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India will be an essential partner for the US in generating mutual prosperity and creating a global free world supply chain, says USIBC

WASHINGTON: India, the world’s largest democracy and a key player in the Indo-Pacific region, will be an essential partner for the US in generating...

COVID cases reported globally dropped by 16 per cent last week: WHO

GENEVA: The number of new coronavirus cases reported globally dropped by 16 per cent last week, marking a month-long decline in COVID-19 infections, according...

Pak authorities set up team to decide on handing over of historic gurdwara to EPTB

PESHWAR: Pakistani authorities have set up a joint committee to decide on the handing over of an over 100-year-old gurdwara in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province...

500,000 plus people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded: UN

GENEVA: The UN refugee agency said Monday that more than 500,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country last week. UN High Commissioner...

Amid Ukraine tensions, India-US discussions on 30 Predator drones reach advanced stage

WASHINGTON: The discussions on the sale of 30 Predator armed drones by the US to India, the first to a non-NATO ally, at an...

Imran Khan meets Putin in Moscow amid Ukraine conflict

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Kremlin on Thursday in his first face-to-face talks since the start...

Ukraine to impose state of emergency, says top security official

Kyiv: Ukraine’s top security official Oleksiy Danilov said on Wednesday that Ukraine would impose a state of emergency on all of its territory, apart...

World is facing ‘biggest global security crisis’ in recent years: UN chief on Ukraine issue

UNITED NATIONS: The world is facing the "biggest global peace and security crisis" in recent years, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he...

Clear attack on Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity: Blinken

Washington: Strongly condemning President Vladimir Putin's decision to recognise the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics as independent, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken...

Don’t slip into the ‘lazy analogy’ of referring Quad as Asian NATO: EAM Jaishankar

MUNICH: Dismissing the notion that the Quad is an Asian NATO, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that there are "interested parties" who...

Convinced that Russia would invade Ukraine: US President Biden

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he is convinced and has reason to believe that Russian forces will attack Ukraine, including its...

Russia welcomes India’s position on Ukraine situation

New Delhi: Russia on Friday welcomed India’s position on the Ukraine crisis, amid spike in tensions between the NATO countries and Moscow over the...

Exercising after getting COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies: Study

Mild- to moderate-intensity exercise for 90 minutes after getting a flu or COVID-19 vaccine may boost the levels of antibodies in the body, according...

US authorises new antibody drug to fight Omicron

US health regulators on Friday authorised a new antibody drug that targets the Omicron variant, a key step in restocking the nation’s arsenal against...

India faces ‘very significant challenges’, especially from China, says White House as it releases Indo-Pacific strategy

Washington: India faces “very significant challenges”, in particular from China and its behaviour in the Line of Actual Control, the White House has said,...

Saudi Arabia 12 hurt in attack targeting airport near Yemen

Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Thursday that 12 people were injured by falling debris from an attempted drone attack on an...

Quad should stop driving wedges between regional countries: China ahead of FMs meet

BEIJING: Ahead of Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting on Friday, China said on Wednesday that it was opposed to "exclusive blocs" to create bloc confrontation...

Global COVID-19 case counts decline 17% in last week: WHO

GENEVA: The World Health Organization says coronavirus case counts fell 17% worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week, including a 50%...

US and Russia clash over use and impact of UN sanctions

United Nations: The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China in the UN Security Council on Monday over the usefulness and...

Vaccine protection better maintained against severe COVID-19: Lancet study

The vaccine-induced protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection wanes within a few months, but protection against severe COVID-19 appears to be better maintained, according to a...

UN chief Guterres expects China to allow ‘credible visit’ by human rights chief to Xinjiang

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Chinese leadership that he expects Beijing to allow the world body's human rights chief to...

Afghanistan situation precarious: UN report

United Nations: The situation in Afghanistan remains precarious and uncertain nearly six months after the Taliban takeover, as the multiple political, socio-economic and humanitarian...

Sputnik V vaccine granted full permanent approval in Russia

MOSCOW: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) announces that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus has been granted full...

Relationship with India stands on its own merit; not impacted by Russia tensions: US

WASHINGTON: America’s relationship with India stands on its own merits and has not been impacted by the ongoing tension with Russia, a top State...

IMF approves USD 1 billion loan tranche for Pakistan

Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund has approved the completion of the sixth review of its stalled USD 6 billion programme for Pakistan, paving the...

Pfizer asks FDA to allow Covid-19 vaccine for kids under 5

Pfizer on Tuesday asked the US to authorize extra-low doses of its Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the...

US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE

The US military launched Patriot interceptor missiles during an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels that targeted the United Arab Emirates. DUBAI: The U.S. military launched...

US urges Pfizer to apply for under-5 Covid shots

US regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its Covid-19 vaccine for children 6 months to...

US gives full approval to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine

US health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, a shot that’s already been given to tens of millions of Americans...

Sri Lanka to buy fuel from Indian Oil to tide over energy crisis

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has decided to purchase petrol and diesel, 40,000 metric tonnes each, from the Indian Oil Corporation, according to a Cabinet note...

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