Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Conflict Death Toll Ries to 71
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan said on Sunday the death toll from their border conflict had risen to 71 people, as a fragile ceasefire held between...
Voting For Khalistan Referendum To Take Place In Canadian City Of Toronto Today
Toronto: Voting for Khalistan Referendum will take place in Canadian city of Toronto today (Sunday), aimed at seeking independence of Punjab from India through a...
Xi, Putin Look to Challenge World Order at Regional Summit
SAMARKAND: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping looked to rally Asian leaders behind a new “international order” as they met Friday for...
Germany Announces To Provide Additional €10 million To Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Germany on Thursday announced providing an additional €10 million to help to deal with the devastating effects of recent flooding. “I’m glad to share...
Armenia, Azerbaijan Negotiate Another Ceasefire: Yerevan
Armenia and Azerbaijan have negotiated a ceasefire to end a sudden resurgence of fighting that has killed 155 soldiers from both sides, according to a senior Armenian...
Fresh Clashes Erupted Between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Fresh clashes erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Wednesday, a day after nearly 100 soldiers were killed in the deadliest fighting between the ex-Soviet republics...
Congress Notified About Sale of F-16 Parts to Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON: Spokesperson of United States (US) State Department Ned Price has said that they recently notified Congress of a proposed foreign military sale valued at...
Iran Says Developed Drones To Hit Israel
A top Iranian military commander said Iran has developed a long-range drone that is designed specifically to target the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and...
Saudi Arabia Launches National Campaign to Support Flood Victims in Pakistan
Saudi Arabia has launched a popular national campaign to collect donations for flood victims in Pakistan. This was announced by Advisor to the Royal Court...
Earthquake Measuring 7.6 Claims Five Deaths In Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea on Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several more severely...
Crowds Mourn Queen Elizabeth Outside Royal Residence
LONDON: The crowd gathered outside Buckingham Palace to pay respects to the late Queen Elizabeth on Friday were rewarded with a surprise that brought cheers...
Queen Elizabeth-II Dies at 96
The Queen, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, has passed away at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne. Buckingham Palace has said the Queen ‘died...
US To Provide Equipment For Repair of F-16 To Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 aircraft sustainment and related equipment to Pakistan in a deal valued at up...
UN Chief to Depart For Pakistan Today to Visit Flood-hit Areas
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will depart for Pakistan today (Thursday), to see the havoc wreaked by the recent torrential rains and floods...
Oil Slides to Seven-month Lows on Economic Woes
LONDON: Oil prices fell by more than $3 on Wednesday to their lowest since Russia invaded Ukraine on demand fears stoked by looming recession risks...
Liz Truss Becomes New Prime Minister Of Britain’s PM
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth appointed Liz Truss as British prime minister today. Truss, the fourth Conservative prime minister in six years, flew to the royal family’s...
Earthquake in China’s Sichuan Kills More Than 40
BEIJING: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 40 people and...
Liz Truss Wins Race to Become Britain’s New Prime Minister
LONDON: Liz Truss was named as Britain’s next prime minister on Monday, winning a leadership race for the governing Conservative party at a time when...
Earthquake Kills 15 in China, Afghanistan
In China, at least seven people were killed when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday. According to state media, initial surveys showed that...
Canada: 10 Killed in Stabbing Attacks
OTTAWA: In Canada, 10 people have been killed and fifteen others wounded in a series of stabbings in two communities in Saskatchewan province. Canadian police...
Ukraine PM Visits Berlin, Seeking More Weapons
BERLIN: Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmygal on Sunday voiced hopes that Germany would become a leading player helping Kyiv to build up its air defences,...
US Centcom Team to Assess Flood Crisis in Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The Commander of US Central Command General Michael Erik Kurilla expressed grief over the catastrophic floods that killed over 1,186 lives and submerged a...
US Approves $1.1 Billion in Arms For Taiwan
WASHINGTON: The United States has announced a new US$1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island s defences as tensions soar with...
Sri Lanka’s Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns From Exile
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to the country on Friday (Sep 2), an airport official said, seven weeks after he fled...
Russia Says it Will Stop Selling Oil to Countries That Set Price Caps
MOSCOW: Russia says it will stop selling oil to countries that impose price caps on its energy resources. In a statement, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov...
Blast at Afghan Mosque kills 14 Including Cleric: Police
KABUL: A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in Western Afghanistan on Friday killed a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric as well as civilians...
