Three Dead In Mexico Plane Crash
Three people have been killed after a small plane crashed into a supermarket in Mexico, reports say. At least three people were also injured in...
Taliban Ban Women in Afghanistan From Flying Alone
KABUL: The Taliban have told airlines in Afghanistan that women cannot board domestic or international flights without a male chaperone. The move comes after the...
Russia Wants To Divide Ukraine
KYIV: Ukraine said that Russia, whose troops have been slowly advancing towards the capital Kyiv, may aim to divide the country into versions of North...
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...
UN Says 2.5 Million People Have Now Fled Ukraine
GENEVA: Some 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded two weeks ago, and another two million have been internally displaced by the war,...
India ‘Deeply Regrets’ Accidental Firing of Missile Inside Pakistan
NEW DELHI: India has expressed regret over a missile that entered Pakistan and fell in Mian Channu area of Khanewal district, attributing the incident to...
Three More Kashmiris Martyred
Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred three Kashmiri youth in two different areas of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir today...
Russia, Ukraine Agree Day-long Evacuation Corridors: Ukraine official
Russia and Ukraine agreed a day-long ceasefire around a series of evacuation corridors to allow civilians to escape the fighting, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk...
Iran Says Future of Veinna Talks on US Decsion
VIENNA: Iran and the United States must take a political decision within days to prevent the failure of indirect talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear...
TikTok Suspends New Videos From Russia
TikTok is suspending new video uploads and livestreams on its app in Russia, citing the country’s newly-passed “fake news” law as the reason for the...
Russia announces humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for today
Russia has announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine for Wednesday to carry out the evacuation of civilians from five cities. In a statement, a cell...
US Announces Not to Buy Russian Oil
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. will target “the main artery of Russia’s economy” by banning the import of Russian energy products....
Russia Continues Boombing in Ukraine
At least 13 people have been killed in a Russian attack on an industrial bakery in the town of Makariv, about 50 kilometres (31 miles)...
China Open For Mediation On Ukraine Crisis: Wang YI
BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Monday stressed that the friendship between Beijing and Moscow was still very strong, despite international condemnation of Russia’s ongoing...
Russia Bans FB, Twitter and YouTube
Kyiv/Moscow: Moscow has blocked Facebook along with Twitter and YouTube in the country amid the Russo-Ukraine war. These social media platforms are accused of adopting a...
NATO Rejects Intervention in Ukraine-Russia Conflict
NATO has rejected Ukraine’s appeal for a no-fly zone, prompting fierce criticism from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who said the move greenlighted Russia’s bombing campaign of...
Taliban Condemns Peshawar Mosque Blast
KABUL: Afghan Taliban strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in Peshawar martyring more than 50 people and wounding around 200 others. Taliban spokesman and...
Russian Forces Take Control of Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant
KYIV: Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces have taken control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in the country’s southeast. A fire broke out at one...
Ukraine-Russia Agree On Temporary Ceasefire For Humanitarian Corridors For Civilians
The second round of talks between a delegation from Russia and Ukraine in Belarus have ended, the head of Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky told Russian...
US Calls on India to Distance Itself From Russia
WASHINGTON: The United States has called on India to distance itself from Russia. Assistant US secretary of state for South Asian affairs, Donald Lu told...
Seven Romanian Soldiers Die In Military Helicopter Crash
Seven Romanian soldiers died when their helicopter crashed in eastern Romania while searching for a missing fighter jet, the Defense Ministry said. The IAR 330-Puma...
Russian army Has Taken Control Of Kherson City Of Ukraine
The Russian army has claimed it has taken control of the strategically important city of Kherson in southern Ukraine as Moscow’s invasion of the country...
Four Students Injured in France Stabbing
PARIS: Four people have been left injured in a stabbing rampage at a French university and a knife-wielding attacker has been arrested. Police and firefighters...
Russian FM warns World War 3 Would Be Nuclear, Destructive
MOSCOW: Russia has cautioned that Third World War would be nuclear and disastrous. In a statement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is preparing...
Russian Attack in Ukraine Enters Seventh Day
KYIV: On the seventh day of fighting in Ukraine Wednesday, Russia claims control of the southern port city of Kherson, street battles rage in Ukraine...
Ukraine’s President Tells Russia “Just Stop Bombing” Before More Ceasefire Talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia must stop bombing Ukrainian cities before meaningful talks on a ceasefire could start, as a first round of negotiations...
Oil Prices Surged Over 7% To Their Highest Since 2014
NEW YORK: Oil prices surged over 7% to their highest since 2014, as a global agreement to release crude reserves failed to calm fears about...
Biden Announces More Restrictions on Russia
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday vowed that Russia’s Vladimir Putin will pay over the long run even if he makes gains on the...
Ukrainian President Calls His US Counterpart
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged US counterpart Joe Biden to deliver a strong and “useful” message about the Russian invasion at his State...
War Crimes Probe Against Russia Begins
The prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague has announced that he will launch an investigation into possible war crimes or crimes...
China Welcomes Dialogue Between Russia, Ukraine
BEIJING: China has welcomed the beginning of talks between Russia and Ukraine and expressed the hope that this process will continue. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman...