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WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (April 22) rejected suggestions that Washington might have a "double standard" when applying US law to allegations of abuses by the Israeli military in Gaza and said that examinations of such charges are ongoing. "Do we have a double standard? The answer is no," Blinken told a news conference announcing...

Critics say Washington has been lenient on Israel while being quick to condemn adversaries like Russia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Despite progress in decarbonization efforts, hard-to-abate industries pose significant challenges due to a lack of cost-effective alternatives to fossil fuels, skepticism around carbon capture technologies, and the need for substantial investment.

Thousands of highly polluting diesel buses in state road transport corporations could be replaced by electric vehicles as the Centre eyes a "decarbonised" future.

The recent meetings of ASEAN defense ministers and their dialogue partners have helped foster harmony in the region and strengthened collaboration between them, analysts say.