World | - Part 103

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All 21 crew, including 15 Indians, aboard a cargo ship, ‘MV Lila Norfolk’, safely rescued.

ION correspondentJanuary 6, 2024January 6, 2024

Updated, Jan. 4, 2024. 10.01 PM. All 21 crew, including Indians, aboard the cargo ship, ‘MV Lila Norfolk’, that was hijacked late last evening near the coast of Somalia...

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Ambiguous Ethiopia port deal fuels uncertainty over Somaliland statehood.

ION correspondentJanuary 5, 2024January 5, 2024

Somalis march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal at Yarisow stadium in Mogadishu on January 3, 2024. On Monday, an agreement signed in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, between Prime...

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Qatar court gives eight Indian Navy veterans sixty days to appeal against their prison terms.

ION correspondentJanuary 4, 2024January 4, 2024

Updated, Jan. 4, 2024. 9.03 PM. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the legal team of eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel has been given 60 days...

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379 passengers rescued from Japan Airlines plane that caught fire on runway at Tokyo airport.

ION correspondentJanuary 2, 2024January 2, 2024

A Japan Airlines airplane is on fire after a possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft with on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Live footage on public broadcaster...

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Death toll from powerful earthquake in Japan reaches 48.

EditorJanuary 2, 2024January 2, 2024

Updated, Jan. 2, 2024. 1.52 PM. n Japan, at least 48 people have now been confirmed dead in Ishikawa prefecture as search for survivors continues. The disaster ensued after...

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Japan issues tsunami alerts after 7.6 magnitude quake off the country’s coast.

Deepak BoraJanuary 1, 2024January 1, 2024

This grab of a video that surfaced on social media purportedly shows a building collapsing during a strong earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture in Japan.. The Japanese Government issued tsunami...

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Pakistan’s election body rejects former PM Imran Khan’s nomination to contest 2024 national elections.

ION correspondentDecember 31, 2023December 31, 2023

Updated, Dec. 30, 2023. 9.12 PM. Pakistan’s election body on Saturday rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nominations to contest the 2024 national elections. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief...

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Major shipping firms MSC and CMA CGM suspend passage through Red Sea.

ION correspondentDecember 17, 2023December 17, 2023

Illustrative. The “CMA CGM Palais Royal,” the world’s largest container ship powered by natural gas, sails in the bay of Marseille, southern France, on December 14, 2023. PARIS. Two...

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PM Narendra Modi holds talks with Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tarik in New Delhi.

ION correspondentDecember 17, 2023December 17, 2023

Updated, Dec. 16, 2023. 8 18 PM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sultan of Oman Haitham Bin Tarik in New Delhi on Saturday. The discussions were comprehensive...

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Govt approves declaration of Surat Airport as International Airport.

ION correspondentDecember 16, 2023December 16, 2023

Updated, Dec. 15, 2023. 8.59 PM. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to declare Surat Airport as an International Airport on Friday. This strategic move promises to unlock unprecedented...