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The announcement was heard during a conference held by the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) on July 30 in Hanoi to roll out missions for August. Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff chaired the event. Regarding its task performance in July, the General Staff has directed units throughout the military to strictly ensure combat readiness, recommended the higher levels to address arising situations, and work with relevant forces to ensure safety for important political events in the country. Meanwhile, the Vietnam Border Guard Command maintained COVID-19 checkpoints along the borderlines while strictly managing and preventing illegal border crossings in the areas where they are stationed. Moreover, the General Staff also mobilized troops and vehicles to support localities, especially Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces, in the fight against the pandemic and search and rescue missions. Addressing the conference, General Cuong … [Read more...] about VPA’s General Staff requested to make good preparations for 2021 Army Games

BOSTON: Tenants saddled with months of back rent are facing the end of the federal eviction moratorium on Saturday (Jul 31), a move that could lead to millions being forced from their homes just as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading. The Biden administration announced Thursday it would allow the nationwide ban to expire, saying it wanted to extend it due to rising infections but its hands were tied after the US Supreme Court signalled in June that it wouldn't be extended beyond the end of July without congressional action. House lawmakers on Friday attempted, but failed, to pass a bill to extend the moratorium even for a few months. Some Democratic lawmakers had wanted it extended until the end of the year. “August is going to be a rough month because a lot of people will be displaced from their homes,” said Jeffrey Hearne, director of litigation Legal Services of Greater Miami. “It will be at numbers we haven’t seen before. There are a … [Read more...] about Tenants prepare for unknown as eviction moratorium ends

NEW DELHI: Top Indian and Chinese army commanders met on Saturday (Jul 31) after a gap of three months to discuss the expeditious disengagement of thousands of forces in a bid to ease the 15-month border tensions and clashes. Indian army spokesman Colonel Sudhir Chamoli said the meeting started on Saturday on the Chinese side of the border in the eastern Ladakh region but gave no other details. The meeting was expected to end later Saturday and both sides were likely to issue statements on Sunday. The 12th round of army-level talks appears to have been pushed by a meeting of the foreign ministers of India and China in Tajikistan on Jul 15. Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the military standoff was profoundly disturbing their ties. He also warned that any unilateral change in the status quo by Beijing was unacceptable. In February, both sides pulled back front-line troops and weaponry from the Pangong Tso sector. The focus now was on disengaging troops … [Read more...] about Indian, Chinese army officers meet to defuse border standoff

Chinese-Canadian pop idol Kris Wu has been detained on suspicion of rape, Beijing police said Saturday. Wu was accused last week by 19-year-old student Du Meizhu of date-raping her when she was 17, drawing widespread condemnation of the singer on Chinese social media and leading to luxury brands torpedoing deals with him. "Wu Yifan, 30, Canadian nationality, is now criminally detained in accordance with the law by Chaoyang branch of Beijing public security bureau on suspicion of rape," police in Beijing's Chaoyang district said in a Weibo statement, using Wu's Chinese name. Officers said they launched an investigation after Wu was reported by internet users for having "deceived young women multiple times into having sexual relations". The scandal evokes China's #MeToo movement sparked by Chinese feminists in 2018, where women were empowered to voice their experiences of sexual harassment – sometimes involving powerful public figures. Wu originally shot to fame as a member of … [Read more...] about Chinese pop star Kris Wu detained on suspicion of rape

SRINAGAR, India: The mastermind behind a 2019 attack that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops has been killed in a shootout with security forces, Indian police in Kashmir said on Saturday (Jul 31). Mohammad Ismail Alvi, the commander of militant organization Jaish-e-Mohammad was killed south of the regional capital Srinagar, Vijay Kumar, the police chief of Kashmir told Reuters. “Mohammad Ismail Alvi alias Lamboo alias Adnan was from the family of Masood Azhar. He was involved in conspiracy and planning of Lethpora Pulwama attack," Kumar said. A suicide bomber rammed a car into a bus carrying Indian paramilitary police in Kashmir on Feb 14, 2019, killing 40 of them in the deadliest attack in decades on security forces in the disputed region, raising tensions with arch foe Pakistan. The Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) claimed responsibility for the attack. The Indian government accused Pakistan of letting militant groups operate from its soil … [Read more...] about Mastermind behind deadly 2019 Kashmir attack killed in shootout: Indian police