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Joe Biden considers calling climate emergency as soon as this week: Media

NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden is considering declaring a national climate emergency as soon as this week, the Washington Post newspaper said on...

Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey

TEHRAN: Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iran starting Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow's challenge to...

Israel to boost Asia flights when Saudi Arabia opens airspace

JERUSALEM: Israeli airlines plan to expand and open new routes to India and other Asian destinations after Saudi Arabia announced it would allow unfettered...

Russia strikes south Ukraine city, presses attacks in east

Vinnytsia (Ukraine): Russian missiles hit industrial facilities at a strategic city in southern Ukraine on Sunday as a funeral was held for a four-year-old...

Iran, Russia, Turkey presidents to talk Syria war in Tehran

TEHRAN: With the war in Ukraine still raging, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels Tuesday to Tehran for talks with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts...

Tribal council in Pakistan bars women from tourist spots

Islamabad: A tribal council in Pakistan has barred women from visiting public places for tourism and entertainment, terming it “unethical” and against the Islamic...

Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s protest movement reached its 100th day Sunday, having forced one president from office and now turning its sights on his successor...

Russia preparing for next stage of offensive, Ukraine says

Kyiv: Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would...

Biden raises Khashoggi murder, MBS cites ‘US mistakes’ in reply

JEDDAH: US President Joe Biden said on Friday he told Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman he held him responsible for the murder...

UAE sentences former Khashoggi lawyer to 3 years in prison

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has sentenced an American citizen and the former lawyer of Jamal Khashoggi — the dissident Saudi journalist who was...

Chinese Prez Xi meets PLA troops connected with Ladakh standoff

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping, who made a rare visit this week to the restive Xinjiang region which borders Ladakh, met the troops and...

US, Saudi Arabia agree on stopping Iran getting nuclear weapons: Joint statement

JEDDAH: The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed on the importance of stopping Iran from “acquiring a nuclear weapon”, during a visit by US...

India assures continued support to democracy, stability and economic recovery in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: India on Saturday assured Sri Lanka that it will continue to support democracy, stability and economic recovery in the country, which is at...

US ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East: Biden to Arab leaders

JEDDAH: US President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that Washington would remain fully engaged in the Middle East and would not cede...

Indo-American Naureen Hassan is next President of UBS Americas, CEO of UBS Americas Holding

NEW YORK: A prominent Indian-American finance executive, Naureen Hassan, has been appointed President of UBS Americas and CEO of UBS Americas Holding, according to...

‘Necessary to help deter China’: US House votes for India sanctions waiver over Russian S-400 missile deal

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has passed by voice vote a legislative amendment that approves waiver to India against the punitive CAATSA sanctions...

US President Biden heads to Saudi Arabia amid tension on oil, Khashoggi killing

JERUSALEM: President Joe Biden will discuss energy supply, human rights, and security cooperation in Saudi Arabia on Friday on a trip designed to reset...

Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as acting president

COLOMBO: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president Friday until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned...

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...

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