BEIJING/HONG KONG: China needs the capability to shoot down low-earth-orbit Starlink satellites and defend tanks and helicopters against shoulder-fired Javelin missiles, according to Chinese military researchers who are studying Russia’s struggles in Ukraine in planning for possible conflict with US -led forces in Asia.A Reuters review of almost 100 articles in more than 20 defence … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States Senate on Tuesday confirmed Indian-American Arun Subramanian to be the District Judge for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), thus making him the first South Asian judge to serve on this bench. The United States confirmed the nomination of Subramanian by a vote of 58-37 Tuesday evening. “We have confirmed … Read more
JENIN (WEST BANK): The Israeli army raided a home in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, triggering a battle that killed at least six Palestinians and wounded more than two dozen others, Palestinian health officials said. The military said that one of those killed in the Jenin refugee camp was the … Read more
KYIV: The six-month battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been the longest and bloodiest fight of the war so far.Little known outside Ukraine before the Russian invasion, Bakhmut has become a symbol of the country’s fortitude and perseverance in the face of the Kremlin’s onslaught.The Ukrainian leadership vowed again this week to keep … Read more
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday vowed to remove illegal migrants within weeks under a controversial new plan to stop people crossing the Channel illegally on small boats.Sunak was speaking after his Conservative government unveiled its proposals, which it acknowledged were stretching international law amid an outcry from rights campaigners.More than 45,000 migrants … Read more
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is preparing to relax Covid-19 testing restrictions for travellers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the administration has decided to roll back the testing requirements as … Read more
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian army would have an “open road” into eastern Ukraine if it captures the besieged city of Bakhmut, US media reported Tuesday.“We understand that after Bakhmut they could go further. They could go to Kramatorsk, they could go to Sloviansk, it would be open road for the Russians … Read more
MATAMOROS: Two US citizens kidnapped by suspected Mexican drug traffickers were found dead Tuesday while two others survived, in what officials said appeared to be a tragic case of mistaken identity.Washington vowed to do everything in its power to ensure justice for the victims, who crossed the border into the crime-plagued city of Matamoros in … Read more
JAKARTA: Rescuers were searching for 42 people still missing Tuesday after two landslides triggered by torrential rains hit villages on an island in Indonesia’s remote Natuna regency, disaster officials said. Dozens of soldiers, police and volunteers joined the search in the Genting and Pangkalan villages on a remote island surrounded by choppy waters and high … Read more
NEW YORK: An Indian-origin woman has died while her daughter and the pilot instructor were injured in a small plane crash in the New York area when they were on a “demonstration flight”, media reports said.Roma Gupta, 63, and her daughter Reeva Gupta, 33, were on board the small plane on Sunday as its pilot … Read more