US executive order seeks to shore up cyber defences
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order aimed at hardening the country’s defences against cyber attacks and making it easier to sanction nations behind such strikes. The executive order also requires companies selling software or systems to the government to prove they meet security standards laid out in an executive order […]
India and UK share deep ties, hope to further strengthen strategic relations: LS Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasised the longstanding and deep relationship between India and the UK, noting that both nations share a commitment to democracy and democratic values. He expressed his hope that the strategic ties between the two countries will be further strengthened in the future. Speaking to reporters, Birla said, “Had a meeting […]
51 dead in Israeli raids as Red Cross seeks safe access
GAZA STRIP: Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 51 more people on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said, as the Red Cross called for safe and unhindered access to bring desperately needed aid into the war-torn Palestinian territory where babies are freezing to death. An air strike killed at least 10 people in a multi-storey […]
South Korean court approves arrest of impeached president Yoon
SEOUL: A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in a criminal investigation into his martial law decree, marking the first time that a sitting president of the country has faced arrest. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) confirmed the Seoul Western District Court approved […]
Russia ascribes ship blast to ‘terrorist attack’
MOSCOW: A “terrorist act” sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week, the Russian state-owned company that owns the vessel said on Wednesday. The Oboronlogistika company said it “thinks a targeted terrorist attack was committed on Dec 23, 2024, against the Ursa Major,” it said in a statement […]
Tel Aviv plans to keep troops in demilitarised zone through winter
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to “prepare to remain” throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights. Israel seized the demilitarised zone on the strategic plateau on Sunday, just hours after rebels swept Syrian president Bashar Al […]
Fierce strikes leave 176 dead in Sudan
PORT SUDAN: At least 176 people were killed in two days of army and paramilitary strikes across Sudan, according to tolls provided by officials, activists and lawyers on Tuesday. In Omdurman, part of the Sudanese capital, paramilitary shelling killed at least 65 people and wounded hundreds on Tuesday, according to the state’s army-aligned governor. A […]
Trump to end birthright US citizenship
• Vows mass deportation of undocumented immigrants; promises pardons for Jan 6 rioters on his first day in office • Plans to reduce military aid to Ukraine WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump in an interview aired on Sunday vowed to make immediate and sweeping changes after he takes office on Jan 20, such as pardons […]
Musk spent over $250m in Trump’s election campaign
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help Donald Trump win the presidential election, according to new filings, underscoring the influence one of the world’s wealthiest people had on this year’s White House race. The billionaire owner of electric car maker Tesla and SpaceX gave $259 million to groups supporting […]
Magnitude 7 quake strikes off California
LOS ANGELES: A magnitude seven earthquake hit off the northern California coast on Thursday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large stretch of the California and Oregon coasts. Some 4.7 million residents of California and Oregon were under the tsunami warning, the National Weather Service said. But the tsunami warning was lifted an hour later. […]