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UN headquarters preparing for three-phase reopening to ‘new normal’ amid COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS: The sprawling United Nations headquarters, which has remained largely closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is preparing to re-open in...

Declared coronavirus cases top seven million globally: Report

PARIS: Declared coronavirus infections topped seven million globally, some two thirds in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally of official...

Protesters flood streets in huge, peaceful push for change

Washington: Massive demonstrations against racism and police brutality filled some of the nation's most famous cityscapes, with tens of thousands of people marching peacefully...

Pak Army claims to shoot down Indian spying quadcopter’ along LoC

Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Saturday claimed to have shot down an "Indian spying quadcopter" allegedly intruding across the Line of Control (LoC). Military spokesman...

Trump says India, China will have more Covid-19 cases with more tests

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that countries like India and China would have much more coronavirus cases than America if they conduct...

Pakistan registers record 97 COVID-19 deaths in one day, total number of infections approaches 94,000

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported a record 97 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,935, while the number...

Twitter disables Trump campaign’s George Floyd video tribute

Washington: Twitter has blocked a Trump campaign video tribute to George Floyd over a copyright claim, in a move that adds to tensions between...

Last three COVID-19 patients in China’s Wuhan discharged from hospital

Beijing: The last three coronavirus patients in Wuhan, the first epicentre of the COVID-19, have been discharged and the central Chinese city has recorded...

China defends Tiananmen Square crackdown as ‘fully correct’

BEIJING: China on Thursday put up its customary defence of the ruling Communist Party's massive crackdown on students' protests in Beijing's iconic Tiananmen Square...

Pak surpasses China in COVID-19 cases; infections surges to 85, 246

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday surpassed China, the first epicentre of the coronavirus, after a record 4,688 new cases were registered during the last 24...

New Zealand on verge of eradicating virus with one infected person

WELLINGTON: New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating the virus from its shores after it notched a 13th straight day with no reported...

US to ship first tranche of 100 donated ventilators to India next week: White House

WASHINGTON: The US will be ready to ship the first tranche of 100 donated ventilators to India next week, President Donald Trump told Prime...

US protesters return to streets defying curfew after Trump calls them ‘lowlifes’

Washington: Undeterred by curfews, protesters streamed back into the US’s streets yesterday, hours after president Donald Trump pressed governors to put down the violence...

China to set up 1,124 MW power project in PaK under CPEC

Islamabad: China under the multi-billion-dollar CPEC will set up a 1,124-megawatt power project in Pakistan- administered Kashmir despite India’s objection to it, according to...

Global coronavirus death toll tops 3,75,000

LONDON: More than 375,000 people have died worldwide from the novel coronavirus, mainly in the United States and Europe, since it emerged in China...

Trump’s move to invite India, Russia, Australia, S Korea to attend G-7 summit riles China

BEIJING: China on Tuesday angrily reacted to US President Donald Trump's plans to invite India, Russia, Australia and South Korea to G7 summit, saying...

UN Security Council elections to be held on June 17

UNITED NATIONS: Elections for five non-permanent members of the UN Security Council will be held on June 17, according to the world body's provisional...

US will consider rejoining WHO if it ends corruption, reliance on China: White House

WASHINGTON: The US will consider rejoining the World Health Organization if it ends corruption and reliance on China, the White House has said. President Donald...

China warns U.S. it will retaliate on moves over Hong Kong

BEIJING: China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures, criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending...

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged across US

WASHINGTON: Secret Service agents rushed President Donald Trump to a White House bunker on Friday night as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the executive...

Mosques reopen in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem amid virus woes

Dubai: Tens of thousands of mosques across Saudi Arabia reopened Sunday for the first time in more than two months, but worshipers have been...

Trump postpones G7 summit, wants to expand it to G10 or G11, including India

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has postponed the G7 Summit till September and expressed his desire to expand the "outdated" bloc to G10 or...

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rise above 69,470; death toll nears 1,500-mark

ISLAMABAD: The total coronavirus cases in Pakistan has increased to 69,474, while the death toll reached 1,483, according to figures released by the health...

Elections for five non-permanent members of UNSC next month; India assured of seat

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly has decided to hold elections for the five non-permanent members of the Security Council next month under the...

Donald Trump says US terminating relationship with WHO; takes steps against China

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that America is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization as he blamed it and...

Coronavirus global tally nears 6 million mark, deaths surge past to 3,64,000

Currently, the US has 1,747,087 confirmed cases and 102,836 deaths, both tallies account for the highest in the world. WASHINGTON: The total number of global...

PM Modi not in ‘good mood’ over border standoff with China: Trump

WASHINGTON: Reiterating his offer to mediate on the border dispute between India and China, US President Donald Trump has said that he spoke to...

Investigators find Rs 30 million in wreckage of crashed Pak aircraft

Karachi: Investigators and rescue officials have found around Rs 30 million in cash in the wreckage of the Pakistan International Airlines' aircraft that crashed...

14 Afghan security force members killed in attack claimed by Taliban

KABUL: Taliban fighters stormed an Afghan border post Friday, killing at least 14 security force members, the insurgents and officials said, the latest in...

China asks Western nations to stay out of its internal matters in Hong Kong

BEIJING: China has lodged diplomatic protests with the US, the UK, Canada and Australia for “interfering” in its internal matters by criticising its new...

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