Category: World News

Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t a Russian attack

PRZEWODOW, Poland — NATO member Poland and the head of the military alliance both said Wednesday a missile strike in Polish farmland that killed two people did not appear to be an intentional attack, and that air defenses in neighboring Ukraine likely launched the Soviet-era projectile against a […]

Major General Goverdhan Singh Jamwal desires to see Choudhary Lal Singh, the head of Jammu U.T.

JAMMU: Last General of the state forces Major General Goverdhan Singh Jamwal desire to see Choudhary Lal Singh as the head of Jammu U.T. This has been communicated to Lal Singh in an appreciation letter by General Jamwal after going through the DSSP Manifesto, which Ch. Lal Singh […]

CBI arrests 7 more people in connection with J&K Police SI recruitment scam

New Delhi, Nov 10 : The CBI has arrested seven more people, including some police personnel, in connection with the alleged manipulation of recruitment process for sub-inspectors in Jammu and Kashmir Police, officials said Thursday. They said the arrests were made after these suspects were questioned in Jammu, […]

Nepal earthquake kills at least six villagers, rattles New Delhi

KATHMANDU, Nov 9 – An earthquake in western Nepal killed at least six villagers, four of them children, as the tremor destroyed mud and brick houses in remote communities living in the foothills of the Himalayas. The quake struck in the early hours of Wednesday when all families […]

Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13% of workforce

Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday. The job cuts come just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new owner, billionaire Elon Musk. […]

Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence

MOSCOW — American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month. The eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time […]

Treaty against fossil fuels floated at UN climate summit

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The world should confront climate change the way it does nuclear weapons, by agreeing to a non-proliferation treaty that stops further production of fossil fuels, a small island nation leader proposed Tuesday as vulnerable nations pushed for more action and money at international climate […]

Zelenskyy open to talks with Russia — on Ukraine’s terms

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president has suggested he’s open to peace talks with Russia, softening his earlier refusal to negotiate with Moscow while President Vladimir Putin is in power — while sticking to Kyiv’s demands. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s appeal to the international community late Monday to “force Russia into […]

Special Report: Voting-system firms battle right-wing rage against the machines

Nov 6 – Donald Trump’s stolen-election falsehoods have thrust America’s voting machine suppliers into a national struggle to protect their businesses. Industry leaders Dominion Voting Systems and Election Systems & Software are waging a political and public relations ground war to beat back threats to their state and […]

COP27: UN chief tells climate summit, Cooperate or perish

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — With the world on “a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator,″ the United Nations chief on Monday told dozens of leaders to ”cooperate or perish,” on avoiding further climate catastrophe, singling out the two biggest polluting countries, China and the […]

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