Views: 6 TRT WORLD Sri Lanka’s first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission has said. The election will be the first test of the public mood since the height of the 2022 downturn, which caused months of food, fuel and medicine shortages across […]
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Views: 3 President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Judge Mandisa Maya as the new Chief Justice. The announcement was made on Thursday through a statement released by the office of the Presidency. Maya is the country’s first female Chief Justice. Her appointment follows an interview with the Justice Service Commission on May 21 to ascertain her suitability to
Views: 6 Development of the Hanwha fighter engine will take more than ten years, at which time it will “compete with the GE F414” engine powering various aircraft. South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has confirmed its intention to shake up the fighter engine market with its own indigenous unit set to power fifth-generation combat aircraft. Speaking with Airforce Technology at
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Views: 5 Greece is strengthening its regional stability and Nato interoperability by purchasing fighter jets. Greece has officially joined the F-35 Lightning II global alliance, enhancing its defence capabilities and Nato interoperability. Greece has solidified its intent to bolster its air force capabilities by signing a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for 20 F-35
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Views: 67 Simon Peter Aleper, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Vice Chairperson for the Karamoja sub-region, died Tuesday following a fatal accident along the Iganga-Tirinyi Highway. The late Simon Peter Aleper (NRM Vice Chairman in charge of Karamoja) According to a statement by the Busoga East Region Police, the accident occurred around 1:00 am at
Views: 2 Straits Times WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 24 turned an address to the US Congress into a forceful defence of Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip. He cast it as a battle for the survival of the Jewish state while making almost no mention of the tens of
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Views: 5 Straits Times SINGAPORE – Multiple flights between Singapore and cities affected by Typhoon Gaemi were cancelled or rescheduled on July 25, as the powerful typhoon heads towards southern China after sweeping past the Philippines and Taiwan on July 24. According to Changi Airport’s website, two Xiamen Airlines flights between Singapore and Fuzhou
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Views: 3 ALARABIYA Israel’s national anthem was loudly jeered before its soccer team kicked off play at the Paris Olympics against Mali on Wednesday night. The game began with a massive security presence outside the stadium amid an increasingly strained international climate that has Paris’ safety efforts squarely in the spotlight. The Israel team arrived
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Views: 8 ALARABIYA Frankfurt airport, Germany’s busiest, has resumed operations after suspending flights on Thursday morning when several climate activists blocked runways by gluing themselves to the tarmac. Planes were able to take off and land again, the airport said on its website, but passengers were still advised to check on their flight status before
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Views: 3 ALARABIYA Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of deadly unrest, as student leaders weighed the future of the protests that precipitated the disorder. Last week’s violence killed at least 193 people including several police officers, according to an AFP count of victims reported by police and
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