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Month: June 2024
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North Korea sends hundreds of more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea
Seoul (TIP): North Korea launched hundreds of more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign a few days earlier, according to South Korea‘s military, in what Pyongyang calls retaliation for activists flying anti-North […]
World
World
ANC in talks with 5 parties for coalition govt in S Africa
Johannesburg (TIP): Top officials in South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) have had initial talks with representatives of five other parties over a coalition or other agreement to form a government, but no decision has […]
World
Ukraine hits Russian oil facilities
Kyiv (TIP): In Kyiv’s ongoing effort to disrupt the Kremlin’s war machine, Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a fuel depot in Russian border regions, officials in the targeted areas said on June 6. […]
World
South Asia
South Asia
South Asia
Pakistan elected as UNSC non-permanent member
United Nations (TIP): Pakistan, Somalia, Denmark, Greece and Panama on June 6 were elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term, starting January 1, 2025. They were elected by a […]
South Asia
Top leaders of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, 4 other nations likely to attend Modi’s oath ceremony
New Delhi (TIP): Top leaders of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius and Seychelles are likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the weekend, authoritative sources said on […]
South Asia
Pakistani PM Sharif in Beijing for talks with President Xi to seek more investments, elevate ties
Beijing (TIP): Visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reached Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders to elevate all-weather bilateral ties and prospects of more aid and investments to bail […]
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T20 World Cup is seeking to energize cricket’s newest format
Barely a week after the Indian Premier League final (IPL), most of the leading cricketers have already got down to the grind as the ICC Twenty20 World Cup commenced in the United States of America […]
Opinions
As I See It
Gone are days for single party majority; alliances are back
Institutions, including political outfits, always stay taller than individuals who come and go. Institutions stay. Of course, individuals contribute immensely to building institutions, but they seldom become indispensable. “The party that looked “unbeatable” till early […]
South Asia
Bangladesh launches massive evacuation as cyclone Remal approaches from Bay of Bengal
Dhaka (TIP): Bangladesh on May 27 launched an intensified evacuation campaign in vulnerable areas as it prepares for severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ forecast to make landfall by evening or midnight with a potential high tidal […]
South Asia
South Asia
World
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World
10K asylum seekers entered UK on small boats since Jan: Govt
London (TIP): Over 10,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain in small boats so far this year, updated government data showed on May 24, underlining a key challenge facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of […]
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