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Russia claims capture of pivotal city in eastern Ukraine

Kyiv: Russia's defense minister said Russian forces took control Sunday of the last major Ukrainian-held city in Ukraine's Luhansk province, bringing Moscow closer to...

Beijing, Shanghai resume flights, trains as COVID-19 cases come down

Beijing: Shanghai and Beijing, China's top two cities which went through stringent COVID-19 lockdowns in the last two months due to the spread of...

Sri Lanka hopes for improved fuel availability with more shipments reaching this month

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government on Sunday said that it is hoping that the fuel availability in the country will improve in a week's...

India gifts 75 ambulances, 17 school buses to Nepal

KATHMANDU: India on Sunday gifted 75 ambulances and 17 school buses to Nepal as part of its ongoing efforts to build on the “robust...

Russia rains firepower on Ukraine warning West to back off

KYIV: The latest in a litany of horrors in Ukraine came this week as Russian firepower rained down on civilians in a busy shopping...

5 dead, 49 injured after 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Iran

TEHRAN: At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported,...

Iran condemns airstrike, opposes Turkish move into Syria

DAMASCUS: Iran's foreign minister on Saturday condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria earlier in the day and said Tehran opposes any military operation by...

German regulators urge citizens to prepare for possible gas shortage as Russia reduces flow

BERLIN: Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany's regulatory agency for energy called on residents Saturday to save energy...

COVID vaccine protects people of all body weights: Lancet study

London:COVID-19 vaccines greatly reduced the number of cases of severe COVID-19 for everyone regardless of their body size, according to a study of 90...

Pakistan confirms it has 682 Indian prisoners detained in its jails

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday confirmed that it has 682 Indian prisoners detained in its jails, as Islamabad and New Delhi exchanged a list of...

Russian missiles kill at least 19 in Ukraine’s Odesa region

Kyiv: Russian missile attacks on residential areas in a coastal town near the Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Friday killed at least 19...

Iran-US nuclear deal talks in Qatar end with no progress

DUBAI: Indirect negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers ended Wednesday in Qatar after failing to make...

Russian lawmakers approve bill on banning foreign media

Moscow: The lower house of Russia's parliament gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that would allow the banning of foreign news media...

Reports of deaths of civilians in ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict deeply disturbing: India

United Nations: Voicing grave concern over reports of civilian deaths in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has said that critical civilian infrastructure in urban...

Having ‘intensive engagement’ with India, other key oil consuming nations on Russian oil price cap: US

Washington: The US has said it is having "intensive engagement" with key oil consuming countries, including India, on the specifics of how a price...

China rebukes NATO for ‘Cold War mentality’

MADRID: China is rebuking NATO for what it calls the alliance's "Cold War mentality." The comments came as NATO leaders held a summit in...

Will continue to do what is best in interest of India’s energy security: PM Modi at G7 summit

GERMANY: Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined at the G7 summit that energy security has become a very challenging issue in the wake of the...

Pakistan’s participation in BRICS dialogue ‘blocked by one member’: FO

Islamabad/Beijing: Pakistan on Monday alleged that “one member” of the BRICS grouping blocked its participation in a virtual meeting held on the sidelines of...

India’s dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance: PM Modi

ELMAU: Asserting that India’s dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hoped that rich countries of...

Long Covid in infected children can last at least two months: Lancet study

London: Children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can experience symptoms of long Covid lasting at least two months, according to a study published in...

G7 leaders unveil $600 billion plan to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative in developing nations

ELMAU: US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders have unveiled ambitious plans to mobilise $600 billion in funding by 2027 to deliver transparent...

‘We have to stay together’: Biden on Ukraine

Elmau: President Joe Biden on Sunday praised the continued unity of the global alliance confronting Russia, as he and other heads of the Group...

UK joins US, Canada, Japan at G7 Summit to ban Russian gold imports

London: New exports of Russian gold will no longer be allowed to enter the UK, US, Canada and Japan after tough new measures agreed...

Biden, G-7 leaders huddle on energy, inflation, Ukraine war

Berlin: President Joe Biden and his Group of Seven allies will huddle Sunday on strategies to secure energy supplies and tackle inflation, aiming to...

Iran launches rocket into space as nuclear talks to resume

Tehran: Iranian state television said Sunday that Tehran had launched a solid-fueled rocket into space, drawing a rebuke from Washington ahead of the expected...

US aims to raise $200 billion as part of G7 rival to China’s Belt & Road

WASHINGTON: The United States aims to raise $200 billion in private and public funds over five years to fund needed infrastructure in developing countries...

Russia strikes Kyiv as troops consolidate gains in the east

Kyiv: Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said,...

Russians try to block city, cement gains in eastern Ukraine

Kyiv: Russian forces were trying to block a city in eastern Ukraine, the region's governor said on Saturday, after a relentless assault on a...

Quake-hit Afghan village struggles back to life as aid trickles in

WUCHKAI, AFGHANISTAN: A ruined village in eastern Afghanistan, just 10 kilometres (six miles) from the epicentre of this week's deadly earthquake, is struggling back...

US Supreme Court ruling on abortion ‘huge blow’ to women’s human rights, gender equality: UN human rights chief

United Nations: The UN human rights chief has termed the US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion as a huge...

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