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PM Modi holds ‘fruitful’ discussions with Australian counterpart; agrees to further cement bilateral ties

TOKYO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held fruitful discussions with Australia's newly-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and discussed ways to add even greater...

After crackdown on supporters, Pakistan government bans Imran Khan’s mega rally

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government on Tuesday banned ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan's party from holding a massive rally on May 25 to prevent them...

NATO chief says trade ties with authoritarian regimes have vulnerabilities; clubs China with Russia

DAVOS: Asserting that freedom is more important than free trade, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said the Ukraine war has taught the...

Imran Khan out to begin ‘civil war’ in Pakistan, alleges PM Shehbaz Sharif

Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday alleged that Imran Khan wants to unleash a "civil war" in the country, a day after...

‘Don’t underestimate resolve’: China warns US President Joe Biden over Taiwan

BEIJING: The Chinese government on Monday said it was ready to defend its national interests over Taiwan, in a rebuke to US President Joe...

Ahead of Quad summit, China says US’ Indo-Pacific strategy ‘bound to fail’

Beijing: China on Sunday launched a broadside against the Indo-Pacific strategy of the United States ahead of the summit of Quad leaders in Japan,...

Russia cuts off gas exports to Finland in symbolic move

HELSINKI: Russia halted gas exports to neighboring Finland on Saturday, a highly symbolic move that came just days after the Nordic country announced it...

Indian democracy is global public good; if that cracks, it’s going to cause problems: Rahul Gandhi in UK

LONDON: Democracy in India is a global public good and a central anchor for the planet and if that cracks, it is going to...

India supplies another 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: India on Saturday provided another 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel to Sri Lanka under the credit line facility to the island nation which...

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

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

Cold virus caused 100,000 deaths worldwide in kids in 2019: Lancet

RSV is a major paediatric respiratory virus, that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, and hospitalises about three million children under age 5 each year...

US President Joe Biden starts Asia trip with global issues and tech shortage on agenda

PYEONGTAEK: US President Joe Biden is opening his trip to Asia with a focus on the computer chip shortage that has bedeviled the world...

UK stocking up on vaccines as monkeypox cases rise to 20

London: The UK government on Friday said it was stocking up on smallpox vaccines to help guard against a rise in cases of monkeypox,...

China slams US Special Coordinator Uzra Zeya’s meeting with Dalai Lama

Beijing: China on Thursday sharply criticised US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya's meeting with the Dalai Lama and her visit to Dharamshala,...

Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan

Washington: President Joe Biden departs on a six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aiming to build rapport with the two nations' leaders while...

‘I mean Ukraine’: Former US President George Bush calls Iraq invasion ‘unjustified’

Washington: Former US President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as “brutal” and “unjustified” before correcting himself to say he meant...

US-Taliban deal biggest factor in collapse of Afghan forces, watchdog says

WASHINGTON: The biggest factor that led to the collapse of the Afghan military in August last year was the US decision to withdraw forces...

Sri Lanka receives USD 160 mln from World Bank; PM says looking at possibility of using some of it to buy fuel

Colombo: Sri Lanka has received USD 160 Million from the World Bank and is looking at the possibility of using some of it to...

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...

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