Category: World News

India, Russia strike trade, arms deals during Putin visit

NEW DELHI, Dec 6 – Russia and India signed a flurry of trade and arms deals during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, including one that will see India produce more than 600,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles. Putin travelled […]

Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant

U.S. health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalizations. President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told CNN’s […]

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi convicted in further blow to democracy

BANGKOK — Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of Myanmar who was ousted in a de facto coup this year, was convicted on two charges Monday and handed a four-year sentence that was quickly cut in half — in proceedings widely criticized as a further effort by […]

Lt Governor addresses SKIMS’s 39th Annual Day celebrations

e-Inaugurates & lays e-foundations of several projects Expresses gratitude to all the doctors, nurses, ward boys, ambulance drivers and all other supporting staff who have worked selflessly during the two waves of COVID J&K has the highest 5% budget allocation of Rs 1,456 crore in the health sector […]

Biden and Putin set to talk about Ukraine in video call on Tuesday

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, De – U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday, with the two leaders set to discuss the tense situation in Ukraine. “Biden will underscore U.S. concerns with Russian military activities on the border with Ukraine and reaffirm the […]

Smoldering debris, mud hinder Indonesia volcano rescue

LUMAJANG, Indonesia — Rescuers were sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after the highest volcano on Java island erupted with fury, killing at least 14 people with searing gas and ash. Mount Semeru in Lumajang district in East Java province spewed […]

No shortage of sanction options if Russia invades Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has plenty of options to make good on its pledge to hit Russia financially if President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, from sanctions targeting Putin’s associates to cutting Russia off from the financial system that sends money flowing around the world. The United States […]

Musk’s Starlink to apply for India licence by end of January

NEW DELHI, Dec – Starlink, the satellite internet division of billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, will apply early next year for a commercial licence in India to provide broadband and other services, its country head said on Friday. “We hope to have applied for a commercial license […]

In democracy’s birthplace, pope warns of populist threats

ATHENS, Greece — Pope Francis warned Saturday that the “easy answers” of populism and authoritarianism are threatening democracy in Europe and called for fresh dedication to promoting the common good. Arriving in Greece, the birthplace of democracy, Francis used a speech to Greek political and cultural leaders to […]

US intelligence finds Russia planning Ukraine offensive

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has pledged to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive that could begin as soon as early 2022. The new […]

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