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Kandahar residents protest Pakistani attacks on Afghan soil
On April 16, the Pakistani military carried out airstrikes on the Spiri area of Khost province and also targeted the Shiltan district of Kunar province with shelling. "No one takes action. We call on the Islamic Emirate to give a strong response to Pakistan," a protestor said. Previously residents of southeastern Khost and eastern Nangarhar provinces held rallies to protest the attacks.
UK PM's Downing Street office subjected to UAE-linked spyware attack
A report released by Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said the UAE was suspected of orchestrating spyware attacks on No. 10 in 2020 and 2021. Pegasus is the hacking software -- or spyware -- developed, marketed and licensed to governments around the world by the Israeli firm NSO Group. It has the capability to infect phones running either iOS or Android operating systems.
Google denies it unblurred images of Russian military bases
A Twitter account named @ArmedForcesUkr tweeted a set of images that appear to show military equipment belonging to Russia. "Now everyone can see a variety of Russian launchers, intercontinental ballistic missile mines, command posts and secret landfills with a resolution of about 0.5 meters per pixel," claimed the Twitter handle that has been cited several times by the official Ukrainian Ministry of Defence account.
Fuel prices rise to record high in Sri Lanka
With the latest price hike on Monday, the price of Octane 92 petrol rose by 33.1 per cent to a record 338 Sri Lankan rupees ($1.04) a litre, and the price of auto diesel increased by 64.2 per cent to 289 rupees. This is at par with the prices of Lanka IOC, a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation, which hiked its fuel prices from midnight Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Zelensky hands over Ukraine's EU membership questionnaire to EU envoy
"Today is one of the stages for our country in joining the EU, the aspiration that our people are striving for and fighting for," Zelensky said at the handover ceremony in Kiev. The people of Ukraine are united by the goal to become a part of the EU, Zelensky stressed, noting that the prompt work on providing a questionnaire to Ukraine is an important signal for Kiev, Xinhua news agency reported.
Kamala Harris announces ban on anti-satellite missile tests to cut space debris
The commitment addresses one of the most pressing threats to the security and sustainability of space, as demonstrated by Russia's November 2021 destructive direct ascent ASAT missile test.
S.Africa declares state of national disaster to tackle widespread floods
The cabinet met in a special session Sunday night and decided to declare a National State of Disaster, Ramaphosa said in his televised address, Xinhua news agency reported. "The primary responsibility to coordinate and manage the disaster is assigned to the national sphere of government, working closely together with provincial governments and municipalities," he added.
White House holds first Easter Egg Roll in two years
"To all of you, have fun today and welcome to the White House," US President Joe Biden said from the Blue Room balcony to a crowd of children and their parents. Biden was joined by his wife - Jill Biden - and two Easter Bunnies on a rainy and chilly day, Xinhua news agency reported. "My job is to keep it from raining for another two minutes," he joked.
Trail-blazing Indian American woman Navy veteran appointed Harris's defence advisor
Politico said on Monday that Harris's Senior Advisor Herbie Ziskend confirmed the appointment of Sethi, who will also have the title of executive secretary. Sethi, who retired with the rank of captain, was the senior military advisor to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro.
Jordan summons Israel's envoy to protest operations at Al-Aqsa mosque
Jordan's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Haitham Abu Al-Foul stressed the need to respect the right of worshippers to perform their prayers without any restrictions, calling for ending all attempts to impose temporal and spatial division in the holy sites, Xinhua news agency reported.
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