Washington: “Qassem Suleimani was the architect and operational commander of the Iranian effort to solidify control on the Middle East. Therefore, the killing of Soleimani is more significant than the killing of Osama bin Laden or even the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr-al-Baghdadi,” said former chief of CIA David Petraeus. Petraeus had led […]
Washington: The United States has imposed fresh restrictions on the export of Artificial Intelligence (AI) software linked to Geospatial Imagery, to China and other countries. As per the order, the companies exporting software in this special category will have to obtain a permit from the US administration. The new restrictions have been imposed to prevent […]
Vienna: – A major cyber attack was carried out in Austria, one of the leading countries in the European Union. The computer systems linked to the foreign ministry of Austria were targeted in the cyber attack. The Austrian government has stated this to be a severe attack and indicated that there could be an international […]
London: Iran has threatened to avenge the killing of General Qassem Soleiman, who was killed in a US drone attack. The threat from Iran and its affiliated groups in the Middle East to the US as well as its allies continues to increase. Against this background, the United Kingdom has dispatched two warships and a unit […]
Tripoli: An airstrike on the Military Academy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, on Saturday night killed 33 people. The Libyan government has held Haftar’s rebels responsible for the attack. On the other hand, the insurgents counter alleged saying that they did not have any connection whatsoever with the attack while the Libyan government and […]
Jakarta: A new challenge has come up for the Chinese efforts, to dominate the South China Sea region. Indonesia announced an increase in patrolling around the Natuna Islands, claimed by China as its territory. A few days ago, the Chinese ships intruded in the marine limits of the Natuna Islands and Indonesia issued a warning […]
Beijing: An epidemic of an unknown virus is rapidly spreading in China and thus, alerts have been issued in the Asian countries. The epidemic broke out in the Wuhan city of the Hebei province. The Chinese agencies have informed that 44 people have been infected in the last few days. But there is a fear […]
Washington: Iran claims that the killing of Major General Soleimani amounts to a declaration of war against Iran by the United States. Some other countries too echo the opinion. But as per US President Donald Trump, Soleimani was killed not to start, but to avert a war. President Trump justified his actions saying that Soleimani […]
Athens: Israel, Greece and Cyprus signed a deal to build the ambitious EastMed Gas Pipeline, for supplying fuel directly from Israel to Europe. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was present for the meeting held in the Greek capital of Athens, for this purpose. Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a reaction that this agreement is a historic […]
Moscow: A Russian news channel claimed that the global economy would take a blow to the tune of USD 20 trillion because of climate change. This claim is based on the reports published by various international groups, experts and insurance companies, over the last few months. The report says that the housing, fuel, tourism and […]