IMF Set to Provide $2.9 Billion to Help Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund announced Thursday it has reached a preliminary agreement to provide Sri Lanka with $2.9 billion over four years to help...
Ex-Malaysian First Lady Ordered to Serve 10 Years For Graft
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Former Malaysian first lady Rosmah Mansor was ordered to serve 10 years in prison after being found guilty on Thursday of soliciting...
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Dies at 91
MOSCOW: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has passed away after a protracted illness in Moscow. He was 91. Paying tribute to deceased leader, the United...
US Provides $30m Humanitarian Assistance For Flood Affectees in Pakistan
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on Tuesday announced an additional $30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people...
Chinese President, Premier Express Solidarity With Pakistan Flood Victims
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have expressed grief and solidarity with the Pakistani leadership and people over human and financial losses...
Taliban Nearing Contract For Purchase of Gasoline From Russia
KABUL: The Taliban administration is in the final stages of talks in Moscow over the terms of a contract for Afghanistan to purchase gasoline and...
Indian PM Narendra Modi Extends Condolence’ to Pakistan’s Flood Victims
NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday offered heartfelt condolences to the families suffering from the extreme rain-induced flooding in Pakistan, hoping for...
Queen Elizabeth ‘Deeply Saddened’ On Destruction in Pakistan By Floods
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth says she is deeply saddened by the widespread flooding that has claimed more than 1,000 lives in Pakistan this summer. Pakistan has...
U.S. Warships Transit Taiwan Strait
WASHINGTON: Two U.S. Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the first such operation since a visit to Taiwan by...
US Judge Recommends 9/11 Attack Victims Can’t Take Assets Belong To Afghanistan
New York: A United States judge has recommended that victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of...
Japan National Police Chief Resigns Over Abe Assassination
TOKOYO: In Japan, the head of National Police Agency has resigned after an investigation confirmed shortcomings in the security plans for assassinated former Prime Minister...
Million COVID-19 Deaths in 2022: WHO
GENEVA: The World Health Organization announced on Thursday (Aug 25) that a million people had died from COVID-19 in 2022, calling it a “tragic milestone”...
Indian Forces Martyr Three Youth in Baramulla
SRINAGAR: In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred three more youth in Baramulla district...
Russian President Signs Decree to Increase Size of Armed Forces
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to increase the size of Russia’s armed forces from 1.9 to 2.04 million. The figure, which...
Turkey’s Normalization Of Relations With Israel Will Not Weaken Country’s Support To Palestine; Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that recent steps to normalise Ankara’s ties with Israel will not weaken the country’s support for Palestine in...
Indian Troops Martyr Two Kashmiri Youth in IIOJK
Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two Kashmiri youth in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The youth were martyred by...
Indian Govt Forced Twitter to Put ‘Agent’ on Payroll, Grant Access to User Data, Says Former Security Chief
Whistle-blower alleges that the company misled regulators about deficiencies in its ability to protect users against hackers or even spam Peiter Zatko, former head of...
Ukraine Girds For More Violence on Independence Day, War’s Six Month Mark
KYIV: Ukrainians on Wednesday (Aug 24) mark 31 years since they broke free from the Russia-dominated Soviet Union in what is certain to be a...
EU Provides Rs76m to Assist Flood-Victims of Pakistan
The European Union is providing nearly 76 million rupees as humanitarian assistance to families affected by severe flooding, which has wreaked havoc across many parts...
India Fires Three Officers For Accidentally Firing Missile Into Pakistan in March
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force said on Tuesday the government had sacked three officers for “accidentally” firing a missile into Pakistan in March, an...
US, Western Allies Urge Secure Ukraine Nuclear Sites
Britain, France, Germany and the United States have stressed the need to ensure the safety of nuclear installations threatened by the conflict in Ukraine. During...
UAE To Send its Envoy to Tehran to ‘Restore Ties’
TEHRAN: The United Arab Emirates is set to send its ambassador back to Tehran in coming days. In a statement, the UAE foreign ministry spokesman...
Seperate Bus Crashes Claim 32 Lives and Injures 51 Others
Ankara: At least 32 people have been killed in two separate events in Turkey when vehicles crashed into first responders following earlier accidents. A bus...
Afghanistan Doesn’t Depend On Anyone Military, Politically And Economically: Afghan Defence Minister
Kabul: Acting Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid at an Independence Day event said that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is not dependent on anyone...