Mon 13 October 2023: A Pakistani court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the country’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in two separate cases, a court record said. The fresh warrant was issued by an accountability court in the capital Islamabad at the request of the country’s anti-corruption watchdog, the National Accountability Bureau […]
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Mon 13 October 2023: The Chinese military will host a joint drill with soldiers from five Southeast Asian nations, beginning this week. China’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that soldiers from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam will come together in the southern Guangdong province from mid-to-late November. The joint drill is themed on “countering […]
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Mon 13 October 2023: Two Indian cities have joined the national capital, New Delhi, on the list of the world’s top 10 most polluted cities, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of light. New Delhi took the top spot, as it often […]
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Sat 11 October 2023: Pakistan extended the legal residence of nearly 1.4 million Afghan refugees until the end of 2023 but said it would not stop deporting the Afghans it says are “undocumented”. The development comes amid relentless international pressure calling for the relief to the refugee community living in Pakistan. “[The] government of Pakistan […]
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman. Sat 11 October 2023: The UK government has tabled plans to add India to an expanded list of safe states, which would speed up the process of returning Indians who travel from the country illegally and rule out their chance of seeking asylum in […]
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Big brother is watching… your phone. Illustration: The Wire Fri 10 October 2023: New Delhi: Late on Monday night, some two dozen individuals in India received alerts from Apple warning them that they are “being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated” with their Apple ID. Apple gave no specific details […]
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Thu 09 October 2023: A group of pro-India hackers have launched cyber attacks on Qatar in response to the death sentence of eight former Indian Navy officers by a Qatari court. Taking to X, Fusion Intelligence Center said that Indian Cyber Force has claimed responsibility for shutting down multiple Qatari websites following threats of cyber […]
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Thu 09 October 2023: A robot crushed a man to death in South Korea after it was unable to distinguish him from the food boxes it was transporting. The event occurred as the man, a 40-year-old employee of a robotics company, was inspecting the robot. The robotic arm mistook the man for a box of […]
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Wed 08 October 2023: The United States is viewed far more positively than China across 24 countries, with the gap between the countries widening sharply since the election of US President Joe Biden, a survey by the Pew Research Centre shows. A median of 59 percent of the public in 24 countries has a positive […]
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Wed 08 October 2023: Heavy pollution-fuelled smog forced authorities to close schools and markets this week in Pakistan’s most populous province, including the eastern city of Lahore which has risen to one of the world’s worst cities for hazardous air quality. “The government has decided to close down markets for four days from 9 to […]
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