Centurion, Dec 27 (UNI) Dean Elgar edged out KL Rahul’s gritty century by smashing his 14th Test ton to help South Africa take a crucial 11-run lead over India at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test at the SuperSport Park here on Wednesday. Elgar, who is playing his penultimate Test match before hanging…
Ankara, Dec 28 (UNI) Several Western countries say “the end” for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is near since “the world has already seen” the Jewish state’s “brutality” in actions in the Gaza Strip, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Chief Adviser Akif Cagatay Kilic said Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, Erdogan criticized Netanyahu and once again…
Seoul, Dec 28 (UNI) South Korea will purchase another 20 F-35A stealth fighter jets from the United States to bolster response capabilities against military threats posed by North Korea, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Wednesday, citing Seoul’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). The DAPA signed the contract for the jets made by US company…
Washington, Dec 28 (UNI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the Biden administration will not cease efforts to return US citizen Paul Whelan to the United States from his detention in Russia. “December 28 marks five years since Russian authorities wrongfully detained US citizen Paul Whelan,” the statement said on…
Beijing, Dec 28 (UNI) Four people were confirmed dead and five others are being treated after a fire broke out early Thursday morning at a self-built structure in the Dongxindian Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing, local authorities said. Preliminary investigation shows the accident was triggered after an electric bicycle caught fire. The fire had been extinguished…
Paris, Dec 28 (UNI) Jacques Delors, the former president of the European Commission and French politician, has died in his sleep at the age of 98, French media reported on Wednesday. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condolences over the death of Delors. “A statesman with a French destiny. An inexhaustible architect of our Europe….
Guna (MP), (UNI) Eight passengers were burnt alive and 14 injured when a bus – carrying approximately 30 people – overturned and burst into flames following a head-on collision with a dumper on the Guna-Aron road late Wednesday near Semri village in this district’s Bajrangarh Police Station limits. Meanwhile in Bhopal, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav…
Guna (MP), Dec 27 (UNI) A bus burst into flames after being rammed head on by a dumper in this district late Wednesday and a rescue operation is underway vis-à-vis the passengers whose precise number is hitherto unclear, police said quoting preliminary reports. Fire brigade personnel and locals are participating in the mission to bring…
Melbourne, Dec 27 (UNI) Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood’s crucial second wicket stand helped Pakistan gain a foothold on Day 2 against Australia in the second Test of the Benaud-Qadir Trophy at Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Wednesday. Pakistan trail by 124 runs after their bowling attack dismissed Australia for 318. Imam-ul-Haq and Shafique gave…
Gaza, Dec 27 (UNI) An Israeli bombardment near a hospital in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, the Gaza Health Ministry said. The ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qedra said in a statement that the death toll could rise as rescuers searched for survivors under the rubble of a residential…
