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Pentagon chief orders reforms to reduce civilian deaths

Washington – January 28 (ONLINE): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered Pentagon officials Thursday to undertake reforms to reduce the number of civilian deaths from military strikes after multiple unjustified fatal incidents. “The protection of civilians is fundamentally consistent with the effective, efficient and decisive […]

US Coast Guard searches waters off Puerto Rico after boat capsizes

Miami, Jan 28 (AFP/APP):US Coast Guard authorities searched waters off Puerto Rico Friday after a boat carrying more than 20 people capsized in the second migrant smuggling accident in a week. The Coast Guard said it received a call around 1:00 am (0500 GMT) reporting […]

14 protesters killed in east Chad amid ethnic tensions

N’Djamena, Jan 28 (AFP/APP):Fourteen protesters have been killed amid ethnic tensions in eastern Chad, a government official said Friday, while rights groups said some had died in clashes with the security forces. Residents of Abeche, the capital of Ouaddai province, protested on Monday against plans […]

In setback for NIA, Kerala High Court acquits two Muslim men in UAPA case

New Delhi, January 28 (online): In a major setback to Indian’s notorious, National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Kerala High Court acquitted two accused – Thadiyantevida Nazeer and Shafaz – in a case related to a twin bomb blast at the Kozhikode Mofussil bus stand and […]

UN chief tells Security Council: Afghanistan ‘hanging by thread’

Washington-January 27 (ONLINE): Afghanistan is “hanging by a thread,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council, calling for countries to authorize all transactions needed to carry out humanitarian activities in Afghanistan. He also pushed for a suspension of any rules or conditions constricting […]

Sexual harassment made a crime in US military

Washington-January 27 (Online): US President Joe Biden signed an executive order making sexual harassment a crime under the military justice code, in an attempt to relieve a long-term issue with which the Pentagon has struggled. The move, called for in the 2022 National Defense Authorization […]

Ocean Viking migrant ship released by Italian port

Rome, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): Migrant search and rescue group SOS Mediterranee said on Thursday it planned to return to Mediterranean waters after Italian authorities released its Ocean Viking ship following inspections. The ship was detained on January 11 at the Sicilian port of Trapani after […]

Xiomara Castro sworn in as Honduras’s first woman president

Tegucigalpa, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): Leftist Xiomara Castro was sworn in Thursday as the first woman president of Honduras at a ceremony attended by international dignitaries, after seemingly resolving a rebellion in her own party. “I promise to be faithful to the Republic, to comply with […]

Germany spy passed Ariane rocket details to Russia: prosecutors

Berlin, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): A Russian scientist working at a German university who was arrested last year for spying for Russia share information about Europe’s Ariane space rocket program, prosecutors said as they charged him on Thursday. The accused, Ilnur N., was working […]

US warns of ‘global security’ risks of Russia aggression in Ukraine: State Dept

Washington, Jan 27 (AFP/APP):US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart that Russian aggression against Ukraine threatened security and the global economy, Washington said Wednesday. “Secretary Blinken underscored the global security and economic risks posed by further Russian aggression against Ukraine and conveyed […]

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