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US military aid to Ukraine boosts risk of clash: Russian envoy

Washington: Washington's decision to send more military aid to Ukraine poses a threat to Moscow's interests and increases the risk of a military clash...

Majestic Hindu temple opens in Dubai

Dubai: A majestic new Hindu temple that blends Indian and Arabic architecture designs has been inaugurated here in Jebel Ali Village, with a powerful...

World is in `life-or-death struggle’ for survival: UN chief

Guterres said the COP27 meeting in Egypt “must be the place for action on loss and damage.” UNITED NATIONS: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday...

US to impose costs on Iran for crackdown against protesters: Biden

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said they will impose costs on perpetrators of violence against peaceful protesters in Iran, the country witnessing protests...

Trump files $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN

NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump on Monday sued CNN, seeking $475 million in damages, saying the network had defamed him in an effort...

China keen on importing donkeys, dogs from Pakistan: Officials

Pakistan, which has the world's third largest population of donkeys, currently having 5.7 million animals, has earlier also exported the animals to China ISLAMABAD: China...

Iran says it launched test ‘tug’ into suborbital space

Tehran: Iranian state media said Tuesday the government has launched a space tug capable of shifting satellites between orbits. State TV said the Saman test...

N Korea fires ballistic missile that flew over Japan

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key...

Russian parliament backs Putin’s annexation bill

MOSCOW: Russian lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously in favour of legislation to annex four regions of Ukraine, rubber stamping a move that escalates the...

EU summons Russian diplomats over ‘illegal annexation’ of Ukraine

BRUSSELS: The EU on Monday summoned Russia's top diplomat in Brussels as part of a coordinated move with member states to condemn President Vladimir...

Israel army kills two Palestinians in West Bank raid

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Monday during what the army called an attempted car-ramming attack on soldiers...

Iran’s supreme leader breaks silence on protests, blames US

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn...

Ukraine presses on with counteroffensive; Russia uses drones

Kyiv: Russia attacked the Ukrainian president's hometown and other targets on Sunday with suicide drones, and Ukraine took back full control of a strategic...

Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing

KABUL: A group of Afghan women Saturday protested a suicide bombing that killed or wounded dozens of students in a Shiite education center in...

Pak Cabinet approves legal action against Imran Khan over leaked ‘foreign conspiracy’ cypher audio tapes

Islamabad: Pakistan's Cabinet on Sunday decided to launch legal action against former prime minister Imran Khan and his party's top leaders over audio leaks...

Mahatma Gandhi makes special appearance at UN, shares message on education

United Nations: In a first, Mahatma Gandhi made a special appearance at the United Nations, sharing his message on education at the world organisation...

India abstains, Russia vetoes UNSC resolution on Moscow’s illegal referenda’ in 4 Ukraine regions

United Nations: India, citing the "totality of the evolving situation," has abstained on a UN Security Council resolution, vetoed by Russia, that would have...

Putin slams West and US for ‘double standards’; cites plundering of India, Africa

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reminded the world of the West's colonial policy, plundering of India and Africa, slave trade, and the use...

19 killed, including 3 elite Guard members, in Iran attack

Dubai: An attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city killed 19 people, including three members of Iran's elite Islamic...

Putin says Russia has ‘four new regions’ as he announces annexation of Ukrainian territory

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties on Friday to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating his seven-month war and...

India Nepal agree to prevent misuse of their territories by ‘anti-nationals’

Kathmandu: India and Nepal have agreed to prevent the misuse of their respective territories by "anti-nationals" as their top paramilitary officials discussed the mechanism...

Suicide blast kills 19 at education centre in Afghan capital

KABUL: A suicide attack at a learning centre in the Afghan capital killed 19 people as students prepared for exams on Friday morning, police...

Iran targets celebrities, media over Mahsa Amini protests

PARIS: Iran stepped up pressure on celebrities and journalists Thursday over the wave of women-led protests sparked by outrage over the death of Mahsa...

US created nuclear precedent by bombing Japan: Putin

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said the United States had created a "precedent" by using nuclear weapons against Japan at the end of World...

Need for UN Security Council reform cannot be denied forever: Jaishankar

WASHINGTON: The need to reform the UN Security Council cannot be denied forever, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said even as he noted...

4 regions of Ukraine to be folded in Russia Friday: Kremlin

Kyiv: Russia confirmed on Thursday it will formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held Kremlin-orchestrated referendums on living under Moscow's rule that...

Iran arrests reporter who covered Amini funeral: lawyer

PARIS: Iran on Thursday arrested a reporter who covered the funeral of Mahsa Amini, her lawyer said, the latest of a growing number of...

No difficulties with Russia on servicing of military equipment, spare parts: Jaishankar

WASHINGTON: India has said that it faced no difficulties in terms of servicing and spare parts supply of equipment that it received in the...

US wants UN Security Council to be made more inclusive, increase permanent members: Blinken

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underlined the need to "modernise" the UN Security Council by making it more inclusive and increasing...

Jaishankar meets Sullivan at White House; discusses bilateral ties & ways to advance free, prosperous Indo-Pacific

Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan during which they reviewed the progress in the US-India...

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