New Delhi: A boat bound for Spain has capsized off the coast of Morocco. More than 40 Pakistan nationals have died and more than 50 are believed to have drowned in the accident. Pakistani officials gave information about the incident last Thursday. According to reports, the people on board the boat were trying to reach…
California: Fresh wildfires in California are expected to spread more as the weathermen have predicted strong gusty winds reaching to almost 75 mph. Fresh evacuations have also been ordered by the government to prevent further loss of lives. It is worth mentioning here that, as many as 26 people have died and as many as 12,000…
Los Angeles: In the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, many parts of the city have been seen to be coated with a pink powder like substance. The pink powder for forestfire has drawn the attention of several internet users. The pink powder is called Phos-Chek it is a flame retardant. The powder has been used to…
Port Louis: Strengthening maritime cooperation between India and Mauritius, Indian Navy Ship INS Sarvekshak completed first phase of joint hydrographic survey in Port Louis, Indian Navy said on Wednesday. R Sooroojebally, Commissioner of Police, Mauritius Police Force, visited the ship and and was briefed on progress of survey operations. CO INS Sarvekshak met India’s High…
United Nations: Gang violence in Haiti drove a record of more than 1 million people from their homes last year, the United Nations said. The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the figure marked a threefold increase in displacement within a year, rising from 315,000 in December 2023, Xinhua news agency reported. In the…
Los Angeles: Firefighters continued to work overnight to contain wildfires in greater Los Angeles, with “particularly dangerous” winds warning in effect through Wednesday. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions will continue for coastal Southern California including the areas of the wildfires in Los Angeles County, said the US National Weather Service (NWS) on Tuesday….
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement that it targeted a power plant in the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, using a “winged missile.” “The attack achieved its goal successfully,” Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in the statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. Also, Sarea said his group carried out another attack…
Johannesburg: A total of 118 illegal miners were brought to the surface during rescue operations at an abandoned gold mine in Stilfontein in South Africa’s North West Province, with 36 confirmed dead, according to the police. As rescue operations entered the second day, “a total of 118 illegal miners have been extracted as of 4:00…
South Korean authorities arrested impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol over insurrection accusations related to his December 3 martial law declaration, news agency Reuters reported citing investigators. This marks the first ever arrest of an incumbent South Korean president. A motorcade was seen leaving the gates of his hillside residence where Yoon Suk Yeol was holed…
In a tragic incident, as many as 100 workers have died in an illegal gold mine in South Africa. The workers, who were trapped in the mine for several months, have died of starvation. Around 100 workers were trapped in a gold mine in Buffelsfontein, near the city of Stellenbosch in South Africa. According to…
