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IOL News
08-05-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
Pakistan and India accuse each other of waves of drone attacks
A woman stands outside a house destroyed by Pakistani artillery shelling at the Salamabad village in Uri, about 110kms from Srinagar, on May 8, 2025. Image: Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP India and Pakistan accused each other Thursday of carrying out waves of drone attacks, as deadly confrontations between the nuclear-armed foes drew global calls for calm. Pakistan's army said it shot down 25 Indian drones, while New Delhi accused Islamabad of launching overnight raids with "drones and missiles", and claimed it destroyed an air defence system in Lahore. The fighting comes two weeks after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for backing an attack on the Indian-run side of disputed Kashmir, which Pakistan denied. The South Asian neighbours have fought multiple wars over the divided territory since they were carved out of the sub-continent at the end of British rule in 1947. At least 45 deaths have been reported from both sides following a sharp escalation on Wednesday, when India launched missiles it said targeted "terrorist camps", and Pakistan retaliated with a barrage of artillery strikes. "Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets... using drones and missiles," India's defence ministry said in a statement Thursday, adding that "these were neutralised". The defence ministry said earlier its military had "targeted air defence radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan", adding it had been "reliably learnt that an air defence system at Lahore has been neutralised". Blasts heard in Lahore Residents reported hearing the sound of blasts from the city, and aviation authorities briefly shut down operations at the main airport there and in the capital, Islamabad. Karachi airport was also closed and remained so on Thursday evening. Earlier, Pakistan's military said in a statement that it had "shot down 25 Israeli-made Harop drones" at multiple locations across the country. "Last night, India showed another act of aggression by sending drones to multiple locations," Pakistan's military spokesman Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said from the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi, where a drone was downed. Crowds gathered at crash sites, some close to army installations, to gaze at the debris. Emergency responders who were called by the public to the scene in Rawalpindi urged the public "not to panic". "Let the authorities take care of it. Stay inside," said one emergency worker, 32-year-old Wajid, who only gave one name. While India's overall military capability significantly exceeds that of Pakistan, the two forces have similar nuclear capabilities. Image: Graphic News Speaking after the Wednesday missile strike, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said New Delhi had a "right to respond" following the attack on tourists in Pahalgam in Kashmir last month, when gunmen killed 26 people, mainly Hindu men. New Delhi blamed the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba — a UN-designated terrorist organisation for the Pahalgam shooting, and the nations traded days of threats and diplomatic measures. Pakistan has denied any involvement and called for an independent investigation into the April 22 attack. Global pressure Pakistan's military said on Wednesday that five Indian jets had been downed across the border, but New Delhi has not responded to the claims. An Indian senior security source, who asked not to be named, said three of its fighter jets had crashed on home territory. Diplomats and world leaders have pressured both countries to step back from the brink. "I want to see them stop," US President Donald Trump said Wednesday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday in New Delhi, days after visiting Pakistan, as Tehran seeks to mediate. In Poonch, a town in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir that was bombarded on Wednesday, and bore the brunt of shelling by Pakistan, Madasar Choudhary said his sister saw two children killed by shells. "She saw two children running out of her neighbour's house and screamed for them to get back inside," said Choudhary, 29. "But shrapnel hit the children — and they eventually died." Residents gather as police personnel inspect a site cordoned off with barricade tapes after an alleged drone was shot down in Karachi on May 8, 2025. Image: Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP
IOL News
29-04-2025
- Politics
- IOL News
Understanding the conclave: How cardinals will elect a new leader for the Catholic Church
Catholic cardinals have set May 7 as the starting date for the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis Image: Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis's death. Dating back to the Middle Ages -- when the idea of sovereigns being elected was somewhat revolutionary -- the gathering, known as conclave, has an air of mystery about it, as all participants are sworn to secrecy for life. Where and when The conclave will begin on May 7 and last until a new pontiff is elected. The date was decided at a meeting of cardinals on Monday, where the high prelates also discussed the "qualities that the new pontiff must possess" and the most pressing Church challenges. These included "evangelisation, the relationship with other faiths (and) the issue of abuse", the Vatican said. While it took almost three years to appoint Pope Gregory X in the 13th century -- the longest conclave to date -- modern gatherings are usually a matter of days. Both Francis and his predecessor, Benedict XVI, were elected after two days of voting. Cardinals will