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US set to provide USD 450 mn F-16 sustainment package to Pak despite India’s objection

Washington: Notwithstanding India's concerns, the United States is all set to provide USD 450 million F-16 sustainment package to Pakistan as there has been...

Looking forward to cooperative efforts from Pak to eliminate terror threats: US

Washington: The United States is looking forward to cooperative efforts from Pakistan to eliminate all regional and global terrorist threats, the Biden administration has...

Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave additional emergency powers to...

US repatriates 307 antiquities valued USD 4 mn stolen, trafficked from India

New York: A globe spanning, 15-year investigation has led to the repatriation of 307 antiquities by the US that were stolen and trafficked from...

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet

London: Finally, after what was arguably the worst summer on record for glaciers, snow has begun to fall in the European Alps. It is...

Australia reverses decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

SYDNEY: Australia on Tuesday reversed a decision of the previous government to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, saying the status of...

Former Democratic Party leader Tulsi Gabbard compares US President Biden to Hitler

Washington: Former Congresswoman and the first Hindu American to run for the White House in 2020, Tulsi Gabbard, has compared US President Joe Biden...

‘Confident’ Pakistan can secure nukes after Biden uproar, says US

WASHINGTON: The United States said Monday that it had confidence in Pakistan's ability to control its nuclear arsenal after President Joe Biden expressed alarm,...

UN chief Guterres says he fully supports PM Modi’s ‘not an era of war’ remark to Russian President Putin

United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he fully supports Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark to Russian President Vladimir Putin that...

US to continue imposing sanctions on Russian, Iranian arms trade: White House

Washington: The United States will continue to vigorously enforce sanctions on Russian and Iranian arms trade, the White House said, asserting that it will...

UK says working to stop recruitment of its ex-airforce pilots by China to train PLA personnel

LONDON: The UK government said on Tuesday it was taking "decisive steps" against a Chinese recruitment effort to bring in former and serving British...

NATO begins nuclear exercises amid Russia war tensions

Brussels: NATO on Monday began its long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe as tensions simmer over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir...

Ukraine Explosions rock Kyiv struck by waves of drones

Kyiv: Waves of explosive-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine's capital as families were preparing to start their week early on Monday, the blasts echoing across...

Biden has ‘no plans’ to meet Saudi crown prince at G20 summit: US official

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden has "no plans" to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a November G20 summit in Indonesia, US...

Xi warns China will not renounce use of force to unify Taiwan; vows to strengthen military

Beijing: As he is all set to be in power for a record 3rd five-year term and perhaps for life, President Xi Jinping on...

Visiting Egypt very much on PM Modi’s mind: EAM Jaishankar

Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has very good personal relationship with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and he has been wanting to visit...

Iranian officials say Tehran prison blaze killed 4 inmates

Cairo: A towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran's capital killed four inmates, the country's judiciary said...

China’s Communist Party to hold key Congress from Sunday to endorse record 3rd term for Xi, appoint new leaders

Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party will hold its key Congress from Sunday during which a new set of senior officials will be appointed except...

Defiant Putin says Russia ‘doing everything right’ in Ukraine

KAZAKHSTAN: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was "doing everything right" in its nearly eight-month invasion of Ukraine despite a string of embarrassing defeats...

3 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops in separate clashes

Jenin Refugee Camp: Israel's military carried out an arrest raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and killed two Palestinians in...

At least 40 killed, one still missing in Turkey mine blast

TURKEY: Rescuers on Saturday searched for the last miner missing at a coal mine in northern Turkey, where a methane blast the previous day...

5.3 billion cell phones to be dumped in 2022: Report

LONDON: Roughly 5.3 billion mobile or smartphones will drop out of use this year, and only a small number of them will be disposed...

US, Saudi Arabia clash in public over oil cut, accuses Riyadh of boosting Russian interests

WASHINGTON: The United States and Saudi Arabia traded bitter barbs on Thursday over last week's OPEC+ oil output cut, with Washington accusing Riyadh of...

Russia to evacuate Kherson residents as Ukraine advances

KYIV: In a sign that continuing and sustained Ukrainian military gains along the southern front are worrying the Kremlin, Russia is promising free accommodation...

Indian student stabbed multiple times in Australia allegedly for cash; MEA expects strict action

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...

Korean student who stabbed Indian-origin roommate in US university, charged with murder

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...

IMF mission expected to visit flood-hit Pakistan next month: Official

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...

Turkey, Russia to study Putin’s gas hub proposal

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey and Russia have instructed their respective energy authorities to immediately begin technical studies on a Russian...

Half the world unprepared for disasters, climate change: UN

GENEVA: Even as extreme weather and climate disasters are multiplying, half of the countries lack the advanced early warning systems needed to save lives,...

NATO holds nuclear talks amid war tensions, Putin threats

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...

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