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Russia deploying newest tank in Ukraine battlefield
"The Russian forces have begun to use the newest Armata tanks to fire at Ukrainian positions but they haven't participated in direct assault actions yet," a source told RIA Novosti news agency, RT reported. According to the source, the T-14s were fitted with additional protection from anti-tank munitions and tank crews have been training in one of "newly-incorporated" Donbass republics since 2022.
Indians among 60 delivery drivers held for working illegally in UK
The drivers, working for companies including Deliveroo, JustEat, and UberEats, were arrested for offences, including illegal working and possession of false documentation. The majority of offenders were of Brazilian nationality. Indian and Algerian nationals were also found to be working without the right to do so in the country, a UK Home Office statement read.
Pakistan Defence Minister to skip Delhi trip for SCO meet
The two-day meeting of the SCO Defence Ministers will kick off on April 27 in the Indian capital. India had invited the Pakistani Defence Minister as well as other SCO members for the meeting. However, Asif will join the meeting via video link, according to official sources, Express Tribune reported.
Joe Biden announces he is seeking a second term with Kamala Harris
"The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer," Biden said a video announcement. "I know what I want the answer to be. This is not a time to be complacent. That's why I'm running for re-election."
Chinese journalist arrested on charges of espionage
Dong Yuyu was detained in February 2022 after meeting with a Japanese diplomat who, it was reported at the time, was also taken for interrogation before being released, The Guardian reported. Dong's family members kept his detention a secret in the hope of securing his release, but last month they were told his case was progressing to trial.
Biden's appointment of new Labour Secy hangs in the balance
The most important factor to flag for Wednesday is: The Senate Health, Education, Labour and Pensions Committee will vote on Biden's nomination of Su. The Senate confirmed Su as deputy secretary for the agency in 2021. Su faced a backlash from Republicans in a HELP Committee hearing where her detractors felt that her California labour policy was too radical in wrongfully allocating $30 billion of taxpayers money to tackle unemployment during the pandemic.
Sudan's warring factions agree to 3-day ceasefire amid intense evacuations
"Following intense negotiation over the past 48 hours, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to implement a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24, to last for 72 hours," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a written statement on Tuesday morning. Previously attempted ceasefires have failed as the brutal fighting, which first erupted on April 15, has killed at least 427 people and injured more than 3,700, according to UN agencies.
While population shrinks in South India, migration from North, East twill ensure demographic dividend: UN
A paper from the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), "India Overtakes China as the World's Most Populous Country", released on Monday, noted the divergences between states, while the overall fertility rate for the country has fallen to 2, which is below the 2.1 replacement rate. The replacement rate of fertility.
As India warns of 'anachronistic' UNSC, resounding calls for reforms echo
India's Permanent Representative Ruchira Kamboj said on Monday that to preserve the UN's effectiveness and credibility there has to be "widening the representation of this core institution, the Security Council to more developing countries"."If we continue to perpetuate the 1945 anachronistic mindset (of the post-World War II era), we will continue to lose the faith our people have in the UN," she said.
8 cops among 10 killed in suspected suicide attack in Pakistan's Swat
There were two blasts inside the station, which destroyed the building, said District Police Officer Shafi Ullah Gandapur, Geo News reported. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IGP Akhtar Hayat Khan said that security officials are on "high alert" throughout the province. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah condemned the blasts and expressed sadness over the lives lost.
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