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Iran’s Rouhani accuses ‘mercenary’ Israel of scientist assassination: Statement

TEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the US in carrying out the assassination of...

Joe Biden’s win means some Guantanamo prisoners may be released

WASHINGTON: The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center went to his latest review board hearing with a degree of hope, something that...

ADB approves USD 300 mn policy-based loan to cash-strapped Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 300 million policy-based loan to Pakistan to help promote macroeconomic stability in the cash-strapped country. The...

Will leave White House if electoral college declares Biden winner: Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he would leave the White House if the Electoral College declares Joe Biden the winner of the...

Russia agrees to produce coronavirus vaccine Sputnik-V in India

MOSCOW: Russia's sovereign wealth fund and Indian pharmaceutical company Hetero have agreed to produce over 100 million doses per year in India of the...

Chinese military must focus on ‘winning wars’; has to be at par with US forces by 2027: Xi Jinping

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday ordered the armed forces to strengthen training under real combat conditions and raise their capability of winning...

Democracy was tested this year, people up to the task: Biden

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has said democracy was tested this year when coronavirus hit and the people of the country showed that they...

China criticizes pope over comment on Uighur Muslim minority

BEIJING: China criticized Pope Francis on Tuesday over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China's Uighur Muslim minority...

Trump tells officials to begin transition for next administration; says will keep fighting

WASHINGTON,: US President Donald Trump on Monday asked officials to begin the transition process for President-elect Joe Biden, after the head of the federal...

‘Shaheen Bagh dadi’ Bilkis Bano, Tamil Nadu’s Isaivani included in BBC’s top 100 women for 2020

LONDON: Indian para-athlete and current para-badminton world champion Manasi Joshi and climate activist Ridhima Pandey are among four Indian women to be included in...

Oxford Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine 70% effective on average

London: Pharma major AstraZeneca said on Monday that an interim analysis of clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in the UK and Brazil showed...

Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince: Reports

JERUSALEM: Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...

Saudi confident of ‘friendly’ ties with Biden: Official

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia expects no major change in its relationship with the US under Joe Biden, a senior official told CNN, despite the president-elect...

Biden could announce Cabinet picks as soon as next week

WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden is moving quickly to fill out his administration and could name top leaders for his Cabinet as early as next...

At least eight dead as barrage of rockets hits Kabul

KABUL: At least eight people were killed on Saturday when a barrage of rockets struck densely populated parts of Kabul, marking the latest big...

In rare phone call, Erdogan and Saudi king agree to enhance ties

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed ways of enhancing ties with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, in a rare phone call since the...

WHO suspends Remdesivir from list of medicines

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said on Friday it has suspended Gilead's remdesivir from its so-called prequalification list, an official list of medicines used...

China perceives rising India as ‘rival’; wants to constraint its partnership with US, allies: Report

WASHINGTON: China perceives a rising India as a “rival” and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies, and with other...

China all set to change its development model from 2021: Xi Jinping

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is set to change its development model from next year, relying more on domestic...

Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate appears safe, induces immune response, preliminary study finds

Beijing: Results from an early-phase clinical trial of a Chinese vaccine candidate, CoronaVac, revealed that the formulation appears safe and induces an antibody response...

US to slash troop levels in Iraq, Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after US President...

In absence of coordination with Trump, there is risk of many more dying: Joe Biden

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Joe Biden has said many more Americans are at the risk of dying from coronavirus, if he and incumbent President Donald...

Iran says US move against it would face ‘crushing’ response

DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Any US attack on Iran would face a "crushing" response, an Iranian government spokesman said on Tuesday, following reports US President Donald Trump...

Global coronavirus cases surpass 55 million mark, death toll crosses 1.3 million

WASHINGTON: In a grim milestone, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 55 million mark on Tuesday, while the deaths have...

Normalcy may return by winter 2021, says Covid-19 vaccine co-creator

LONDON: Normalcy from the Covid era can only be expected by next year's winter as any Covid vaccine will take to show its effect...

Thousands rally behind Trump, believing he won race he lost

Washington: Fervent supporters of President Donald Trump rallied in Washington on Saturday behind his spurious claim of a stolen election and swarmed his motorcade...

Pakistan to set up special courts for speedy trial of rape cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government is all set to promulgate next week an ordinance seeking establishment of special courts for speedy trial of rape cases, according...

ASEAN, China, other partners set world’s biggest trade pact

HANOI (VIETNAM): China and 14 other countries have agreed to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic...

White House planning for second Trump term despite defeat: Official

WASHINGTON: The White House is planning for President Donald Trump to serve a second term despite his reelection loss, a top official said Friday. “We...

Armenia says 2,317 soldiers dead in Karabakh conflict

YEREVAN: Armenia on Saturday said that more than two thousand fighters were killed in six weeks of clashes with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh...

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