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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...

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...

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