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Iran issues arrest warrant for Donald Trump, asks Interpol to help

TEHRAN: Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others it believes carried...

Pakistan Stock Exchange comes under BLA attack; 11 including all four militants killed

KARACHI: Four heavily armed militants attacked the busy Pakistan Stock Exchange building here with guns and grenades on Monday morning, killing four security guards...

COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China

Beijing: China’s military has received the greenlight to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by its research unit and CanSino Biologics (6185.HK) after clinical...

China sent martial artists to India border before deadly clash: State media

BEIJING: China reinforced its troops near the Indian border with mountain climbers and martial arts fighters shortly before a deadly clash this month, state...

Curtailed hajj compounds Saudi Arabia economic woes

RIYADH: Vacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness -- and fears of economic ruin -- haunt the usually bustling city...

China’s actions in Ladakh part of military provocations against neighbours: US Congressman Ted Yoho

WASHINGTON: China’s recent aggression in eastern Ladakh is part of its large-scale military provocations against its neighbours and the US will not stand for...

Pak has conveyed its readiness to India to reopen Kartarpur corridor from Monday: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed its readiness to India to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor on Monday on the occasion of the death anniversary of Sikh...

Pak’s anti-graft body files corruption case against Nawaz Sharif

Lahore: Pakistan's anti-graft body has filed a corruption case against deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif and three others for their alleged involvement in the...

Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the...

US reviewing global force posture to counter China’s threat to India: Pompeo

Washington: The US is reviewing its global deployment of forces to ensure it is postured appropriately to counter the People's Liberation Army, given the...

Beijing eases coronavirus lockdown as mass testing gathers pace

Beijing: Beijing has partially lifted a weeks-long lockdown imposed in the Chinese capital to head off a feared second wave of coronavirus infections after...

UK PM terms Sino-India standoff ‘very serious, worrying situation’; calls for dialogue

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on India and China to engage in dialogue to sort out their border issues as he described...

PIA to ground 150 pilots with ‘dubious licences’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be grounding nearly 150 out of its 426 pilots, amid an inquiry that they hold "dubious" licences, a...

Qureshi accuses India of plotting attack on Pakistan to divert attention from dispute with China

Islamabad: A day after Pakistan was asked to reduce its staff at its High Commission in New Delhi by half, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood...

Trump says ‘learn from history’ instead of removing statues

Washington: As America grapples with racism in its past, President Donald Trump lined up squarely with those who argue that the pendulum has swung...

Covid might push 120 mn children into poverty in South Asia: UNICEF

NEW DELHI: An estimated 120 million children living in South Asian countries, including India, could slip into poverty within the next six months due...

Trump suspends H-1B, other work visas till year end; Indian IT professionals to be hit

Washington: In a huge blow to Indian IT professionals eyeing the US job market, the Trump administration has suspended the most sought-after H-1B visas...

China declines to react to VK Singh’s remarks that 40 PLA soldiers killed in Galwan Valley clash

BEIJING: China on Monday declined to comment on Union minister and former Indian Army chief Gen (retd) V K Singh's remarks that more than...

Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating: WHO chief

Dubai: The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health Organization's director-general told an online...

Situation ‘very tough’, US talking to India, China to help them out: Trump

Washington: Amidst the “very tough” standoff at the China-India border, US President Donald Trump has said that his administration is talking to both countries...

Nepal’s FM radio stations say Lipulekh theirs, play anti-India speeches

Pithoragarh: Nepal's FM radio channels close to the border with India are broadcasting propaganda to back Kathmandu's claim on Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura, residents...

Global COVID-19 cases top 8.7 mn: Johns Hopkins University

Washington: The total number of global COVID-19 cases has surged to over 8.7 million, while the deaths were nearing 463,000, according to the Johns...

Concerned over how quickly Covid-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

NEW YORK: Harvard Global Health Institute Director Dr. Ashish Jha has expressed concern over how quickly new the coronavirus cases are rising in India...

Babies with Covid-19 may have only mild illness, mostly with fever: Study

Washington: Researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have shown that infants under 90 days of age who tested positive for Covid-19 tend to be well,...

Coronavirus pandemic ‘accelerating’ and in new, dangerous phase, warns WHO chief

GENEVA: The head of the World Health Organization said the coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating” and that more than 150,000 cases were reported yesterday -...

Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis

Washington: Facebook has removed a campaign ad by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol...

China reports 37 new cases; Beijing implements wartime measures

Beijing: China has reported 37 new coronavirus cases including 25 in Beijing where 183 patients are undergoing treatment, with the city implementing wartime measures...

Now proven that hydroxychloroquine won’t stop COVID-19 deaths: WHO Chief Scientist

LONDON: The World Health Organisation's top scientist says it's now been definitively proven that the cheap malaria drug hydroxychloroquine "the drug favoured by President...

Trump pleaded with Chinese president Xi Jinping to help win 2020 re-election: Ex-US NSA John Bolton

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump pleaded with China's leader Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020, the US president's former national security advisor John...

Nepal upgrades border outpost at Changru near disputed Kalapani

PITHORGARH: Nepal has upgraded its border outpost at Changru near Kalapani and converted it into a permanent one manned by armed police personnel, an...

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