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Houthis launch drone attacks at Saudi airport, airbase
"The attacks targeted aircraft hangars in Jizan Airport (in Jizan city) and King Khalid Airbase in Khamis Mushait city," Houthi military spokesman Yehya Sarea said in a statement on Sunday aired by the group's al-Masirah TV. Meanwhile, Saudi-owned Alarabiya TV reported that the Riyadh-led coalition intercepted an explosive-laden drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait
Biden hails Korean battery dispute settlement as 'American win'
SK Innovation agreed to pay 2 trillion won ($1.78 billion) to settle the dispute with LG Energy Solution and withdraw all their other pending litigations to end their two-year legal battle, the companies said earlier in the day. "This settlement agreement is a win for American workers and the American auto industry," Biden said in a statement posted on the website of the White House.
US Defence Secretary in Israel for high-level talks
Austin was received with military honours before meeting his counterpart Benny Gantz, DPA news agency reported. The Israeli minister is expected to raise the recent negotiations between world powers and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme, saying Israel hoped for a better deal to be agreed in the future.
Russian fighter intercepts US reconnaissance plane
The crew of the Russian jet identified the air target as an RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force and escorted it over the Pacific Ocean.After the US aircraft flew away from the Russian border, the MiG-31 returned safely to its home airfield.
India, China agree to resolve outstanding issues aimed at disengagement along LAC
"The two sides agreed on the need to resolve the outstanding issues in an expeditious manner in accordance with the existing agreements and protocols," a government statement said.Talks between Indian and Chinese military delegates were held at Chushul on Friday to discuss the next phase of disengagement in Eastern Ladakh, which lasted for 13 hours.
ISI, Dawood get breather as US drops extradition request against top D-Company financier
Jabir, involved in drug trafficking and handling of international financial deals of Dawood Ibrahim, has been detained in London since 2018 on the request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Jabir would now be freed from a London prison, as per the reports of a prominent Pakistan TV channel, which spoke to the lawyers of Dawood's aide.
WHO chief criticises 'shocking' global Covid vax divide
"There remains a shocking imbalance in the global distribution of vaccines," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference on Friday, the BBC reported. The group's chief said a target of seeing vaccination programmes underway in every country by Saturday would be missed.
Russia warns against Ukraine's NATO membership
At a weekly briefing on Friday, the ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova criticised Kyiv's stance on a possible military solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine, reports Xinhua news agency. The Ukrainian authorities are massing troops and weaponry as well as calling up military reservists, she said.
Joe Biden sets up commission to study potential SC expansion
The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the US will be co-chaired by former White House counsel Bob Bauer and Cristina Rodriguez, a Yale law school professor and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, who reports Xinhua news agency. The commissioners comprise legal experts, former federal judges and court practitioners from across the political aisle, according to a White House statement issued on Friday.
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 134.5mn
In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 134,519,292 and 2,914,285, respectively. The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 31,082,621 and 561,052, respectively, according to the CSSE.
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