KYIV: In a sign that continuing and sustained Ukrainian military gains along the southern front are worrying the Kremlin, Russia is promising free accommodation to residents of the partially occupied Kherson region who want to evacuate to Russia. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin made the announcement shortly after the Russia-backed leader of Kherson, one […]
SYDNEY: A 28-year-old Indian student has been stabbed multiple times in the face, chest and abdomen in Australia by a man who allegedly demanded cash, the US officials said with Indian authorities expecting that the matter to be dealt with seriously and action is taken against the perpetrators. The incident took place on October 6 […]
WASHINGTON: A Korean student, who allegedly stabbed his Indian-origin roommate to death in their dormitory at the prestigious Purdue University has been charged with murder, according to US media reports. Ji Min Sha, a 22-year-old cybersecurity major from Seoul ruthlessly attacked Varun Manish Chheda on October 5 by stabbing him multiple times in the head […]
Washington/Islamabad: An IMF team is expected to visit Pakistan early in November to start the next review of the country’s current economic programme, a senior official of the global lending body has said. In its last review in August, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the 7th and 8th tranches of USD 1.17 billion, of […]
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey and Russia have instructed their respective energy authorities to immediately begin technical studies on a Russian proposal that would turn Turkey into a gas hub for Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin has floated the idea of exporting more gas through the TurkStream gas pipeline running beneath the […]
GENEVA: Even as extreme weather and climate disasters are multiplying, half of the countries lack the advanced early warning systems needed to save lives, the United Nations warned Thursday. In a fresh report, the UN agencies for weather and for disaster risk reduction found countries with poor early warning systems on average see eight times […]
BRUSSELS: NATO’s secretive Nuclear Planning Group met on Thursday as the military alliance presses ahead with plans to hold a nuclear exercise next week as concerns deepen over President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that he will use any means necessary to defend Russian territory. Defence ministers led the session, which usually happens once or twice a […]
KYIV/BRUSSELS: Russian missiles pounded more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns, officials said on Thursday, after a U.N. General Assembly resolution called Moscow’s annexation of Ukrainian territory “illegal” and Ukraine’s allies committed more military aid. Russia repeated its position that the West, by helping Ukraine, indicated that “they are a direct party to the conflict” […]
TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday accused the United States of resorting to a “policy of destabilisation” against the Islamic republic which is gripped by protests over Mahsa Amini’s death. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the 22-year-old, an Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on September 16 after her arrest by the […]
SYDNEY: Australia is an important partner for India in terms of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific and working together ensures that this region remains free, open, stable and prosperous, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. Jaishankar, who is on a two-day visit to Australia, in his address to the Indian community said […]