Justice Department: Three Sri Lankan Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS and involvement in the Easter attacks
DOJ charged three Sri Lankans with terrorism offenses, including conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. The men were part of "ISIS in Sri Lanka" which was responsible for the 2019 Easter attacks which killed 268 people, including five U.S. citizens
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal in response to what he calls U.S. hostility
North Korea stresses tasks to acquire nuclear submarine and "nuclear strategic weapons" launched from sea that will contribute to increasing "long-range nuclear strike capability"
North Korea vows to work on developing solid-fuel ICBM that can be launched from sea & land "as planned
North Korea says it will operate military reconnaissance satellite in the close future, develop unmanned surveillance vehicles to reconnoiter up to 500km
North Korea vows to increase nuclear "preemptive" and "retaliatory" strikes capabilities. It also stresses improving "accuracy rate" to strike and annihilate "strategic targets within 15,000 km" shooting range
North Korea vows to heighten its nuclear weapons technology, making them smaller, lighter, and tactical. Kim Jong Un also vows to continue producing "super-large" nuclear warheads
Kim Jong Un slams Seoul for suggesting "not fundamental" issues like tourism, public health cooperation, humanitarian cooperation, urges it to stop joint drills with U.S. & explain itself touring arms modernization and acquisition
Kim says won't use nuclear power unless hostile forces try to use nuclear power against N.Korea - KCNA
N.Korea's Kim says should continue to develop nuclear warhead - KCNA
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8 month agoKim Jong Un says the "key to establishing DPRK-U.S. relations is in U.S. lifting its hostile policy" towards Pyongyang, vows not to misuse nuclear weapon "unless hostile forces try to use nuclear [weapons] targeting us
North Korea leader calls U.S. 'biggest enemy'
8 month agoIslamic State Khorasan (ISKP) claimed attack against Taliban in Kunar province. Looks like multiple ISKP cells are operating there now despite the big defeat ISKP suffered some months ago at the hands of Taliban and ANDSF/U.S
PM @ImranKhanPTI has decided to visit Quetta and it appears the family members of massacre victims have decided to bury their dead.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 138 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
Two people were killed and six more were wounded in an IED blast that targeted a police vehicle in Pul-e-Khumri city, the center of Baghlan province, this evening, police spokesman Jawed Basharat said
8 month agoPolice commander among 7 casualties in IED attack this evening in Baghlan capital
8 month agoChina: Video documenting the fire and explosion that occurred at a factory run by a subsidiary of battery maker CATL in Ningxiang, Hunan, on Thursday evening. 1 person died and 6 were seriously injured
8 month agoChina: Video that allegedly shows nucleic acid tests that were carried out at the Tangshan Nanhu Convention and Exhibition Center in Hebei Province on January 7, 2021
Blackout in parts of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, including Bishkek after failure in Uzbekistan' energy system
China: "Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has entered wartime mode to prevent 1 resurgence of COVID19. More than 3,660 people from Shijiazhuang and Xingtai of Hebei have visited the city in the past 2 days according to local authorities
8 month agoClashes in Pusht Rod area earlier afternoon, Farah
8 month agoOne local account still reports some ANA ops around Chashmah i Sher but other said that village is under Taliban control
8 month agoGhorian district police chief, Naqibullah Sultanzoi (see image), was killed along with three other policemen in Taliban attack in Herat province on last night
8 month agoAlleged Taliban fighter was killed in clashes in Zabul, as per pro-govt sources
8 month agoThe whole section of Kunduz road between Baghlan city and Aliabad is in Taliban hands. Northern part of the province up to Nahrin-Burka line is under complete IEA control
8 month agoClashes broke out in Charkh Aw east of Kunduz this afternoon. People are leaving their homes
Covid-19: Hong Kong to set up Kai Tak command centre as public urged to avoid unnecessary gatherings despite fall in infections
8 month agoPro Taliban accounts claimed death of militia fighter in Lakno area of Khost His name hasn't been provided
[email protected] chair @lokinhei pledged not to change their political ideology despite the arrests: "If the gov't threatens us or tries to intimidate us & we just change ourselves, our political beliefs, then this is not a political party. [We are] just some pro-Beijing puppets
8 month agoRifles seized after Taliban raid near Kaldar NE Balkh
Rajasthan: A man allegedly killed by a tiger in Baler range near Ranthambore National Park "We had informed the villagers and had asked them to stay indoors. We have also deployed a team to trace tiger's movement," says Baler Range Officer (07.01
8 month agoDeath of the head of Ghorian police has been confirmed. Herat
Balasore Police arrests 7 people in connection with a firing incident & seizes 2 guns along with 3 rounds of live ammunition. In another development, policemen arrest 4 people over a snatching case & recover Rs 7.17 lakh from their possession
Singapore reports 23 new #COVID19 infections, including 2 community cases
Reuters: Tongzhou district in Beijing, which borders Hebei province, also declared that it was entering a "wartime state" to prevent infections. Such a measure is usually followed by contact tracing and testing to track down any infections at the local level
Chinese authorities shut down some entry and exit ramps of a highway connecting Beijing and Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of Hebei province, which is fighting a cluster of coronavirus infections
A total of 346 new #COVID19 cases, 397 discharges and 2 deaths were reported in Telangana yesterday, says State Health Department Total positive cases: 2,89,135 Total recoveries: 2,82,574 Active cases: 5,000 Death toll: 1,561
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 125 km NE of Aksu, China
8 month agoChina: An explosion was reported at the Ningxiang plant in Hunan on January 7, 20201, 182 firefighters were dispatched to the scene and there are reportedly no casualties
8 month agoUSA: US PACOM photos documenting a Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 135 and a P-8A Poseidon with Patrol Squadron 8 preparing for take off at Misawa Air Base, Japan
8 month agoSupporters of President Trump march down the streets of Tokyo
Manipur reported 47 new #COVID19 cases and 35 recoveries today, says State Health Department. Total cases so far: 28,531 Total recoveries: 27,677 Active cases: 490 Total Deaths: 364 Recovery rate is 97
8 month agoSeems that this was a big raid with Taliban destroying CP's at Charkh Aw and Haji Golestan east of Kunduz Afghanistan
8 month agoPM Imran apathetic towards Hazara community protest: Maryam Nawaz
8 month agoConfirmed by local MP. At least 5 civilians killed near Helmand
8 month agoPro Taliban accounts claimed killing police officer Khairullah in attack on Abuzai CP near Laghman capital
8 month agoAt least 2 killed, 3 wounded Helmand
377 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported on 6th January in Bihar, taking the total count of active cases in the state to 4533: State Health Department
8 month agoUSAF bombarded Basharan village near Helmand capital. Reports of civilian casualties
Singapore reports 33 new #COVID19 infections, including 2 community cases
Pompeo says @USAmbUN Kelly Craft will visit Taiwan, and says the "arrests of more than 50 politicians and pro-democracy advocates by local authorities in Hong Kong is an outrage" and calls for those arrested to be released immediately
A total of 379 new #COVID19 cases, 305 discharges and 3 deaths were reported in Telangana yesterday, says State Health Department Total positive cases: 2,88,789 Total recoveries: 2,82,177 Active cases: 5,053 Death toll: 1,559
8 month agoChina Mobile shares fall 6.8% in Hong Kong on NYSE delisting plan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 124 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
