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India votes to reject Russia’s draft resolution at UNSC for probe on Ukraine’s alleged bioweapons

UNITED NATIONS: India has abstained on yet another resolution involving Ukraine, this time a motion sponsored by Russia at the UNSC that sought to...

Ukraine: Russian shelling damaged nuclear plant power lines

KYIV: Ukraine's nuclear state operator said on Thursday that Russia has shelled and damaged power lines connecting Europe's largest nuclear power plant to the...

‘Silence is complicity’: Democracy in peril in US, Joe Biden warns

WASHINGTON: Warning that democracy itself is in peril, President Joe Biden called on Americans Wednesday night to use their ballots in next week's midterm...

Russia’s Ukraine invasion fuelled anti-Semitism: EU report

VIENNA: Disinformation and hatred against Jews has "flourished" online throughout Russia's invasion of Ukraine, further aggravating a trend set in motion during the Covid-19...

4 Palestinians killed in flare-up as Israel counts votes

Ramallah: Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in separate incidents on Thursday, including one who had stabbed a police officer in east Jerusalem...

British PM Rishi Sunak committed to FTA with India, says Downing Street

LONDON: Intensive negotiations continue towards a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK and new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is committed...

Saudis tell US that Iran may attack the kingdom: Officials

WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom, three US...

Turkey says Russia agrees to rejoin wartime grain deal

KYIV: Russia’s defense minister has told his Turkish counterpart that Moscow has agreed to return to a Turkish and UN brokered deal that allowed...

Pakistan PM Sharif meets Chinese president Xi; both agree to strengthen all-weather ties, CPEC

BEIJING: On his maiden visit to Beijing, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during which the two leaders...

New Indian visa centre opens in London to boost capacity

London: A new Indian visa centre has been set up in central London to boost capacity for processing applications alongside other measures, such as...

Blast in Kabul hits bus carrying Taliban administration employees, injures seven

KABUL: A blast hit a bus carrying Taliban administration employees in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning, police said, injuring seven people. "Due to a...

North Korea fires 23 missiles, one landing off South Korean coast for first time

SEOUL: North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 km (40 miles) off...

Russia recruiting US-trained Afghan commandos: Afghan army vets

NEW YORK: Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal last year are...

North Korea warns US of ‘powerful’ response to allied drills

SEOUL: North Korea’s Foreign Ministry criticized the United States for expanding joint military exercises with South Korea that it claims are practice for a...

Pope Francis’ first visit to Bahrain to cement ties with Islam

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will become the first pontiff in history to visit Bahrain, in a trip this week that is hoped will cement...

Lower perceived personal control favours growth of collective control, ‘tighter’ cultures: Study

Washington: People who feel that they lack personal control are more likely to prefer a culture that imposes order, a new study has found. Further,...

Indian businessman shot dead in Uganda: Report

Johannesburg: A 24-year-old Indian businessman has been shot dead allegedly by a police constable in Kisoro town of Uganda, according to a media report. The...

UN labour agency: Ukraine war, other crises take toll on jobs

Geneva: The U.N. labour agency warned Monday that job vacancies and employment growth are expected to decline worldwide in the fourth quarter as the...

Barrage of Russian strikes hits key Ukrainian infrastructure

KYIV: A massive barrage of Russian strikes on Monday morning hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities in apparent retaliation for what...

Chinese Premier to host SCO council of heads of government meet today

Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will host the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation...

China slams reported plan for US B-52 bombers in Australia

Canberra: The United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers in northern Australia, a news report said Monday, prompting China...

US partnering with India to enable it play ‘broader stabilising role’ in Indo-Pacific: senior Pentagon official

Washington: The US wants to make sure that it is partnering with India in its defence modernisation plans and to better enable it to...

Secretary of State Blinken speaks to EAM Jaishankar; discuss Ukraine war

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a telephonic conversation with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and discussed the ongoing Ukraine war, counterterrorism...

US midterms: Democracy at stake, says Obama in election campaign rally

WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama said Friday that democracy is at stake in next month's midterm elections in the United States, as he...

2022 likely deadliest for Palestinians in West Bank: UN

WEST BANK: The U.N. Mideast envoy said 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the...

Twitter in sane hands, no longer run by radical left lunatics: Former US president Trump

WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump on Friday hailed the sale of Twitter to tech billionaire Elon Musk, but declined to commit to rejoining...

Pak govt denies reports that FM Bilawal told UAE to expel journalist Arshad Sharif

Islamabad: Pakistan's foreign ministry on Friday described as "baseless and fabricated" the reports that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari wrote a letter to the...

Kenyan police charged with crimes against humanity

NAIROBI: In a landmark decision, Kenyan prosecutors said on Friday they would charge police officers with crimes against humanity over a deadly crackdown on...

Islamabad police bars hotels from accommodating participants of Imran Khan’s long march

Islamabad: In an unusual move, Islamabad police on Saturday barred hotels and guest houses in the federal capital from providing accommodation to the participants...

Russia says US lowering ‘nuclear threshold’ with newer bombs in Europe

LONDON: Russia said on Saturday that the accelerated deployment of modernised US B61 tactical nuclear weapons at NATO bases in Europe would lower the...

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