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Flight catches fire after rough landing in Canada amid South Korean plane crash

Dec 29, 2024, at 02:44 pm

Passengers on a Canadian flight went through scary moments after the plane caught fire while facing landing difficulties at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Goffs region on Sunday.

USA: Oldest Pearl Harbor attack survivor Warren “Red” Upton dies at 105

Dec 29, 2024, at 01:54 pm

The oldest American living survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack died on Wednesday, media reports said.

At least 124 killed as Jeju Air flight crashes at South Korea's Muan airport

Dec 29, 2024, at 01:05 pm

At least 124 people were killed after a plane with 181 people on board crashed at South Korea's Muan airport as it skidded off the runway while landing and burst into flames hitting a fence on Sunday morning, Reuters reported.

85 killed as plane with 181 people on board crashes in South Korea's Muan airport

Dec 29, 2024, at 10:16 am

At least 85 people were killed after a plane with 181 people on board crashed at South Korea's Muan airport as it skidded off the runway while landing and burst into flames hitting a fence on Sunday morning, media reports said.

'My step dad's Indian': Elon Musk’s former girlfriend Grimes condemns growing anti-India rhetoric in US

Dec 28, 2024, at 10:30 pm

Canadian musician and Elon Musk’s former partner, Grimes, has spoken out about the growing anti-India sentiment on American social media, revealing that she was raised in a half-Indian household.

Days after plane crash, Putin apologises to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev for 'tragic incident' in Russian airspace

Dec 28, 2024, at 08:28 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin extended an apology to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Saturday over a "tragic incident" involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed in Russian airspace on Wednesday.

US slams Hong Kong for issuing arrest warrants, bounties targeting six overseas democracy activists

Dec 28, 2024, at 07:00 pm

The United States has criticised the Hong Kong government's action of issuing new arrest warrants and bounties targeting six overseas democracy activists.

Nineteen Pakistani soldiers die after Afghanistan targets 'several points' in retaliation to airstrikes

Dec 28, 2024, at 06:29 pm

At least 19 Pakistani soldiers and three Afghan civilians died after heavy clashes erupted between security forces of the two neighbouring nations at the border crossing points, media reports said on Saturday.

‘I saw the blood on the tarmac’: top UN official in Yemen recounts aftermath of Israel airstrike on Sanaa airport

Dec 28, 2024, at 05:34 pm

Fresh details of the Israeli airstrike on Sana’a airport, which occurred as Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) was preparing to fly out of the country, have been provided by Julien Harneis, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen.

Manmohan Singh was a man of exceptional intelligence, says former Canadian PM Stephen Harper

Dec 28, 2024, at 04:48 pm

Former Canadian PM Stephen Harper consoled the death of Manmohan Singh and described the two-time late Indian PM as an individual of 'exceptional intelligence, integrity, and wisdom'.

US issued over 1 million nonimmigrant visas to Indians for second straight year, says Embassy

Dec 28, 2024, at 03:14 pm

The US Mission in India on Friday said it issued more than one million nonimmigrant visas for the second year in a row, including a record number of visitor visas, underscoring the huge demand of Indians for travel to the United States.

UNICEF assessment reflects 2024 was one of the worst years in history for children in conflict

Dec 28, 2024, at 02:18 pm

The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels in 2024, as per an assessment by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

'External interference' might have caused plane crash in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan Airlines claims

Dec 28, 2024, at 01:32 am

Azerbaijan Airlines said "external physical and technical interference" led to a major plane crash in Kazakhstan on Wednesday which left 38 people dead out of 67 on board, media reports said.

Pakistan: Two police constables die after unknown attackers target them in Shikarpur

Dec 27, 2024, at 06:40 pm

At least two police constables died in Pakistan's Shikarpur district on Wednesday when unknown attackers opened fire on them, media reports said.

Bangladesh: 17 Christian houses burned down in Bandarban on Christmas eve

Dec 27, 2024, at 04:44 pm

At least 17 houses belonging to the Christian community members were torched by unknown attackers on Christmas eve in Bangladesh's Bandarban region on the intervening night of December 24 and 25, media reports said.

South Korea: Lawmakers vote to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo

Dec 27, 2024, at 03:39 pm

Less than two weeks after the South Korean Parliament stripped President Yoon Suk Yeol of his power over his short-lived martial law, the country's lawmakers on Friday voted to impeach prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo, plunging the nation into a political crisis.

Ukraine captures injured North Korean soldier who was fighting for Russia, claims South Korea

Dec 27, 2024, at 01:17 pm

South Korean spy agency has confirmed that Ukraine captured a wounded North Korean soldier who was sent to the country to support Russia's ongoing conflict against the neighbouring country.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus escapes unhurt as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen airport

Dec 27, 2024, at 09:58 am

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other UN staff members were present at the international airport in Sanaa when an Israeli airstrike hit it.

China’s likely 6th generation stealth fighter takes flight; India faces rising aerial threat near borders

Dec 26, 2024, at 09:23 pm

A video showcasing a new Chinese stealth fighter jet, possibly a 6th-generation strike aircraft, has surfaced on social media, reported NDTV.

15,000 Taliban fighters march to Pakistani border after deadly airstrikes

Dec 26, 2024, at 07:46 pm

The tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated dramatically, with reports of around 15,000 Taliban fighters marching toward the Pakistani border, media reports said.

Azerbaijan Airlines crash: Experts suggest possible missile strike by Russia near Kazakhstan

Dec 26, 2024, at 06:34 pm

Baku: Military experts have suggested that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Kazakhstan's Aqtau on Christmas Day, en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia, may have been "accidentally struck" by a Russian surface-to-air missile or antiaircraft fire, media reports said.

Canada announces change to immigration system, likely to impact Indians seeking permanent residence

Dec 26, 2024, at 12:09 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Canada has announced some significant changes to its Express Entry immigration system which are likely to impact the Indians seeking to migrate to the North American country for better job opportunities.

Azerbaijan Airlines tragedy: 32 passengers rescued, flight attempted several emergency landing before crashing

Dec 25, 2024, at 11:43 pm

A total of 32 passengers have been rescued after a passenger plane with 67 onboard flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday, media reports said.

President Zelenskyy describes Russian attack on Ukraine on Christmas Day as 'inhumane'

Dec 25, 2024, at 06:45 pm

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday described the Russian aerial attack on his nation on Christmas Day as 'inhumane'.

UN General Assembly approves $3.72 billion budget for 2025

Dec 25, 2024, at 05:16 pm

The General Assembly wrapped up the main part of its 79th session on Tuesday, approving a $3.72 billion budget for the United Nations in 2025 and adopting a new programme to support landlocked developing countries.

Twenty-seven survive after Azerbaijan Airlines flight with 67 onboard crashes in Kazakhstan

Dec 25, 2024, at 02:39 pm

At least 27 people are believed to have survived after a passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday, media reports said.

Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane enroute to Russia with over 70 people onboard crashes in Kazakhstan

Dec 25, 2024, at 01:49 pm

A passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines carrying over 70 people crashed near Aktau airport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, media reports said.

Syria: Christmas tree set on fire by suspected 'Islamists', Christians protest

Dec 25, 2024, at 10:37 am

Christians demonstrated in several Syrian cities, demanding protection, after unidentified people set a Christmas tree on fire in Suqaylabiyah town on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan strikes TTP camps in Afghanistan, Taliban government claims civilians killed

Dec 25, 2024, at 09:12 am

Pakistan on Tuesday said its fighter jets bombed four locations where camps of banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were located in Afghanistan's Pak­tika province which left several terrorists killed or wounded, media reports said.