Russia rains firepower on Ukraine warning West to back off

Russia rains firepower on Ukraine warning West to back off

KYIV: The latest in a litany of horrors in Ukraine came this week as Russian firepower rained down on civilians in a busy shopping mall far from the front lines of a war in its fifth month. The timing was not likely a coincidence. While much of the attritional war in Ukraine’s east is hidden […]

5 dead, 49 injured after 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Iran

5 dead, 49 injured after 6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Iran

TEHRAN: At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit soon after by two strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude. Some 24 tremors, two with a magnitude of 6.3 and 6.1, followed the 2 a.m. […]

Iran condemns airstrike, opposes Turkish move into Syria

Iran condemns airstrike, opposes Turkish move into Syria

DAMASCUS: Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday condemned an Israeli airstrike on Syria earlier in the day and said Tehran opposes any military operation by Turkey in Syria’s north. Hossein Amirabdollahian made his comments at the start of a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus, where he was expected to discuss mutual relations and regional affairs […]

German regulators urge citizens to prepare for possible gas shortage as Russia reduces flow

BERLIN: Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany’s regulatory agency for energy called on residents Saturday to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases. Federal Network Agency President Klaus Mueller urged house and apartment owners to have their gas boilers and radiators checked and adjusted to maximize […]

COVID vaccine protects people of all body weights: Lancet study

London:COVID-19 vaccines greatly reduced the number of cases of severe COVID-19 for everyone regardless of their body size, according to a study of 90 lakh adults in England published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology on Friday. Vaccine effectiveness was similar for those with a higher body mass index (BMI) and of a healthy weight, […]

Pakistan confirms it has 682 Indian prisoners detained in its jails

Pakistan confirms it has 682 Indian prisoners detained in its jails

Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday confirmed that it has 682 Indian prisoners detained in its jails, as Islamabad and New Delhi exchanged a list of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody, a routine practice between the two neighbours under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access. These lists are exchanged twice a year […]

Russian missiles kill at least 19 in Ukraine’s Odesa region

Russian missiles kill at least 19 in Ukraine’s Odesa region

Kyiv: Russian missile attacks on residential areas in a coastal town near the Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Friday killed at least 19 people, authorities reported, a day after Russian forces withdrew from a strategic Black Sea island. Video of the pre-dawn attack showed the charred remains of buildings in the small town of […]

Iran-US nuclear deal talks in Qatar end with no progress

Iran-US nuclear deal talks in Qatar end with no progress

DUBAI: Indirect negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers ended Wednesday in Qatar after failing to make significant progress amid a growing crisis over the Islamic Republic’s atomic program, diplomats said. The Doha talks broke up after two days without any sign of a breakthrough, months after talks […]

Russian lawmakers approve bill on banning foreign media

Russian lawmakers approve bill on banning foreign media

Moscow: The lower house of Russia’s parliament gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that would allow the banning of foreign news media in response to other countries’ actions against Russian news outlets. The Kremlin-controlled State Duma approved the bill on its final, third reading. The equally pliant upper house of parliament is set […]

Reports of deaths of civilians in ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict deeply disturbing: India

Reports of deaths of civilians in ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict deeply disturbing: India

United Nations: Voicing grave concern over reports of civilian deaths in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has said that critical civilian infrastructure in urban areas have become easy targets in situations of armed conflict. Speaking at the UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine on Tuesday, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador R. Ravindra […]