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Chinese astronauts

Three astronauts return after spacecraft hit by space debris

Beijing: Three Chinese astronauts, who aborted their departure home after their spacecraft was hit by debris, returned to earth safely Friday. The return capsule of the Shenzhou-21 spaceship, carrying the astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site...

North Korea-DPRK

North Korea rejects G7 demand, vows stronger nuclear deterrence

Pyongyang: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has denounced a joint statement issued recently by G7 foreign ministers in Canada about the DPRK's "complete denuclearisation," the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday. "The present position of the DPRK does not change according...

U.S. eases tariffs on four Latin American nations

Washington: The US administration has reached frameworks of bilateral trade agreements with Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador and Ecuador, the White House said Thursday. Under the agreements, the United States will remove reciprocal tariffs on certain items that cannot be grown, mined or naturally produced in...

EAM Jaishankar meets UN chief Guterres in New York

United Nations: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres here and said he valued the UN chief's assessment of the current global order and its implications for multilateralism and also thanked him for consistent support for India's growth. “Good to meet...

H-1B visa

US lawmaker to introduce bill to scrap H-1B visa program

New York/Washington: An American lawmaker will be introducing a bill to “completely eliminate” the H-1B visa programme and take away the pathway to citizenship that it offers, “forcing” individuals to "return home” when their visa expires. “My dear fellow Americans, I'm introducing a bill to...

Turkiye grounds C-130 fleet after crash kills 20 troops

Ankara: Turkiye has temporarily grounded its C-130 military cargo planes as a precaution, the Defence Ministry announced Thursday, following a crash in Georgia that claimed the lives of all 20 military personnel on board. The cargo plane was flying from Ganja, Azerbaijan, to Turkiye when...

 

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