South Korea urged North Korea on Wednesday to acknowledge the issue of prisoners of the 1950-53 Korean War detained in the country and cooperate in uncovering their fate. Seoul made the call during an interagency meeting on the issue of prisoners of war (POW) — the first session of its kind under the Yoon Suk.
Colombo: Sri Lanka welcomed 151,496 international tourists in November, the highest monthly number of visitors it received in 2023, according to the latest data released by the tourism authority. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said this is the first time that the number of tourists to the South Asian country passed the 150,000.
Peshawar: At least six people, including four children, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion near a school in Pakistan’s Peshawar city on Tuesday, officials said. Naveed Akhtar, district emergency officer of the state-run Rescue 1122, told Xinhua news agency that the IED went off on the roadside near the Peshawar Public School.
Japan: Lower House on Tuesday passed a bill to prevent the controversial religious sect Unification Church from moving assets as concerns grew that the religious group would attempt to hide its funds overseas as it faces compensation demands. The bill was okayed at a plenary session in parliament by the House of Representatives, to ensure.
Toronto: Police have sought public assistance in locating four Indian-origin men, aged between 22-30 years, in connection with an aggravated assault that took place in Canadian city of Brampton. Aftaab Gill (22), Harmandeep Singh (22), Jatinder Singh (25) and Satnam Singh (30) assaulted a victim in the area of McLaughlin Road and Ray Lawson Boulevard.
Canberra: Indian-origin former MP Dave Sharma was officially sworn in on Monday as a senator for New South Wales (NSW) in the Australian Parliament. Sharma, 47, defeated former state treasurer Andrew Constance last month to become the first person of Indian-origin from the opposition Liberal party to win the NSW senate position. The former Australian.
Dubai: Over 120 countries backed the COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health on Saturday, delivering a breakthrough moment for health in climate talks. The COP28 Presidency joined with the World Health Organization to announce the declaration to accelerate actions to protect people’s health from growing climate impacts. The declaration was announced at the World.
London: A 23-year-old Indian student, who moved to the UK from India on September 19, was found dead on the bank of Thames river, four days after being reported missing by his family. Mitkumar Patel’s body was found on the riverbank at Caledonian Wharf, on the Isle of Dogs, at roughly 10.45 a.m. on November.
Copenhagen: Denmark will phase out its 1,000-krona ($146 U.S. dollars) banknote to battle financial crimes, the country’s national bank announced. Danmarks National Bank, in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, will discontinue the banknote by May 31, 2025, reports Xinhua news agency. A new banknote series devised by Danmarks National Bank.
Hanoi: Vietnam witnessed more than 11.2 million international arrivals in the first 11 months of 2023, 3.8 times higher than the same period last year and equal to 68.9 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, according to the General Statistics Office on Wednesday. The Southeast Asian country welcomed over 1.2 million foreign tourists in November, an.
