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Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 4 years in prison

Bangkok: A special court in Myanmar's capital sentenced the country's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to four years in prison on Monday after...

US displaying greater caution in power projection since 2008; moving towards greater realism: Jaishankar

ABU DHABI: The US is moving towards greater realism both about itself and the world and has shown a greater caution in power projection...

Saudi Arabia gives USD 3 billion to Pakistan to help stabilise country’s economy: Official

ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan on Saturday, December 4, 2021, received USD 3 billion from Saudi Arabia as part of financial assistance sought from the Kingdom...

China launches its first cross-border BRI train with Laos

Beijing/Vientiane: China on Friday launched the first cross-border train of its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from Laos, which Beijing says will help...

Omicron variant was already in Netherlands when South Africa alerted WHO

Amsterdam: The omicron variant was already in the Netherlands when South Africa alerted the World Health Organization about it last week, Dutch health authorities...

Pentagon report on strengthening US bases in Guam, Australia aims to encircle China: Official

BEIJING: China on Tuesday took exception to a Pentagon report to enhance US bases in Guam and Australia to meet the growing challenges posed...

Taiwan sends jets after 27 Chinese planes enter buffer zone

Taipei: Taiwan said 27 Chinese aircraft entered its air defence buffer zone on Sunday, the latest in a long series of incursions as part...

South Africa slams countries imposing travel bans on fears of Omicron, calls it “knee-jerk reaction”

Johannesburg: South Africa's top health federation on Sunday slammed the 18 nations which have imposed travel bans on the country on fears of the...

Face masks compulsory in England shops, transport from Tuesday

London: Face coverings will become a compulsory requirement in shops and public transport in England from Tuesday, the UK government said on Sunday as...

Riot police deploy after violent demo in Iran’s Isfahan: reports

TEHRAN: Riot police were deployed Saturday after a number of arrests in the Iranian city of Isfahan, witnesses and state media said, a day...

New COVID-19 Omicron variant in ‘fluid motion’; in ‘very active’ communication with South Africa colleagues: Dr Fauci

America’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that the new COVID-19 Omicron variant is in “fluid motion” in South Africa and...

Social distancing not enough to prevent COVID, UK study finds

A new study has shown that the airborne transmission of COVID-19 is highly random and suggests that social distancing alone is not effective in...

S-400 Russian missiles deal: No decision yet on waiver for India, says US

WASHINGTON: The United States has not made a determination yet on any potential Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) waiver to India with...

Exposure to harmless coronaviruses boosts Covid immunity: Study

Immune responses to other human coronaviruses, which mostly only cause harmless colds, can provide some protection against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), according to new research published...

‘Strongly’ believe there is great potential for more cooperation with India: UN peacekeeping chief

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations peacekeeping chief has said he “strongly” believes that there is a “great potential for more cooperation with India on...

Top US admiral warns about China threat at Halifax forum

HALIFAX: The head of the US Indo-Pacific Command said Saturday the United States and its allies need to operate with a greater sense of...

Saudi critic’s fiancee urges Justin Bieber to cancel F1 show

Dubai: Pop star Justin Bieber is facing growing calls to cancel his concert in Saudi Arabia next month as the fiancee of slain Saudi...

US senators move to block $650m arms sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON: A group of US senators are opposing the Biden administration’s first major arms sale to Saudi Arabia over Riyadh’s role in the conflict...

Kamala Harris becomes first woman to hold US Presidential power as Biden undergoes health exam

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden got a clean bill of health from the White House doctor on Friday after undergoing an extensive, routine check-up during...

Pak faces threat from within the country due to extremism: Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faced no potential threat from India, the US or any other country but from within the country due to religious extremism, Information...

Pakistan Parliament approves chemical castration of habitual rapists

Islamabad: Sex offenders convicted of multiple rapes in Pakistan could face chemical castration after Parliament passed a new legislation that aims to speed up...

Pakistan’s Parliament enacts law to give Kulbhushan Jadhav right to file review

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Parliament in its joint sitting on Wednesday enacted a law to give Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file a...

Son of slain Libyan dictator Gaddafi in the running for president: Report

TRIPOLI: The son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi appeared for nearly the first time in a decade on Sunday to register as a...

US expresses ‘concern’ over delivery of Russia’s S-400 missile system to India

WASHINGTON: The US has expressed its "concern" over the delivery of S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile defence systems from Russia to India but it remains...

US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention issues ‘Level One’ Covid travel health notice for India

Washington: The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a 'Level One' Covid notice for Americans travelling to India, saying the...

Xi talks tough at summit with Biden; warns of ‘playing with fire’ over Taiwan

Beijing/Washington: Striking a tough posture at the much-awaited virtual summit with his US counterpart Joe Biden on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping said that China...

Cholesterol-lowering drug linked to reduced death risk from COVID-19: Study

London: Statins, which are used to lower the cholesterol levels in the body, may be associated with a slightly reduced risk of death from...

Why having bad oral health could raise the risk of Covid

Not brushing your teeth will get you in trouble with the dentist – but since the arrival of the pandemic, it could lead to...

China defends joining with India on coal ‘phase down’ instead of ‘phase out’ at COP26

BEIJING: China on Monday asked developed countries to stop using the coal first and provide financial aid to developing countries to adopt green technologies...

UN chief warns climate catastrophe close, Thunberg trashes deal at COP26

PARIS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of an impending “climate catastrophe”, while environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg dismissed Saturday’s COP26 climate conference deal as...

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