A prominent Chinese maritime analyst has warned that Japan’s expanding military role in the South China Sea could become more destabilising than that of the United States, as regional tensions continue to rise following the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 arbitration ruling that rejected Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims.Speaking at a security round table in […]
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Count Binface Nigel Farage’s personal approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since the 2024 general election, according to an Opinium poll, as the Reform UK leader faces scrutiny over his party’s finances and political donations.The survey of around 2,000 Britons found Farage’s net approval rating had dropped […]
USF units struck 10 vessels involved in russian maritime logistics in the Sea of Azov and near occupied Crimea Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday that its drones struck eight tankers from Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ overnight as they were delivering fuel to Crimea.In a statement posted on Telegram, Ukraine’s drone forces said the vessels were targeted […]
The ruling Congress and the Opposition continued to spar over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra accusing the State government of “facilitating violations” and Home Minister Priyank Kharge asserting that the State government was neither framing the rules nor directing Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on how […]
Rupert Lowe (left) and Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (right) Indian-origin Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has hit back at Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe after he called for a ban on carrying the Sikh ceremonial kirpan in public spaces following the murder of British-Polish teenager Henry Nowak.Dhesi, the Labour MP for Slough and one of Britain’s […]
Representative image (Photo credit: AP) Iran’s annual inflation rate surged to its highest level since World War II in May, highlighting the deepening economic crisis facing ordinary citizens as the country grapples with the fallout of conflict, sanctions and long-standing structural problems.According to data released by Iran’s Central Bank, the consumer price index rose 77.2 […]
London tube network hit by fresh strike as commuters face delays / Image: File The morning rush hour arrived with fewer trains, longer queues and growing frustration across London as Tube drivers began a fresh 24-hour strike, disrupting journeys for thousands of commuters across the capital.The walkout, which started shortly after midnight on Tuesday, June […]
UK heatwave disrupts London trains Britain’s scorching heatwave caused major travel disruption on Tuesday after smoke was reported on railway tracks near London Waterloo station, forcing train operators to cancel services and impose speed restrictions across parts of the network.South Western Railway (SWR) said smoke was spotted between London Waterloo and Vauxhall stations, prompting emergency […]
A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile on Monday (local time), according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit the Atacama desert region, around 31 km from the town of Calama, at a depth of nearly 100 km. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Chile, one of the […]
New Delhi, May 20: A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the East China Sea on Wednesday morning. The National Seismology Centre (NSC) reported that the earthquake’s epicenter was located at a latitude of 27.523 degrees North and a longitude of 128.418 degrees East. The depth of the earthquake was recorded at […]
