South Africa on high alert after five confirmed cases of monkeypox
Johannesburg, June 12 - South Africa is on high alert following the outbreak of monkeypox in May, with five laboratory-confirmed cases including one death, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Wednesday.
Kuwait’s Emir directs officials to find cause behind deadly fire incident
Kuwait City, June 12 - Kuwait's Emir, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, has directed the country's authorities to find the cause behind Wednesday's tragic fire in a building in Kuwait City's Mangaf area which has reportedly killed over 40 people, including many Indian workers.
MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh leaving for Kuwait to oversee assistance after tragic fire incident
New Delhi, June 12 - Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, is leaving for Kuwait after several Indian workers were feared dead in a tragic building fire in the Mangaf area of Kuwait City on Wednesday.
Report highlights worsening human rights situation in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar, June 12 - A security report prepared by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province paints a suffering tale of public unrest, killings, terrorism, climate crisis, and health severity during the year 2023, calling on the
Both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in Gaza: UN
Geneva, June 12 - Both Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have committed war crimes since the conflict there erupted on October 7 last year, according to a report by the UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday.
EU slaps extra tariffs of up to 38 per cent on Chinese EVs
New Delhi, June 12 - The European Commission on Wednesday announced to impose provisional duties of up to 38.1 per cent on the import of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs).
Germany bans local Salafist Muslim group with large internet reach
Berlin, June 12 - Authorities in Germany have moved to ban a Muslim association based in the central city of Braunschweig, accusing the group of spreading extremist views.
Kuwait building fire: Indian Ambassador meets injured in hospital
New Delhi, June 12 - Adarsh Swaika, Ambassador of India to Kuwait, visited the Farwaniya Hospital in Kuwait city where many Indian workers injured in Wednesday's fire incident have been admitted.
Google, Apple fined for allegedly violating location data law in South Korea
Seoul, June 12 - The South Korean units of Google and Apple were among firms fined for allegedly violating a law on location data collection, the telecom regulator here said on Wednesday.
160 rockets fired at northern Israel: Israeli Army
Jerusalem, June 12 - About 160 rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel on Wednesday morning, said the Israeli army, after Israeli airstrikes killed four Hezbollah officials, including a senior commander.
Dozens, including several Indian workers, dead in Kuwait building fire
New Delhi, June 12 - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed deep shock over the tragic fire incident in Kuwait city which has resulted in dozens of deaths, including of many Indian nationals.
More than 35 killed in fire in Kuwait
Kuwait City, June 12 - More than 35 people died when a fire broke out in a building housing workers in Kuwait early on Wednesday, officials said.
Weapons, ammunition caches seized in Afghanistan
Kabul, June 12 - Afghanistan's security forces have discovered weapons and ammunition caches in northern Takhtar and Baghlan provinces, the country's Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on Wednesday.
South Korea: Doctors at major hospitals decide to stage indefinite walkouts
Seoul, June 12 - Doctors at major hospitals in the South Korean capital Seoul and its neighboring areas have decided to stage indefinite walkouts, while medical professors are expected to join a planned strike by community doctors next week.
Hong Kong passports of six ‘absconders’ cancelled using new law
Shenzhen, China, June 12 - Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday said they are cancelling the passports of six activists who "absconded" to the UK, using powers from a controversial new national security bill in the Chinese special administrative region.
4.8 magnitude quake jolts South Korea; 15 aftershocks reported
Seoul, June 12 - A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the southwestern county of Buan in South Korea on Wednesday, the weather agency said.
Vladmir Putin revamps govt body supervising Russia’s defence industry
Moscow, June 12 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a presidential decree to update the composition of the Military-Industrial Commission and its board by appointing new members including Defense Minister Andrei Belousov.
Denmark PM after attack: ‘I am not quite myself’
Copenhagen, June 12 - In her first interview since a man attacked her last week, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that she is still in the process of fully recovering.
US to provide another Patriot system to Ukraine: Report
Washington, June 12 - US President Joe Biden is planning to make another Patriot air defence system available to Ukraine to fend off Russian aerial attacks, the media reported, citing unnamed US government sources.
Mexican president says judicial reform bill could be approved in September
Mexico City, June 12 - Mexico's legislature could approve a bill to reform the judicial system in September, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said, downplaying market "jitters" over the controversial initiative that sparked a depreciation in the Mexican peso.