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SpaceX's Starship only 50% likely to pass 1st orbital flight: Musk
According to Musk, Starship's debut orbital test flight will likely launch from South Texas in the next month. "I think it's got, I don't know, hopefully about a 50 per cent chance of reaching orbit," Musk said. The Tesla CEO noted that SpaceX is building multiple Starship vehicles at the South Texas site. These will be launched in relatively quick.
Pakistan Army refuses to provide security for Punjab provincial polls
This comes after the ECP conducted back-to-back meeting with top Punjab officials, federal government officials of the Defence Ministry to work up a plan to hold the elections for the Punjab Assembly on April 30. However, the response from the army has put serious questions and concerns over the elections of the country's largest province.
Police make fresh attempt to arrest Imran as stalemate enters 2nd day
TV footage also showed PTI workers outside Zaman Park setting motorcycles and other vehicles on fire, Dawn reported. For more than 15 hours, PTI workers engaged the Islamabad police -- aided by their Punjab counterparts and later Rangers personnel -- in pitched battles that continued late into the night with no signs of relenting. So far, the police have suffered around 30 casualties during the clash, while at least 15 PTI men have been detained.
NZ commits to reducing terror threats, extremism on 4th anniversary of mosque attacks
Andrew Little, lead coordination minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques, made the statement before travelling to attend the fourth Sub-Regional Meeting on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Security to be held in Melbourne, Australia, reports.
Russia's unemployment rate drops to record low: Putin
"The unemployment rate was at a historic low, even before the pandemic, our unemployment rate was 4.7 per cent, and the latest labour market data (shows) it is 3.6 percent," Xinhua news agency quoted Putin as saying on Tuesday. I think nobody expected that. Everyone expected that plants will stop. They are functioning. The unemployment rate goes down. Incomes have a slight uptick.
N.Korea confirms firing of 2 ground-to-ground ballistic missiles
A missile unit of the military launched the missiles "in a medium-range system" on Tuesday in Jangyon, South Hwanghae province, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). South Korea's military said on Tuesday that the North fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Jangyon area toward the East Sea, a day after Seoul and Washington kicked off a regular joint military exercise.
Mount Merapi volcano erupts in Indonesia
The country's geological disaster institute BPPTKG in a written statement reported that the volcano spewed hot ash at 5.50 a.m. and 5.59 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Authorities have told nearby residents to avoid the area within a seven-kilometre radius of the crater, Xinhua news agency reported. The status of Mount Merapi, the most active of Indonesia's 130 volcanoes, has stayed unchanged at its second highest level since November 2020.
Biden announces measure on firearm background checks
The executive order, the White House said on Tuesday, intends to keep more guns out of dangerous hands by increasing the use of "red flag" laws, strengthen efforts to hold the gun industry accountable, and accelerate law enforcement efforts to identify and apprehend the shooters menacing American communities.
Clashes continue in Pakistan with police yet to arrest Imran Khan
Intermittent tear gas shelling is ongoing at Zaman Park as police ,which was previously camped out at a security barrier outside the neighbourhood. has been forced to retreat towards Mall Road. PTI workers, meanwhile, have laid siege to the path leading to Imran Khan's residence as well as Canal Road, Dawn reported.
US accuses Russia of downing drone over Black Sea
The "Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance" platform was "operating within international airspace" when the airplanes approached, EUCOM said in a statement. One of the Su-27s "struck the propeller of the MQ-9", so the operators ditched the drone into the sea. "Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner.
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