Day: February 4, 2023
Pakistan to seek Afghan Taliban leader’s help to control TTP
A desperate Pakistan has sought Afghan Taliban chief Haibuttallah Akhundzada’s help to rein in the outlawed Pakistani Taliban outfit responsible for a wave of terror attacks in the country. Pakistan’s civil and military leadership decided to seek Afgha…
The occupation of Palestine intensifies
Israeli media’s myopic coverage as violence spirals. Plus, the complexities and nuances of translating literary work.
Scientist who edited babies’ genes says he acted ‘too quickly’
Exclusive: He Jiankui stops short of apologising for procedure that shocked the world of science in 2018The scientist at the heart of the scandal involving the world’s first gene-edited babies has said he moved “too quickly” by pressing ahead with the …
Israeli soldiers kill unarmed Palestinian in West Bank
Israeli forces have shot dead an unarmed Palestinian man in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has confirmed. The shooting incident brought the number of Palestinian fatalities from the Israeli violence this year to 36.
U.S. Gets Access To 9 Military Bases In The Philippines (Update)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (C) reviews honour guards upon arrival at the Department of National Defense at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila on February 2, 2023. © Rolex Dela Pena, AFP EurAsian Times: US Gets Access…
Russian offensive ‘plausible’ on invasion anniversary as Putin ‘piggybacks’ Stalin legacy
Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody was speaking during a week in which a bust of the former Soviet leader was erected in Volgograd – once known as Stalingrad – in advance of a visit by the Russian President on Thursday.
People in England aged under 50 urged to get free Covid booster
NHS also says Sunday 12 February is last day this age group can attend a site for primary vaccinationsPeople in England aged 49 and younger are being urged to come forward for their free Covid booster if they have not yet received a full set of injecti…
Gov Threatens Jail for Dangerously Diseased Americans Refusing Treatment
Everyone probably knows what happens if you don’t quarantine tuberculosis, which is why laws were written to detain it. …over the past year, the health department has repeatedly sought and been granted court orders compelling the woman to i…
Russia says top Iranian security official to visit Moscow within days
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani will visit Russia next week for consultations on Afghanistan, Russian special presidential envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said.