Drones, snake robot enter wrecked Japan nuclear reactor
Japan sent on Thursday (Feb 29) two mini-drones and a “snake-shaped robot” into one of three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima plant crippled by a…
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New Zealand joins US, UK in taking action against Israeli settlers
New Zealand on Thursday joined the US and UK in sanctions on several extremist Israeli settlers amid escalating violence against Palestinians in the occupied West…
US urges Pakistan to prioritize economy, continue working with IMF
The United States has urged Pakistan to continue working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other international financial institutions for economic stability in the…
Alexei Navalny, Putin critic killed in jail, to be laid to rest in Moscow on Friday
(Syed Talat Shah): The funeral and burial of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny will take place in Moscow on Friday, according to his spokesperson, after…
US won’t send troops to ‘fight in Ukraine’
The White House said on Tuesday that the United States would not send troops to fight in Ukraine. President Joe Biden “has been clear that…
South Korea birth rate falls to all-time low
South Korea’s birth rate fell to a record low last year, the government said on Wednesday, despite having poured billions of dollars into efforts to…
Fatah, Hamas representatives to meet in Moscow
Representatives of Hamas and Fatah will meet in Moscow on February 29 to discuss the formation of a unified Palestinian government and the rebuilding of…
Algeria inaugurates ‘Africa’s biggest mosque’
Algeria inaugurated on Sunday what it described as “Africa’s biggest mosque” and the third-biggest mosque in the world, following over a decade of construction and…
2m animals die as extreme cold hits Mongolia
More than two million animals have died in Mongolia so far this winter, a government official said on Monday, as the country endures extreme cold…
Russian Court Jails Human Rights Defender Oleg Orlov for 2.5 Years
(Syed Talat Abbas Shah): A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced top human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov to two and a half years in jail for…