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June 12, 2024 9:42 AM

China hit by searing temperatures, India in the middle of a prolonged heat wave

Temperatures are hitting record highs in parts of north and central China this week, while a severe drought in the east is also threatening crops, as countries across Asia brace themselves for another summer of extreme weather. China is facing sever...

June 12, 2024 2:27 AM

Congo swears in new government after months of delay

The Democratic Republic of Congo swore in Judith Suminwa Tuluka as prime minister on Tuesday (June 11), along with her downsized 54-member cabinet, ending over six months of delays following President Felix Tshisekedi's re-election and his allies' pa...

June 12, 2024 3:11 AM

Tragic boat sinking off Yemen coast claims at least 49 lives

At least 49 people lost their lives and 140 went missing after a boat carrying refugees and migrants from the Horn of Africa to Yemen sank, according to Al Jazeera, citing the United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM). The vesse...

June 11, 2024 7:38 PM

What are tactical nuclear weapons and why is Russia holding drills?

Russia and its ally Belarus are carrying out exercises to practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons. What are these weapons, how might they be used and what do we know about the drills? WHAT ARE TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND HOW POWERFUL A...

June 11, 2024 6:22 PM

Russia begins second stage of tactical nuclear weapon drills with Belarus

Russia said on Tuesday its troops had started the second stage of drills to practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons alongside Belarusian troops after what Moscow said were threats from Western powers. Russia says the United States and it...

June 11, 2024 4:56 PM

Malawi vice president Saulos Klaus Chilima killed in plane crash

Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others on board a military aircraft that went missing on Monday were killed in a plane crash, President Lazarus Chakwera said on Tuesday. The aircraft carrying Chilima, 51, left the c...

June 11, 2024 4:41 PM

Hamas accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, Blinken calls it a ‘hopeful sign’

Hamas accepts a U.N. resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday in what the U.S. Secretary of State called "a hopeful sign". Con...

June 11, 2024 3:51 PM

French parties rush to seek alliances ahead of snap election

French political parties were rushing on Tuesday to find alliances - and trying not to fall apart - in a race against the clock to prepare for a snap election which opinion polls show Marine Le Pen's far-right party is likely to win. The euro droppe...

June 11, 2024 12:56 PM

I&B ministry announces third edition of Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the 3rd edition of the Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman for 2024, aimed at recognizing the positive role and responsibility of the media in promoting the spread of yoga both in India and...

June 11, 2024 12:33 PM

Apple brings ChatGPT and more AI to devices

Apple unveiled a long-awaited AI strategy on Monday, integrating its new "Apple Intelligence" technology across its suite of apps including Siri and bringing OpenAI's chatbot ChatGPT to its devices. In the nearly two-hour long presentation at Apple'...

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