US approves transfer of Danish, Dutch F-16s to Ukraine

Washington (IANS) The US has approved the transfer of American-made F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and the Netherlands to Kiev as soon as Ukrainian pilots are fully trained to operate them, a State Department spokesperson said.

"This way, Ukraine…

Fast-moving wildfire prompts emergency declaration in Canadian province

Ottawa (IANS) Authorities in Canada's British Columbia (BC) province have declared a state of emergency as a fast-moving wildfire is threatening to destroy more homes in the area around the city of West Kelowna, the media reported on Saturday.

Debate on siren's role in deadly Hawaii wildfires forces official to resign

Honolulu (IANS) As the death toll from the Hawaii wildfires is still on the rise, the debate has got heated around whether sirens could have made a difference against the deadliest fires in modern US history.

The fires that started on August…

5th email bomb threat warns of blowing up S.Korea's Supreme Court

Seoul (IANS) South Korean police are looking into an email bomb threat targeting the Supreme Court and other locations but have not found any explosives so far, after a fifth such email was sent apparently from Japan, officials said on Thursday.

Fierce clashes in Libya after commander's arrest kill 55 people

Tripoli (IANS) At least 55 people were killed and 146 others injured in fierce clashes that erupted in Tripoli between two militia groups that back Libya's UN-supported government following the detention of a military commander, local media reports…

Unprecedented security at Indian embassy in Washington for Khalistan rally

Washington (IANS) The US made unprecedented security arrangements at the Indian embassy in Washington D.C. on Tuesday in view of the demonstration by Khalistan activists, who had used particularly vitriolic language in the run-up to it.

Armed…

Sudan's civil aviation authority opens airspace in eastern sector

Khartoum (IANS) Amid the ongoing violent conflict, Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority has reopened the airspace in the country's eastern sector.

 "The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority issued a notice to open the airspace for air traffic…

Ex-US President Donald Trump indicted in fourth case

Washington (IANS) Former US President Donald Trump was charged along with 18 alleged accomplices in connection with attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election count in the state of Georgia.

Late Monday night, Trump was charged with…

Death toll from Hawaii wildfires rises to 99

Honolulu (IANS) The death toll from the devastating wildfires in the US state of Hawaii's Maui Island has increased to 99, authorities said on Tuesday.

Addressing reporters, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said that "there are 99 so far",…

Over 2,000 war-era explosives found buried in Cambodia school

Phnom Penh (IANS) The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) experts have recovered more than 2,000 pieces of war-era unexploded ordnance (UXO) buried in a school campus in Kratie province, an official said on Monday.

"Within a three-day period…