- EAM Jaishankar to take part in BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on Thursday May 18, 2022New Delhi, May 18: China will host the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on Thursday via video link in which External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will take part along with his counterparts from the five-member bloc, a top Chinese official said on
- The dangers of app-based delivery work May 18, 2022Berlin, May 18: Delivery service businesses gained popularity in Berlin a little over a decade ago. Initially, businesses like Berlin-based Lieferheld provided a platform for people to order restaurant foods, and restaurant employees completed the deliveries. Starting around 2013,
- Sri Lanka: China's attempt to distribute dry rations to foreign service officers faces ire May 18, 2022Colombo, May 18: China's attempt to distribute rations like dhal, rice and other items, to influence the foreign officials of the crisis-hit Sri Lanka, has met with strong opposition amid a shortage of essentials in Sri Lanka due to a severe
- Rise in UFOs in past 20 years says Pentagon in rare hearing May 18, 2022Washington, May 18: An increasing number of unidentified flying objects have been reported in the sky over the past 20 years, a top US defense official told lawmakers Tuesday in the first public hearing on UFOs in half a century. "Since
- India may deploy Russian S-400 missile system to defend itself from Pak, China: Pentagon May 18, 2022Washington, May 18: India intends to deploy the Russian-made S-400 missile defence system by next month to defend itself from Pakistani and Chinese threats as it is pursuing an extensive military modernisation effort encompassing air, ground, naval and strategic nuclear forces,
- Israel approves ultranationalist Jewish march in Jerusalem May 18, 2022Israeli authorities said they have given the go-ahead for Jewish nationalists to march through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem's Old City on May 29, in a decision that threatens to re-ignite violence in the holy city. Each year, thousands of Israeli nationalists participate in the march, waving flags, singing songs and in some cases, chan […]
- Ukraine: Russian soldier pleads guilty of murder in war crimes trial May 18, 2022Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old Russian tank commander held in Ukraine, is charged with murdering a 62-year-old civilian in the northeast Ukrainian village of Chupakhivka on Feb. 28. He told the court that he pleaded guilty. If convicted Shishimarin faces up to life imprisonment.
- Pakistan govt led by PM Shehbaz Sharif decides to complete tenure until next year: Report May 18, 2022Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government has decided to complete its constitutional tenure till August next year, a media report has said, ending weeks of speculation about early elections as demanded by ousted premier Imran Khan.
- Russia touts new generation of 'blinding' laser weapons May 18, 2022Russia on Wednesday touted its new generation of laser weapons including a mobile laser system which Moscow said had advanced so far it could blind orbiting satellites and destroy drones. Yury Borisov, deputy prime minister in charge of military development, told a conference in Moscow that the laser weapon Peresvet was already being widely deployed and it c […]
- German ex-leader Schroeder loses privileges over Russia ties May 18, 2022Germany's three governing parties plan to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia despite the war in Ukraine. Schroeder has become increasingly isolated in recent months due to his work for Russian state-controlled energy companies.
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- Sri Lanka war anniversary: Tamil victims remembered in Colombo May 18, 2022Calls were made at the event asking President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit
- Data | Indian shuttlers overcame poor head-to-head records and higher ranked players to win Thomas cup May 18, 2022The final against Indonesia was the most challenging as all the opponents were ranked higher than the Indian players and the head-to-head records were poor
- Explained | Why North Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak is cause for worry May 18, 2022Citing its COVID-free status and claiming that its socialist system was protecting its population from “a malicious virus”, North Korea had declined vaccine supplies, leaving its population exposed to the risk of infection. The country is now struggling to slow the spread of COVID-19 across its unvaccinated population
- Pakistani Taliban extends ceasefire with military until May 30 May 18, 2022In a meeting with a Pakistani delegation led by former ISI chief and current Peshawar Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militant group agreed to extend the ceasefire until May 30 on the demand of tribal elders, TTP spokesman Muhammad Khurasani said
- Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russian soldier pleads guilty during war crimes trial May 18, 2022Here are the latest developments from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict
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- Pakistan government bans import of luxury, non-essential items to fend off financial crisis: Report May 18, 2022
- No money to buy petrol, says Lankan govt as it urges citizens not to queue up for fuel May 18, 2022
- Three takeaways from Tuesday’s US primary elections May 18, 2022
- On a Russian talk show, retired colonel stuns colleagues by saying Ukraine invasion isn’t going well May 18, 2022
- Fears for Mariupol defenders after surrender to Russia May 18, 2022