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US tracking over 650 potential UFO cases: Top official
Addressing a Senate Armed Services subcommittee on Wednesday, Director of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) Sean Kirkpatrick said the number of cases was up from the 350 reports referenced in an unclassified intelligence report on unidentified aerial phenomena released earlier this year.
'Big news' is India's population growth is below replacement level: UN expert
The continued trajectory for India is that while the young population entering the reproductive phase will boost overall fertility, "given the fertility pattern already evident, we can start to anticipate the decline, the plateauing and decline", she said on Wednesday. The replacement fertility rate is the average number of children.
US announces additional arms aid worth $325 mn for Ukraine
According to a list from the Department of Defense (DoD), the new tranche of security assistance included additional ammunition for the US-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, anti-armor systems, over 9 million rounds of small arms ammunition, four logistics support vehicles, among other items, Xinhua news agency reported.
Political power being transferred from Kabul to Kandahar
Experts say Akhundzada's decision to relocate the offices of two Taliban spokesmen to Kandahar is part of efforts to tighten his grip on power. The move comes amid growing reports of infighting between key Taliban ministers based in Kabul and a powerful group of clerics led by Akhundzada in Kandahar.
Commonwealth like a family, remains effective and relevant: Secretary General
Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland says this organisation of 56 member nations remains effective, relevant and engaged. But what sets it apart from the others is that it is like a family, tied by shared "love" and concern for each other. Scotland spoke to IANS on the sidelines of the annual Spring Meetings of the World Bank group.
Brampton honours Canada's first turbaned Sikh MP Gurbax Malhi
The Key to the City is a symbolic honour that the City of Brampton bestows upon a highly valued member of the community, or a celebrated or dignified guest of the City who has made an impact on the lives of people. The honour for Malhi coincides with the Sikh Heritage Month, and it was presented to him by Mayor Patrick Brown at a ceremony in The Rose Brampton, Ontario.
Rishi Sunak declares wife's link to childcare firm amid probe
In a footnote to his entry on the register, Rishi Sunak declares that among "a number of direct shareholdings" owned by his wife, Akshata Murty, is a "minority shareholding" in Koru Kids, one of six companies involved in a pilot scheme to incentivise people to become childminders, The Guardian reported.
Pakistan SC warns govt of serious consequences if poll funds not released
The top court issued the warning while hearing the Defence Ministry's request to hold general elections across Pakistan simultaneously upon completion of the terms of the national as well as Sindh and Balochistan Assemblies, Dawn reported. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, and Justice Munib Akhtar heard the petition.
Chinese national accused of blasphemy in Pakistan denies charges
The Chinese citizen, who was being kept at Police Lines in Abbottabad after the district administration declared the premises a sub-jail and beefed up its security, said he was arrested under trumped-up charges, Dawn reported. "I can't even contemplate offending sentiments of Pakistanis and Muslims but whatever I have been facing here is nothing but a lie," he told a Joint Investigation Team (JIT), constituted by the government to investigate the matter, as this was apparently the third attempt to sabotage the 3,420-megawatt Dasu hydropower project.
China picks holes in Gwadar port security revealing rift with Pakistan on CPEC
In an interview to the Associated Press of Pakistan, COPHC chairman Yu said, "the number one obstacle is security precariousness" in making the Gwadar Port and the free economic zone functional. However, he also added that security has improved over the last many months but there is a bigger room to bridge security gaps.
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