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Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO, face Turkish objections

Move seen redrawing geopolitical map of Europe Brussels: Finland and Sweden formally applied to join the NATO alliance on Wednesday at allied headquarters, a decision...

‘America better positioned to lead the world in 21st century’, Biden tells Indian-American social worker

Washington: The US is better positioned than any other country to lead the world in the 21st century, President Joe Biden has said, expressing...

CPC bans retired cadre from criticising party leadership ahead of key Congress

Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party has barred retired cadres from making negative political speeches ahead of its key Congress that will make a once-in-a-decade...

US hopes India would ‘reconsider’ its decision to restrict wheat exports

New York: The US hopes India will reconsider its decision to ban wheat exports, with Washington encouraging" countries not to restrict exports as that...

India’s quest for ‘self-reliance’ doesn’t mean ‘isolation’: President Kovind to diaspora in Jamaica

Kingston: India is on a "transformational path and its quest for "self-reliance" does not mean "isolation" but creating capabilities that can help the entire...

US has made Pakistan ‘a slave’ without invading it, says former PM Imran Khan

LAHORE: The US has made Pakistan “a slave” without invading it, ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed, asserting that the people will never accept...

Russian war effort runs into diplomatic, military hurdles

KYIV: With its military bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russia also lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more...

China’s economy takes Omicron hit as big cities reel under lockdowns

Beijing: Battling the worst coronavirus outbreak since it emerged in Wuhan two years ago, China on Monday acknowledged that its economy was hit by...

Blinken offers support to family of slain Palestinian journalist

WASHINGTON: US State Secretary Antony Blinken spoke with the family of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh after criticising Israel’s use of force at...

UN lists Pakistan among 23 drought-hit countries

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is among 23 countries in the world facing the bleak prospects of drought over the past two years, according to a...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy defiant as Russia retreats from Kharkiv

Kyiv: Almost three months after Russia shocked the world by invading Ukraine, its military faced a bogged-down war, the prospect of a bigger NATO...

Three children among 6 killed in suicide blast in Pakistan’s North Waziristan

Peshawar: Three children and as many soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed in a suicide blast on Sunday in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan...

Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe holds talks with World Bank, ADB as India delivers diesel shipment

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday held discussions with representatives of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank on...

South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron

Johannesburg: South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants, according to health experts. For about three weeks the...

Russia-Ukraine war: Russians withdraw from city of Kharkiv

KYIV: Russian troops are withdrawing from Ukraine's second-largest city after weeks of heavy bombardment, the Ukrainian military said Saturday, as Kyiv and Moscow's forces...

Pakistan court extends pre-arrest bail of PM Shehbaz Sharif, son in money laundering case

LAHORE: A Pakistani court here on Saturday extended the pre-arrest bail of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes UAE’s president

Dubai: Rulers in the United Arab Emirates announced Saturday that they unanimously appointed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the president of this...

India abstains in UNHRC resolution on deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine due to Russian aggression

United Nations/Geneva: India abstained in the UN Human Rights Council on a resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the...

Pak Prez asks Chief Justice to form judicial commission to probe regime change conspiracy to oust Imran Khan

Islamabad: Pakistan's President Arif Alvi has written to Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, asking him to form a judicial commission to probe the alleged...

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies

Dubai: UAE's long-ailing President and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on Friday, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs...

Next elections could be ‘bloody’ if code of conduct not agreed to, warns Pakistan FM Bilawal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday said that the next elections could be "bloody" if all political parties did not agree to...

Putin says sanctions triggering global crisis

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin says Western sanctions against Russia are provoking a global economic crisis. Speaking during a Thursday meeting on economic issues, Putin...

Palestinians mourn slain Al Jazeera journalist, blame Israel

RAMALLAH: Thousands gathered to mourn a slain Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, as the head of...

Senior Al Jazeera journalist killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

Jerusalem: A veteran journalist working for Al Jazeera was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, prompting...

India-China relations will ‘remain strained’, says US Intelligence community

WASHINGTON: The India-China ties will "remain strained" in the wake of the "lethal clash" in 2020 in eastern Ladakh, the most serious in decades,...

Sri Lanka crisis: Defence Ministry orders tri-forces to open fire on rioters

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence on Tuesday ordered the Army, the Air Force and the Navy personnel to open fire on anyone looting...

Protests at Lankan naval base housing ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

COLOMBO: A protest began in front of Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee Naval Base on Tuesday after reports emerged that former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and...

Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew; deploys army in Colombo after clash

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities on Monday imposed a nationwide curfew and Army troops were deployed in the capital after pro-government groups attacked protesters outside...

China’s sea levels touched new high in 2021, govt study shows

SHANGHAI: China’s sea levels reached their highest on record last year, swelled by rising water temperatures and the melting of glaciers and polar icecaps,...

Russia marks WWII victory shadowed by Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast Moscow’s military action in Ukraine as a forced response to Western policies. Speaking at a military parade Monday...

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