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Two Chinese warplanes entered KADIZ earlier this week: S.Korean military
Their flight on Thursday came just before the Pentagon announced Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Seoul for talks with his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jong-sup, next week in what could be an occasion to highlight their commitment to cementing the bilateral alliance, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Earth to have close encounter with small asteroid this week
However, the space agency said that there is no risk of the asteroid impacting Earth, and even if it did, the small asteroid, which is estimated to be 11.5 to 28 feet (3.5 to 8.5 metres) across, would disintegrate harmlessly in the atmosphere, with some of the larger debris potentially falling as small meteorites.The asteroid was initially spotted by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov on Saturday.
Like Holocaust, we must not forget genocide of Kashmiri Pandits: MP Jonathan Lord tells UK Parliament
An Early Day Motion (EDM) was also tabled to commemorate the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits and was signed by cross-party MPs, reminding them that justice was yet to be done. The EDM serves as a reminder that the world must never forget the atrocities committed against the Hindu community in Jammu and Kashmir.
'Gave middle finger to US media': Mike Pompeo on Jamal Khashoggi's assasination in Turkey
The CIA later found that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Khashoggi, who was lured into the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, where he was strangled and dismembered. Pompeo in his book wrote, "This grotesque butchery was outrageous, unacceptable, horrific, sad, despicable, evil, brutish and, of course, unlawful."
China claims Covid wave has past its peaked
According to China's Center for Disease Control (CDC), the number of critically ill patients in hospital peaked in the first week of January, then rapidly declined by more than 70 per cent, says the Guardian report. The number of deaths also reached its highest level that week, the CDC data revealed.
EU ministers discuss challenges of migration from third countries
"There is an urgent need to strengthen the external borders, increase returns, and prevent irregular migration," they said, according to a statement issued by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU. "Difficulties in returning third country nationals who are not entitled to stay in the EU is a major challenge for many member states," Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.
Indian-American astronaut nominated for promotion to US Air Force brigadier general
The nomination announced on Thursday will have to be confirmed by the Senate which approves all senior civilian and military appointments. The US Air Force uses the same ranks as the Army, which considers brigadiers to be one-star generals. Chari is a member of the Artemis team of astronauts preparing for the US mission of returning to the moon.
Palestine ends security coordination with Israel after 9 killed in raid
"In the light of the repeated aggression against our people and the undermining of signed agreements, we consider that security coordination with the Israeli occupation government no longer exists as of now," spokesman of the Palestinian presidency Nabil Abu Rudeineh said in a press statement on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Indian-American Republican Party challenger picking up support to head party
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is emerging as a potential challenger to Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, expressed support for Dhillon on Thursday calling for a change in the leadership of the Republican National Committee (RNC). Chandigarh-born Dhillon, who proudly broadcasts her Punjab roots with the Twitter handle "@pnjaban" is running against the current chair Ronna McDaniel in the organisational elections to be held on Friday.
Deadly knife attacks in Spain, Germany spark outrage across Europe
On Wednesday, one person was killed and another hospitalised after a man carrying a large machete-type knife carried out attacks at two churches in Algeciras, southern Spain. Also on the day, a man armed with a knife killed two people and injured at least seven others on a train in northern Germany, Xinhua news agency reported.
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