Indian nurse convicted of killing business partner to be executed in Yemen on 16 July, says negotiator
Indian foreign ministry exploring diplomatic and legal avenues as clock ticks down to execution
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UN General Assembly condemns ‘systematic oppression’ of Afghan women
The United Nations General Assembly has denounced the “systematic oppression” of women and girls in Afghanistan by the ruling Taliban authorities.
Lockheed delivers first SPY-7 radar antennas to Japan
Japan plans to commission its two Aegis System Equipped Vessels in 2027 and 2028.
‘BRICS not aimed at any country’: China says after Trump’s tariff warning
China has responded to US President Donald Trump’s remarks about the BRICS grouping, saying the bloc does not aim to confront or oppose any country.
‘I went to China’s Mountain city where robots serve you and there’s noiseless trains’
A tourist visited China and shared everything he found incredible, claiming the country is “living in the future”.
In a country where alcohol is banned, Pakistan’s top brewery has to make changes
Pakistan’s top brewery has healthy financials despite an alcohol ban for Muslims in the Islamic country
Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan
The Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan in August 2021
Japan’s government pushes hard to woo Aussies with advanced frigate
“We the Japanese government will guarantee that the whole project, and all the contracts will go smoothly so that there will not be any delay to the project,” Osamu Nishiwaki, a top official at Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency…
EU presses China over exports of rare earth elements and Russia-Ukraine war
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has called on Beijing to end restrictions on the export of rare earth elements and warned that Chinese firms’ support for Russia’s war in Ukraine posed a serious threat to European security.
Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation: Report
Drought is pushing tens of millions of people to the edge of starvation around the world, in a foretaste of a global crisis that is rapidly deepening with climate breakdown, according to a report.