Thursday, July 6, 2023

OceanGate suspends operations after Titanic tourist sub implosion July 06 2023 at 07:15AM

OceanGate, the company that managed the tourist submersible that imploded during a dive to the century-old wreck of the Titanic, has suspended all exploration and commercial operations, its website showed on Thursday. The company did not provide any details. US and Canadian authorities are investigating the cause of the June undersea implosion, which killed all five people aboard.

Sri Lanka cuts key rates as expected amid easing inflationary pressures July 05 2023 at 05:44PM

Turkiye and Sweden fail to end their NATO membership standoff July 06 2023 at 05:25AM

Not my king: King Charles coronation in Scotland met with protests July 05 2023 at 11:54PM

Our Republic, which campaigns for an elected head of state in Scotland, staged a protest outside the Scottish parliament, and shouts of “Not our king” were picked up by microphones as Charles left the cathedral. Protesters brandishing black-and-yellow signs that said “Not my King” were conspicuously visible along the parade route in Edinburgh. That was in stark contrast to coronation day in May in London, when the police rounded up members of an anti-monarchy group before they could assemble near Trafalgar Square.

Pakistan PM: Hoping IMF agreement will go through on July 12 July 04 2023 at 10:08PM

Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan booked in six cases including attack on Army Headquarters: Report July 05 2023 at 11:53PM

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been named in six cases, including three under the tough Anti-Terrorism Act, for the unprecedented attack on the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the army in Rawalpindi on May 9, a media report said on Thursday. Supporters of Khan, also chief of the Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, breached the gates of the Pakistan Army's GHQ in Rawalpindi on May 9, dubbed as a "Black Day" by the powerful military.

Wagner chief is still in Russia not Belarus: Lukashenko July 05 2023 at 11:23PM

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is still in Russia, Belarus's president said Thursday, despite a deal with the Kremlin for him to move to Belarus following his failed insurrection last month. "As far as Prigozhin is concerned, he is in Saint Petersburg. He is not in Belarus," Alexander Lukashenko told reporters from foreign media outlets at a press conference.