Israel says it successfully tests long-range missile defence-
By Associated Press JERUSALEM: Israel said Tuesday it has successfully tested a system designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the […]
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US Airlines again warn of potential disruption from 5G rollout-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The airline industry is raising the stakes in a showdown with AT&T and Verizon over plans
EXPLAINER: 5G and air travel
CEOs of the nation’s largest airlines say that interference from the new 5G wireless service on aeroplane altimeters is worse
Australia reports record COVID-19 deaths, hospitals under pressure
Australia reported a record high of COVID-19 deaths Tuesday, and its second-largest state declared an emergency in hospitals to cope
Afghanistan quake death toll reaches 26, including children-
By Associated Press KABUL: The United Nations on Tuesday raised the death toll from twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan the
Kazakhstan’s ex-leader Nursultan Nazarbayev rejects reports that he fled abroad-
By Associated Press MOSCOW: Kazakhstan’s influential former leader released a short video on Tuesday in which he talked about the
Poland braces for highest infection rate so far in new Covid wave-
By Associated Press WARSAW: Poland’s health officials say that the country has entered a new, fifth wave, in the coronavirus pandemic,
At 43, Malta legislator Roberta Metsola becomes third female EU Parliament president, youngest till-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: Roberta Metsola, a Christian Democrat from Malta, was elected president of the European Union’s parliament Tuesday,
Amid invasion speculations, Russian military starts combat drills as Ukraine talks stall-
By AFP BELARUS: Russian troops arrived in Belarus on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, for snap military drills, as Moscow hosted Germany’s
Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa vows to fix ‘misconceptions’ over human rights record-
By AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president vowed Tuesday, January 18, 2022, to change “misconceptions” of his country’s human rights record,