Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military drills, Beijing’s defence ministry said. Beijing and Moscow have close defence links and China has said it wants to push bilateral relations “to a higher level,” even as Moscow faces international sanctions and widespread condemnation over its war in Ukraine. China’s defence ministry مزید پڑھیں

A, with at least one in eight leaving the country since its war with Ukraine began.The Jewish Agency helps Jews around the world move to Israel. It says an astonishing 20,500 of Russia’s estimated total of 165,000 Jews have gone since March. Thousands more have moved to other countries. Undoubtedly the spectre of historical Jewish مزید پڑھیں

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return to the island nation next week after fleeing in July amid mass protests, local media reported on Wednesday. According to Sri Lankan media Udayanga Weeratunga, a former Sri Lankan envoy to Russia who is related to Rajapaksa, said he will arrive in Sri Lanka on Aug, 24. مزید پڑھیں

A Chinese re­­search vessel bristling with antennas and communication gear docked at Sri Lanka’s Chinese-run port of Hambantota on Tuesday despite concerns from India and the United States about its alleged spying activities. The Yuan Wang 5 entered the deep-sea port after securing permission to enter Sri Lankan waters on the condition it would not مزید پڑھیں

Convicts involved in gang rape and murder during the Gujarat pogrom in 2002 have been released after their application for remission of sentence was approved by the state government, Indian media reported. The 11 men serving life imprisonment in Gujarat’s Godhra Town, particularly in relation to the Bilkis Bano gang rape case, were released on مزید پڑھیں

Some two-thirds of the world could starve to death in the event of a nuclear war between Russia and the United States, according to a Rutgers University led study published Monday. According to international media, Rutgers University scientists drew out the impacts of six potential nuclear conflict scenarios. The worst-case scenario, a full-scale conflict between مزید پڑھیں

A Myanmar junta court jailed Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption on Monday, a source close to the case said, taking the ousted leader’s prison time to 17 years. Suu Kyi, 77, has been detained since the generals toppled her government in a coup on February 1 last year, ending the Southeast مزید پڑھیں

A man in India was arrested for hoisting Pakistan’s flag on his rooftop on Saturday. Salman Ahmed, 21, hoisted the flag on his house in Bedupura village under the Taryan Sujan police station area in Kushinagar. The police reported that Ahmed was taken to a local court, which sent him to judicial custody. According to مزید پڑھیں

A US delegation of lawmakers has arrived in Taiwan for a two-day visit during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen. A five-member delegation will meet senior leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, and trade following US House Speaker Pelosi’s visit and amid increasing tensions with China. According to international media, Beijing, which claims مزید پڑھیں

At least 41 people have reportedly been killed in a fire at a church in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. The number of dead was announced by the country’s Coptic Church, citing health officials. According to international media, fourteen other people were reportedly injured. An electrical fire broke out as 5,000 worshippers gathered for mass at the مزید پڑھیں