gather and cast their ballots in the Sistine Chapel, a Renaissance jewel adorned with Michelangelo's celebrated frescoes, located in the Vatican City's Apostolic Palace. The passing of a pope sets in motion a series of centuries-old processes, including a nine-day mourning period, an elaborate burial, and the election of a new leader for the Catholic Church. Image: Graphic News Who takes part Only 135 of the Church's 252 cardinals are expected to take part in the conclave, as only those aged under 80 are eligible to vote for a new pope. The Monday gathering that decided on a date was attended by more than 180 cardinals, of which just over 100 were so-called "cardinal electors". Most of those allowed to vote were appointed by Francis -- around 80 percent. They hail from all corners of the globe, with many from under-represented regions. But Europe still has the largest voting bloc, with 53 cardinals, compared to 27 cardinal-electors from Asia and Oceania, 21 from South and Central America, 16 from North America and 18 from Africa, according to the Vatican. Italy is the most represented nation with 17 electors. The United States has 10, Brazil seven and France five. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ How voting unfolds Cardinals hold four ballots a day -- two in the morning and two in the afternoon -- until one candidate wins two-thirds of the votes. At the end of each session, the ballots are burned in a special stove. With the addition of chemicals, the stove's chimney stack emits black smoke if no one has been elected, or white smoke if there is a new pope. If no new pope is elected after three days, cardinals take a break and hold a day of prayer and talks. Any single Catholic adult male can be elected pope, although in practice it is almost always one of the cardinals. Sick cardinals are allowed to cast their ballots from their beds within the Vatican. What happens next The winning candidate is asked by the Dean of Cardinals if he accepts the pontificate and, if the answer is yes, what name he chooses as pontiff. He then retreats to a room known as the Room of Tears to put on the papal garb -- three sizes of which have been left there in advance -- and emerge in front of the crowds in St Peter's Square. The new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics then comes out onto a balcony overlooking the square as a senior cardinal cries: "Habemus Papam" (We have a pope)! AFP
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Korea Herald
16-03-2025
- Automotive
- Korea Herald
[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 7th in car production
South Korea ranked seventh in the world in terms of domestic vehicle output last year, an industry association said, down one notch from a year earlier due to a drop in output amid an economic slowdown. The country's domestic car production fell to 4.13 million vehicles in 2024 from 4.24 million a year prior as local consumption slowed, according to a report released by the Korea Automobile & Mobility Association. High inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumer sentiment in 2024, driving down vehicle sales in the domestic market, the KAMA report said. China, the United States, Japan and India were the top four car manufacturing countries last year, with 31.28 million, 10.56 million, 8.23 million and 6.01 million vehicles made, respectively, the report said. The world's overall vehicle production fell 0.5 percent to 93.95 million units last year, marking the first on-year decline since 2020, when the corresponding figure plunged 15.4 percent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Yonhap) don@ [{"ART_ID":10442649,"MAIN_THUMB":"\/news\/cms\/2025\/03\/16\/news-p.v1.20250316.6fabdab6252e48779bd8e4e2a7a9772c_T1.gif","CODE_TYPE":"S","CODE_ID":"S410405","SERVICE_FLAG":"Y","CODE_NM_CATE":"World Business","CODE_ENG_NM":"","LINK_URL":"","SERVICE_YMD":"2025-03-17","VIEW_YN":"N","SUB_TITLE":"","SUMMARY":"South Korea ranked seventh in the world in terms of domestic vehicle output last year, an industry association said, down one notch from a year earlier due to a drop in output amid an economic slowdown. The country\u2019s domestic car production fell to 4.13 million vehicles in 2024 from 4.24 million a year prior as local consumption slowed, according to a report released by the Korea Automobile & Mobility Association. High inflation and high interest rates weighed on consumer sentiment in 2024, driv","SERVICE_MM":"03","SERVICE_DD":"17","WRITERS":"Nam Kyung-don","CONTENT_ATTR":"1","TITLE":"[Graphic News] S. Korea ranks 7th in car production","CODE_GRADE":"M","REG_ID":"2000014","SERVICE_MD":"03-17","SERVICE_DAYTIME":"2025-03-17 08:00:00","CODE_NM":"Graphic News"},{"ART_ID":10440170,"MAIN_THUMB":"\/news\/cms\/2025\/03\/12\/news-p.v1.20250312.723d1141ebba4fbab48efdfe70d1bb69_T1.gif","CODE_TYPE":"S","CODE_ID":"S410405","SERVICE_FLAG":"Y","CODE_NM_CATE":"WorldNews","CODE_ENG_NM":"","LINK_URL":"","SERVICE_YMD":"2025-03-13","VIEW_YN":"N","SUB_TITLE":"","SUMMARY":"Seoul has been named the world\u2019s best solo travel destination by Tripadvisor. Tripadvisor, the world\u2019s largest travel platform, highlighted Seoul as a city where traditional palaces and modern skyscrapers blend seamlessly, and traditional markets and shopping centers coexist. It also praised the city for having one of the world\u2019s best subway systems, emphasizing its efficient routes that make it easy for tourists to explore. Following Seoul in the top five are Kathmandu, Nepal; Cusco, Peru; Bang","SERVICE_MM":"03","SERVICE_DD":"13","WRITERS":"Nam Kyung-don","CONTENT_ATTR":"1","TITLE":"[Graphic News] Seoul named world\u2019s best solo travel destination","CODE_GRADE":"M","REG_ID":"2000014","SERVICE_MD":"03-13","SERVICE_DAYTIME":"2025-03-13 08:00:00","CODE_NM":"Graphic News"}]
