Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed
Reuters journalists have been freed after more than 500 days.They were charged by Myanmar under the country’s Official Secrets Act for reporting on a massacre of Rohingya civilians. They had …
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What is Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system?
Israel has claimed that Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has fired at least 90 rockets into southern Israel.It said that it’s Iron Dome aerial defence system had intercepted dozens …
Read MoreRohingya trafficking: vigil up on Myanmar border
Assam Rifles has increased vigil along the India-Myanmar border and asked the local people to travel with proper identity proof to and from Moreh- a trade town in Manipur. The …
Read MoreNew initiative measuring violent deaths worldwide
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI) has launched a new initiative called Global Registry of Violent Deaths(GReVD) to establish the annual number of violent deaths worldwide. SIPRI’s Global Registry of Violent …
Read MoreSushma Swaraj, Shah Mehmood Qureshi to attend SCO meet
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will be attending a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on May 21,2019. This meeting could …
Read MoreU.S. to hike tariffs on $200 bn of Chinese goods
United States has announced that it would raise tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% because trade talks are moving too slowly. The United States and China are …
Read MoreIndia, UK in talks to build Naval supercarrier under ‘Make in India’: Report
According to a report,India and the United Kingdom are in talks to build a new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier along the lines of the UK’s HMS Queen Elizabeth as a part …
Read MoreBrunei says it won’t enforce gay death penalty after backlash
Brunei has extended a moratorium on the death penalty to incoming legislation prohibiting sax-sex relationships and adultery. The moratorium comes in the backdrop of global backlash against the country led …
Read MoreUN agency praises India’s timely response
The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has appreciated the Indian Meteorological Department’s pinpoint accuracy of early warnings of Cyclone Fani that has helped authorities conduct a well-targeted …
Read MoreNorth Korea fires several unidentified short-range missile
North Korea has fired several short range projectiles into the Sea of Japan.It could be North Korea’s first short range missile launch after more than a year. The aim of …
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