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Officials: Russian strike kills 17 people in central Ukraine

Kyiv: Russian missiles that struck a city in central Ukraine killed 17 people and wounding about 90 more on Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said. The country’s...

Biden says US won’t wait ‘forever’ for Iran on nuclear deal

JERUSALEM: President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States is “not going to wait forever” for Iran to rejoin a dormant nuclear deal,...

UAE to invest USD 2 billion to develop integrated food parks across India

NEW DELHI: The United Arab Emirates will invest USD 2 billion to develop a series of integrated food parks across India under the framework...

Lankan President Gotabaya arrives in Singapore, not granted any asylum

SINGAPORE: Sri Lanka's president arrived in Singapore on Thursday after fleeing protests triggered by an economic crisis, with the city-state insisting he was on...

Sri Lanka declares emergency after President flees; angry mob storms PM Wickremesinghe’s residence

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency Wednesday as thousands of people mobbed the prime minister's office after the country's president flew to...

UK PM race most diverse in history with 2 British Indians on shortlist

London: The race to replace Boris Johnson as the Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister may have just officially begun but it has...

Cash-strapped Pakistan may face serious economic crisis amid fast-depleting forex reserves

ISLAMABAD: Cash-starved Pakistan could face a serious economic problem as its foreign exchange reserves are depleting fast amid rising external debt servicing, according to...

From Indira Gandhi to JFK: Remembering heads of state, world leaders who were assassinated

Among other heads of state around the world who have been assassinated, include leaders from Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the US. NEW DELHI: The...

‘Undeniable’ flaws in security for Shinzo Abe: Local police

TOKYO: There were "undeniable" flaws in security for former prime minister Shinzo Abe, the head of police in the area where the leader was...

Pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as Hajj reaches apex

Mount Arafat (Saudi Arabia): Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance...

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassinated

KASHIHARA: Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday by a gunman who opened fire at close range as the hugely influential...

Leaders from South Asia express shock over former Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s assassination

Colombo/Islamabad: Prominent South Asian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, expressed shock and anguish over the...

China demands end to US-Taiwan military ‘collusion’

BEIJING: China has demanded the US cease military "collusion" with Taiwan during a virtual meeting between the joint chiefs of staff from the two...

Russia’s Foreign Minister walks out of G20 talks as West presses Moscow on Ukraine

BALI: Russia's top diplomat stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its...

Johnson steps down as UK PM, will continue as caretaker Indian origin leader Rishi Sunak top contender to be next UK PM

LONDON: Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday as Prime Minister and leader of Britain’s Conservative party, paving the way for the selection of a new...

Monkeypox cases rise 77 per cent in UN agency’s latest weekly count

Geneva: The World Health Organisation on Thursday reported a 77 per cent weekly increase in the number of lab-confirmed monkeypox cases, to more than...

‘Dalai Lama an honoured guest’: MEA as China slams Modi for greeting Tibetan spiritual leader on birthday

BEIJING: India on Thursday said it has a consistent policy to treat Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama as an honoured guest and Prime Minister...

New COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 detected in countries like India: WHO

A new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in countries like India and the World Health Organisation is...

Russia taking ‘operational pause’ in Ukraine, says analysts

KYIV: Foreign analysts say Russia may be temporarily easing its offensive in Ukraine as the Russian military attempts to reassemble its forces for a...

UK warship seizes Iranian missiles bound for Yemen pointing to Tehran’s support for Houthi rebels

DUBAI: A British Royal Navy vessel seized a sophisticated shipment of Iranian missiles in the Gulf of Oman earlier this year, officials said Thursday,...

Ahead of G-20 ministers’ meeting, China slams US, NATO

Beijing: China launched a scathing attack on the US and NATO on Wednesday, days before a meeting between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken...

UN 2.3 billion people severely or moderately hungry in 2021

United Nations: World hunger rose in 2021, with around 2.3 billion people facing moderate or severe difficulty obtaining enough to eat -- and that...

UN chief Guterres appoints Lt Gen Subramanian as Force Commander of UN Mission in South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS: Lieutenant-General Mohan Subramanian of the Indian Army has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his new Force Commander of the...

Monsoon rains kill 77 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least 77 people have died in monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, the country's climate change minister said on Wednesday, warning more heavier-than-usual downpours...

One million pilgrims set to perform Hajj this year after two years of Covid pandemic

MECCA: White-robed worshippers from around the world have packed the streets of Islam’s holiest city Mecca ahead of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the...

6 killed in mass shooting at US Independence Day parade near Chicago

Highland park: Six people were killed and at least two dozen wounded when a man with a high-powered rifle opened fire from a rooftop...

NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon

WELLINGTON: A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the...

Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region of Luhansk

POKROVSK: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their...

1.7 million people under lockdown in China’s Anhui province amid fresh Covid surge

BEIJING: China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases Monday in the latest of...

China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon

BEIJING: China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might "take over" the moon as...

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