The US state department spokesperson on Monday addressed recent publications about democratic decline in India and reaffirmed New Delhi as an important strategic partner to Washington. While responding to a question in a press briefing, Mathew Miller said 'India is the world's largest democracy, it is an important strategic partner of the United States, and I expect that to remain true.'
The visit of the National Security Advisor of the United States, Jake Sullivan, to India this week has been postponed due to the ongoing turn of events in the Middle East. NSA Sullivan aims to conduct the annual review of the Initiative for Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) at the soonest possible time.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson announced the plans in a private meeting with GOP lawmakers on Monday, Politico said
The IAEA director general said he plans to visit Tehran in the next few weeks
Losing both your credit cards and money while abroad is a traveller's worst nightmare. And that's what happened to a Singaporean man who had his credit cards stolen while holidaying in Japan. This traveller, who only wanted to be known as Lee, shared about his experience on TikTok last Saturday (April 13): «My two credit cards were stolen while I was in Tokyo, Japan, and were misused for a total of three transactions amounting to $11,600 by the thief.» Lee told AsiaOne that he realised that his credit cards were missing after receiving a transaction alert from a bank notifying him of an unauthorised transaction. Lee shared screenshots of the fraudulent transactions made on Apr 10 on his Standard Chartered Simply Cash Credit Card which showed three purchases made at two major department stores in Tokyo — Mitsukoshi Ginza and Matsuya Ginza — amounting to 1,311,049 yen ($11,600). «What surprised me the most was that the second credit card which was left unused in the trip was also missing,» Lee told AsiaOne.
Did the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict — aggravated by Iran's assault on Israel over the weekend — expedite Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's handover to Deputy PM Lawrence Wong? Two political analysts whom AsiaOne spoke to appear to think so. It was announced on Monday (April 15) that Wong, 51, would be sworn in as Singapore's fourth prime minister on May 15. Lee said at the People's Action Party (PAP) convention last November that he would hand over leadership by the party's 70th birthday in November this year. Singapore Management University law professor Eugene Tan said: «The May handover strikes me as being on an accelerated timeline.» He added: «With the global geopolitical situation deteriorating, especially with Iran’s attack on Israel, the thinking of the leaders appear [to be] that it is better to seek a fresh mandate.» Nydia Ngiow, managing director at strategic advisory firm BowerGroupAsia, echoed Tan's sentiments.
Zhang Yatian (transliteration) thought he was being a good Samaritan, but ended up becoming a victim of a slashing instead. The 80-year-old retiree was left with several wounds on both his arms after he tried to break up a fight between two men at the hawker centre near Block 82 Redhill Lane last Saturday night (April 13), reported Shin Min Daily News. He happened to be in the area when he spotted the two men arguing. They looked like they were about to fight, he added. «I don't know what I said triggered him, but one of them started scolding me instead,» Zhang said. Zhang thought the matter was settled after one of the men went home, but the latter returned carrying a 15cm-long knife. He slashed Zhang, leaving him with a 6cm cut on his left arm, and smaller cuts on his right arm. When a reporter from Shin Min arrived at the hawker centre after the incident, seven or eight police cars were parked in the area. Police officers were also seen conducting investigations. When contacted by AsiaOne, the police said that they received a call for assistance at about 9.30pm last Saturday.
Trois familles ont été expulsées, ce lundi 15 avril, des trois logements qu'ils habitaient. Tous situés dans le quartier Faaripo 11 à Papenoo. Il s’agit d’un problème entre deux branches d’une famille qui se disent propriétaires du terrain.
Réunion, ce lundi 15 avril, au CESEC. Autour de la table, les 5 centrales syndicales et l'UNSA. Plus d'une heure de discussion afin de préparer ensemble les revendications en vue du 1er mai et d'une rencontre avec le gouvernement. Parmi les sujets prioritaires : la cherté de la vie et la PSG.
Samedi dernier, des randonneurs ont eu la peur de leur après avoir été attaqués par des chiens sur le mont Marau. L'une des victimes a été sérieusement blessée. Son état a nécessité une opération à la clinique. Attention, les photos peuvent choquer les plus sensibles.
The Chinese yuan rose by 0.95 kopecks to 12.89 rubles
The report said the Israeli retaliation will be «limited in scope»
Johnson plans to put four different bills on the floor, essentially decoupling aid for Israel from help for Ukraine, the issue that has Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene threatening to oust him from the speaker’s chair.
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating after human remains were found in the Ottawa River in Clarence-Rockland on Monday.
The ceremony will be attended by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and other dignitaries
The ruling comes in response to an attempt by the United Conservative government to block the release of the documents to a group of southern Alberta ranchers.
Tuesday's federal budget will include a tax increase on the richest Canadians, sources tell Radio-Canada. It's not clear exactly what form the tax measure will take but senior Liberal sources have told Radio-Canada that it will affect less than 1 per cent of Canadians.
Premature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more than 1 in 4 deaths among young adults aged 20–39 years attributable to opioids, new research suggests.
RIYADH: King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday sent cables of condolences to Sultan Haitham bin Tariq after 17 people died in flooding in several parts of Oman. The Saudi leaders sent their sincerest condolences to the sultan, and the families of the deceased, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Jeffrey Cook (pictured), 67, was managing director of the Airbus subsidiary GPT Special Project Management Ltd, whose sole business was working on the Saudi National Guard's communications.
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Joe Biden had made it clear that the United States would not take on a combat role in Ukraine
«Iran will face the consequences for its actions,» IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi said
Rafael Grossi reminded the Security Council that last year he outlined the principles of ensuring safety at the ZNPP to avert the danger of a nuclear incident and called on Russian and Ukraine to observe them
Police and NGO's in remote parts of Papua New Guinea are dealing with the persisting threat of sorcery accusation-related violence.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies on Monday to show the same «unity» towards Ukraine as Israel, which said it repelled an Iranian attack over the weekend with Western support. Ukraine has in recent months grown increasingly frustrated at delays in Western aid, including air defences it says are urgently needed to repel deadly Russian attacks. In a post on Telegram, Zelensky thanked allies who had responded to Ukraine's call for more air defences but said: «The intensity of Russian attacks requires greater unity». «By defending Israel, the free world has demonstrated that such unity is not only possible, but also one hundred percent effective,» he said. «The same is possible in defending Ukraine, which, like Israel, is not a NATO member, from terror,» he continued, calling for «political will» from Ukraine's allies. The US Senate passed a $95 billion package in February that included major funding to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion, as well as fresh support for Israel and Taiwan. But the legislation has stalled in the narrowly divided House of Representatives amid opposition from the Republican party's right wing. Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, however, announced Monday that a vote would be held in the coming days on the legislation, but not in its current form. Instead, the House «will vote on each of these measures separately in four different pieces», he said. He added that votes on the separate bills could occur by Friday evening, but members would be allowed to offer amendments, which could prolong the process. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba had also invoked Western support for Israel in a press conference earlier in the day, calling for more aid «as soon as possible». «We see that when allies act as one in a very coordinated way, not a single missile falls on the targets, reaches targets in Israel,» Kuleba said alongside his Norwegian counterpart. «Everything we are asking from partners, even if you cannot act the way you act in Israel, give us what we need and we will do the rest of the job,» he added. Iran over the weekend launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for a deadly April 1 strike on Tehran's consulate in Damascus. Israel's military said it intercepted 99 percent of the aerial threats with the help of the United States and other allies, and that the overnight attack caused only minor damage. © Agence France-Presse
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