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40,000 metric tonnes diesel from India reaches crisis-hit Lanka

COLOMBO: A consignment of 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel from India reached Sri Lanka on Saturday, the fourth such assistance from New Delhi, to...

Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of dead bodies being used as booby traps

KYIV: Ukrainian troops moved cautiously to retake territory north of the country’s capital on Saturday, using cables to pull the bodies of civilians off...

Pak PM Imran says ‘establishment’ gave him 3 choices: resignation, no-trust vote or polls

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the “establishment” had given him three options: "resignation, no-confidence (vote) or elections" after the...

Pak shares ‘long and excellent’ ties with US but it doesn’t believe in ‘camp politics’, says Army chief Bajwa

ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said that Pakistan shares a “long and excellent” strategic relationship with the US but it...

US President Joe Biden to nominate two Indian Americans to key administrative positions

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate two Indian Americans to key administration positions. Vinay Singh has been nominated as...

China to back Myanmar ”no matter how the situation changes”

BANGKOK: China says it will back neighbour Myanmar 'no matter how the situation changes,' in the latest show of unequivocal Chinese support for the...

UN seeks record USD 4.4 billion for Afghans struggling under Taliban

GENEVA: The U.N.’s aid coordination office, backed by Britain, Germany and Qatar, is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in...

Imran Khan suffers setback as key coalition partner sides with opposition ahead of no-trust vote

Islamabad: A key partner of the ruling coalition in Pakistan on Wednesday said it will support Opposition’s no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, in...

COVID deaths jump by 40 per cent, but cases falling globally: WHO

GENEVA: The number of people killed by the coronavirus surged by more than 40% last week, likely due to changes in how COVID-19 deaths...

No-confidence motion tabled against Imran Khan in Pakistan Parliament

LAHORE: A no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was tabled on Monday in the national assembly by leader of the opposition and...

Shanghai starts China’s biggest COVID-19 lockdown in 2 years

Beijing: China began its most extensive lockdown in two years Monday to conduct mass testing and control a growing outbreak in Shanghai as questions...

Zelenskyy: West needs more courage in helping Ukraine fight

Lviv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the West of lacking courage as his country fights to stave off Russia’s invasion, making an exasperated plea...

Ukraine intel: Russia may try to split country

Kyiv: Ukraine’s military intelligence chief says that Russia could try to break Ukraine in two. Kyrylo Budanov said in remarks released by the Defense Ministry...

Pakistan’s Assembly adjourned without tabling of no-trust motion against PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan National Assembly's crucial session on a no-trust motion against embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan was adjourned on Friday without tabling of the...

Israel to host top Arab diplomats during Blinken’s visit

JERUSALEM: Israel said Friday it would host the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain during U.S. Secretary of State Antony...

1,938 COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths reported in India; active infections go down below 23,000 mark

NEW DELHI: With 1,938 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of cases rose to 4,30,14,687, while the active cases further...

India, 12 others abstain in UNSC on vote on Russian-led draft resolution on Ukraine

United Nations: India, along with 12 other UN Security Council members, abstained on a resolution by Russia on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. The draft...

China’s foreign minister makes surprise stop in Afghanistan

Kabul: China’s foreign minister made a surprise stop on Thursday in Afghanistan’s capital to meet with the country’s new Taliban rulers — even as...

4 weeks, still defiant: Ukraine fights into 2nd month of war

Kyiv: One month of war, still defiant. With its government still standing and its outnumbered troops battling Russian forces to bloody stalemates in multiple...

Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe

Washington:The future of Europe hanging in the balance, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week as the...

Military development of South China Sea islands within our rights: Chinese Foreign Ministry

BEIJING: China on Tuesday said it has the right to develop South China Sea islands as it sees fit in the wake of US...

Delhi to Doha flight makes emergency landing in Karachi: Pak authorities

Karachi/New Delhi: A Qatar Airways flight from New Delhi to Doha made an emergency landing early Monday in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi after...

Russia must be held accountable for loss of lives in Ukraine: Australian PM

NEW DELHI: Russia needs to be held accountable for the tragic loss of lives in Ukraine in the ongoing war, and it must be...

No-Trust Vote against Imran on Friday

Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Assembly will convene on Friday to take up a no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, who offered a deal to...

Bipartisan group of US lawmakers urge India to speak out against Putin

WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Thursday urged India to speak out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The lawmakers, led by Congressman...

Deeply concerned about humanitarian situation in Ukraine, India tells UNSC

NEW DELHI: India, which ensured the safe return of about 22,500 of its citizens from Ukraine, also assisted in the evacuation of nationals from...

Biden to call Xi to discuss Russia, economic issues

Washington: President Joe Biden will speak Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ongoing economic competition between the two countries and Russia’s war...

China denies US claim that Russia asked for help in Ukraine

LONDON: China denied on Tuesday claims by US officials that Russia had sought military assistance in Ukraine and accused Washington of spreading "malicious disinformation"...

Opposition should withdraw no-trust motion against PM Khan: Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday urged the Opposition parties to withdraw their no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan and indicated...

UN says 579 civilians killed

Geneva: The UN human rights office says at least 579 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the war, and more...

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