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Pakistan’s top probe agency may arrest ex-PM Imran Khan in prohibited funding case: Report

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan could be arrested by the country's top investigating agency for failing to appear before it and snubbing...

UN: US buying big Ukraine grain shipment for hungry regions

BULLA HAGAR: The United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for...

UN to end travel ban exemptions for Taliban officials

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials on Friday, pending any deal by Security Council...

IMF says talks with Sri Lanka to resume next week

WASHINGTON: The IMF said on Friday a team will travel to Sri Lanka next week to resume aid talks that were interrupted amid the...

India’s time-tested relations with Thailand poised to move to the next level, says EAM Jaishankar

BANGKOK: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said India's time-tested relations with Thailand are poised to move to the next level, as New...

China gives tacit nod to Pak’s move to scrap CPEC Authority amid reports of rift over tardy progress, security

Beijing: China on Friday tacitly endorsed Pakistan’s decision to scrap the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority amid reports of growing rift between the all-weather...

WHO pushes two Ebola treatments that dramatically reduce death rates

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Friday that two existing treatments dramatically reduced deaths from Ebola and should be given to people of all...

Gandhi statue outside Hindu temple in New York vandalised in possible hate crime: Reports

NEW YORK: In a possible hate crime, unidentified persons have destroyed a handcrafted statue of Mahatma Gandhi with a sledgehammer at a Hindu temple...

Child labour, caste-based discrimination, poverty closely interlinked in India: UN Special Rapporteur

UNITED NATION: Child labour, caste-based discrimination and poverty are closely inter-linked in India, according to a UN report which highlighted contemporary forms of slavery,...

US delegation on eight-day India visit from August 30 to September 6

NEW DELHI: US Senator Jon Ossoff will lead a delegation to India on an eight-day visit beginning August 30 to explore ways to strengthen...

Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 21, including prominent cleric

KABUL: A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric,...

Russia strikes Kharkiv ahead of Erdogan, UN chief meeting with Zelenskyy

KYIV, UKRAINE: Russian strikes battered the northeast Ukraine region of Kharkiv Thursday, killing at least five people, hours ahead of the first face-to-face meeting...

Covid patients at increased risk of psychiatric conditions after two years: Lancet study

Increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as dementia and seizures is still higher two years after COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infections,...

India monitors any development in its neighbourhood which has bearing on its security issues: Jaishankar

Bangkok: India monitors any development in its neighbourhood which has a bearing on its security, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday, as...

Chinese research ship on ‘mission of peace and friendship’ to Sri Lanka: Captain

Colombo: China's high-tech research vessel 'Yuan Wang 5' is on a "mission of peace and friendship" and its docking at a Sri Lankan port...

Pak PM Shehbaz likely to meet Chinese President Xi during SCO summit: Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to have a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month on the sidelines of...

Taiwan, China hold opposing military drills amid tensions

TAIWAN: Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing’s political control over the self-governing island, following...

Chinese research ship docks at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port: official

Colombo: A high-tech Chinese research ship docked at Sri Lanka’s southern port of Hambantota on Tuesday, days after Colombo asked Beijing to defer the...

India and US did more than any other country in fight against COVID-19, says top White House health official

Washington: India and the US have done more than any other nation in the fight global against COVID-19, the White House’s top health official...

Iran says it has replied to EU on ‘final’ nuclear deal text

TEHRAN: Iran said Tuesday it has given its response to a "final" draft agreement on reviving a 2015 nuclear accord with major powers presented...

UN envoy travels to coup-torn Myanmar for first time amid claims of human rights violations

UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar travelled to the Southeast Asian nation Monday for the first time since she was appointed to...

Pakistan PM likely to take decision on next army chief’s appointment by mid-September: Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif could initiate discussions on the appointment of the next Army chief to replace General Qamar Javed Bajwa by...

Biden says US, India are indispensable partners; invokes Mahatma Gandhi in Independence Day message

WASHINGTON: The US and India are indispensable partners, President Joe Biden has said and recalled Mahatma Gandhi's "enduring message of truth and non-violence" to...

Indians across globe celebrate Independence Day with patriotic fervour

SINGAPORE: Indians across the world on Monday enthusiastically celebrated the 75th anniversary of India's Independence by hoisting the tricolour and singing the national anthem...

Angry China stages more drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit

BEIJING: China's military said it carried out more exercises near Taiwan on Monday as a group of US lawmakers visited the Chinese-claimed island and...

India hands over Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka Navy

COLOMBO: The security of India and Sri Lanka is enhanced by mutual understanding, mutual trust and cooperation, the Indian envoy here said on Monday,...

Myanmar court convicts ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on more corruption charges

BANGKOK: A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on more corruption charges on Monday and sentenced her...

Uneasy peace in Indo-Pacific, partnership with India important: US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

WASHINGTON: There is an "uneasy peace" in the Indo-Pacific due to recent Chinese actions, an influential US Congressman said on Saturday, observing that India...

US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct air, sea transits to counter China aggression

WASHINGTON: The United States will boost trade with Taiwan in response to China's "provocative" behaviour, the White House said on Friday, as it insisted...

UN rights chief in Bangladesh, to visit Rohingya camps

DHAKA: United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday for a four-day visit that will include a trip to squalid camps...

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