BLA insurgents attacked a military checkpoint in Kech district for several hours and finally overcome the checkpoint and killed 10 soldiers and burnt the checkpoint while no reinforcement came for troops
2 year agoISKP claiming two attacks against Taliban. - IED/MIED blast targeting Taliban vehicle in Kama district of Nangarhar, claiming to have wounded 4. - Targeted assassination of Taliban member in Taloqan, Takhar day before yesterday
Preparations being made by @StateDept to authorize departures for American diplomats and their families in China who wish to leave due to the US government's inability to prevent Chinese authorities from subjecting them to intrusive pandemic control measures, reports @Reuters
Twin blasts bring number of bombings to 121 in Yangon since Myanmar coup
2 year agoNick Burns is sworn in as US Ambassador to China. There has not been a confirmed US Ambassador in Beijing since October 2020
.@SecRaimondo in virtual news conference on semiconductors says US is "incredibly vulnerable," because the country purchases the majority of high end semiconductors from Taiwan. Those chips are used in sophisticated military equipment and the "defense industrial base"
Secretary Blinken:I had a productive conversation with UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz on the importance of a coordinated response to Russian aggression on its border with Ukraine and on countering Beijing's economic coercion
North Korea test-fired cruise missiles Tuesday, 5th missile test already this year. They conducted 6 missile tests last year
VIDEO - There was intense fighting between KNDF and Myanmar's army for nearly a day on Jan 24 near Sanpya 6-Mile village in Demoso, Karenni State and the junta's forces used helicopters to shoot at them, KNDF said today (Jan 25).
2 year agoRebels march in Tangse On January 25, a group of local people staged a protest rally in Tangse Township on January 25.
Seven @USNavy sailors on the USS Carl Vinson injured after an F-35C "had a landing mishap and impacted the flight deck and subsequently fell to the water during routine flight operations," according to @US7thFleet
Karnataka reports 41,400 new #COVID19 cases, 53,093 recoveries, and 52 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases 3,50,742
2 year agoSrinagar Police arrested grenade thrower who was involved in today's terror incident at Hari Singh High Street Srinagar in which a few civilians and one police personnel got injured. Investigation is going on: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar Jammu And Kashmir
#UK police looking into "potential breaches of COVID19 regulations" in Downing Street and Whitehall since 2020
2 year agoConfirmed: A power outage has knocked out internet connectivity in multiple Central Asian states with Uzbekistan heavily impacted; metrics also indicate impact to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan with signs of recovery
5 casualties as result of grenade explosion at party in Arseniev, Primorskiy Krai of Russia. 1 dead
Uzbekistan halted electricity exports to Afghanistan due to blackout
Taiwan Ministry of Defense:2 PLA aircraft (J-16 and Y-8 EW) entered #Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on January 25, 2022
Tokayev urged Xi Jinping to intensify construction of "belt and road" corridors at "China - Central Asia Forum"
Electricity supply of Almaty fully restored
2 year agoThe monks of the Mandalay Sangha Union boycotted the strike and sent a message of condolence on January 25.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan threatens country's powerful military establishment, says it will be dangerous if he is deselected in the upcoming polls
Airports of Uzbekistan resumed work after blackout. Uzbekistan power supply restoring after energy grid of the country disconnected from joint Central Asia grid
In Kazakhstan, cryptocurrency miners were disconnected from electricity until February. The management company cited the tension with maintaining the balance of electricity and capacity in the unified energy system of the country as the reason.
Shardara hydroelectric power station in the south of Kazakhstan stopped electricity generation due to an accident in the power system
Massive blackout in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan after failure in joint energy system. Multiple power stations shutdown after failure. No water, airport is not working in Bishkek
The blackout in Kyrgyzstan did not affect the combat readiness of the Russian military base, the Russian Central Military District said. Its units are serving regularly, no violations in the combat control system have been noted.
Tashkent Airport has suspended domestic and international flights
North Korea believed to have fired two cruise missiles from land: Seoul official
Militant transport group PISTON with Anakpawis party-list troops on Jan. 25, 2022, to a gasoline station at East Avenue in Quezon City to protest against the 4th big-time oil price hike this month as well as the "No Vaccine, No Ride" policy. (MB Photo by Noel B. Pabalate)
