News in Brief (2023-06-22)

India's Prime Minister Narendra (R) shaking hands with SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk during their meeting in New York on Wednesday — AFP

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Rescuers detect 'underwater noises'
in hunt for lost Titanic sub
BOSTON, June 21: Rescuers searching for a missing tourist submersible near the wreck of the Titanic have detected "underwater noises" in the search area, the US Coast Guard said Wednesday, with the five on board estimated to have less than 24 hours of oxygen left. All communication was lost with the 21-foot (6.5-meter) craft during its descent Sunday to see the remains of the British passenger liner, which sits more than two miles (nearly four kilometers) below the surface of the North Atlantic. — AFP
Saudi Arabia wages war on drugs
JEDDAH, June 21: After a spate of arrests and executions for drug offences, Ibrahim, a dealer in Saudi Arabia, is not taking any chances. "I don't deal with new clients or go to the clients myself," said the 37-year-old, using a pseudonym to protect his identity. "They have to take on the risk," he told AFP from the Red Sea city of Jeddah, weeks after several of his customers were arrested. — AFP
US bombers land in Sweden for exercises
STOCKHOLM, June 21: US bomber jets have landed in Sweden for the first time in modern history for training exercises with the NATO invitee, the military said Wednesday. Sweden, which abandoned two centuries of military non-alignment to seek NATO membership last year, announced earlier this month that it was ready to host NATO troops and materiel on its soil even before it becomes a member of the alliance. Two American B-1B Lancers landed at Lulea-Kallax airport in northern Sweden on Monday June 19, the military said. "We are carrying out a joint exercise, both the air force and the army, with the Bomber Task Force," air force spokeswoman Louise Levin said. — AFP