government of India. These are the views of fringe elements".
Queen Elizabeth II vows to keep serving after 70-yr reign
"When it comes to how to mark 70 years as your queen, there is no guidebook to follow... But I have been humbled and deeply touched that so many people have taken to the streets to celebrate my Platinum Jubilee," the 96-year-old monarch said in a statement on Sunday, capping the four-day national celebrations.
Imran Khan to be arrested once protective bail ends: Minister
Ahead of the PTI's second long march to Islamabad, the Peshawar High Court, on June 2, granted Imran Khan three-week transit bail against a surety bond of Rs 50,000. The PTI Chairman moved the court against his possible arrest in case he marches to Islamabad again.Taking to Twitter, Rana Sanaullah said that Imran Khan has been named in over two dozens of cases including rioting, sedition, chaos and armed attacks at the federation.
China launches 3 astronauts to complete space station construction
The trio -- commander Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe -- will cooperate with the ground team to complete the assembly and construction of the Tiangong space station, Xinhua news agency reported. The astronauts will develop the space station from a single-module structure into a national space laboratory with three modules -- the core module Tianhe and two lab modules Wentian and Mengtian.
45 killed after blaze, blast devastate Bangladesh container depot
The incident at the BM Container Depot at Keshabpur of Sitakunda sub-district in Chittagong occurred at around 10.45 p.m. (local time) on Saturday. The blast was so powerful that it was heard even four kilometres away and the window glasses of nearby houses was shattered.
Close friend of Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi demanded a diamond gift for ex-first lady
The audiotapes, purportedly the recordings of telephonic conversations between Malik Riaz and Amber Riaz, were aired on Sunday. The recordings show that Farah Gogi rejected a three-carat diamond sent by Amber Riaz as unworthy and unsuitable for the first lady, who she allegedly said routinely wore such things, and asked for a five-carat diamond.
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