North Korea Has ‘Likely More in Store’ After Missile Test: US
SEOUL: North Korea likely has “more in store” after successfully test-firing its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile this week, a top US official said. Thursday’s launch...
Ukraine Says At least 300 Dead in Theater Attack
KYIV: About 300 people were killed in the Russian airstrike last week that blasted open a Mariupol theater, Ukrainian authorities said Saturday in what would...
Russia Expels 12 US Envoys
MOSCOW: Russia has said it was expelling US diplomats in retaliation for Washington s step to remove 12 of Moscow s representatives to the UN...
Poland Expels 45 Russian Diplomats For Espionage
WARSAW: Poland has said it had expelled 45 Russian diplomats for espionage, an allegation immediately dismissed as baseless by Russia s ambassador to Poland. Interior Minister...
Four Children Die After Consuming Poisonous Toffees
NEW DELHI: Four children, three of them siblings, died after reportedly ingesting poisonous toffees in the Kasya area of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh, Indian...
Russian President Congratulates President, PM on Pakistan Day
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on the occasion of Pakistan Day. The message noted...
Germany Rejects Suggestion of NATO’s Direct Involvement in Ukraine Conflict
Germany has rejected any suggestion of NATO’s direct involvement in the Ukraine conflict. Addressing lawmakers during a budget debate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised continued...
Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons If Existence Threatened: Kremlin
Moscow: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said in an interview that Russia would only use nuclear weapons if its very existence were threatened. Peskov’s comment...
Afghan Girls Ordered Home Just Hours After Schools Reopen
KABUL: The Taliban ordered girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion and heartbreak over...
Zelenskyy Calls Gor Direct Talks with Putin
KYIV: Ukraine president has aain called for direct talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. In an interview with Ukrainian television channels, Zelenskyy expressed readiness...
Russian Missile Attack On Kyiv Shopping Mall Kills Eight
A Russian missile strike reduced Kyiv’s Retroville shopping mall to a smoldering ruin, killing at least eight people in one of the most powerful explosions...
Global Oil Prices Jump Again
Global oil prices have jumped more than $3 a barrel, with Brent crude climbing above $111, as the European Union nations consider joining the United...
Russia Gives Ukraine Ultimatum to Surrender Mariupol
MOSCOW: Russia has given Ukraine ultimatum to surrender besieged Mariupol and lay down their arms. In a statement, Russian Defence Ministry said it will open...
Chinese Plane carrying 132 Crashes In China: State TV
Beijing: A China Eastern Airlines passenger plane carrying 132 people has crashed in southwest China, state broadcaster CCTV reported. There was no information about any...
U.S. Military Plane Crashes With Four On Board in Norway
The Norwegian military said Friday that a U.S. military aircraft with four people on board crashed in the northern part of the country. The V-22...
Russian Forces Evacuate Nine Pakistanis From Ukraine’s Mariupol
Russian forces evacuated 89 foreigners, including nine Pakistanis, from Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol within the last 24 hours. No further details were available about...
Powerful 7.3 Magnitude Hits Northern Japan
TOKYO: A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook off the coast of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory....
Hindu Hardliners Seek Wider Ban On Hijab In Class After Indian Court Verdict
New Delhi: Hardline Hindu groups are demanding restrictions on wearing the hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban on...
US to provide 13.6 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has approved 13.6 billion dollars in humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. In a tweet, the US President said he has...
Indian Forces Kill Four Kashmiris
SRINAGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism have martyred four more Kashmiri youths in different...