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...
Twelve Russian UN Diplomats Ordered Expelled From US: Russia Envoy
New York: The United States has ordered 12 members of Russia’s Mission to the United Nations in New York to leave the country by March...
Allies Boosting Military, Financial Support to Ukraine: NATO
NATO member countries are boosting their military and financial support to Ukraine, which is fighting a Russian military intervention. In a statement, NATO said thousands...
Russia Agrees To Hold Talks With Ukraine
MOSCOW: A Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus for talks with Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted by the Ifax news agency as saying, the...
UNSC to hold another emergency meeting on Ukraine
The UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold another emergency meeting today to discuss the Ukraine conflict. On the other hand, the International Atomic Energy Agency...
Russia, Ukraine Agree To Meet After Putin Puts Nuclear Forces On Alert
Moscow: In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered that Russian nuclear forces be put on high...
Russia Says It Has Captured Ukraine’s Melitopol
Russian troops have captured the city of Melitopol in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhya region, Russia’s defence ministry said on Saturday, the first significant population centre to...
Ukrainian, Russian Forces Fight Over Capital Kyiv
KYIV: Ukrainian soldiers repulsed a Russian attack in the capital, the military said early Saturday, only hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow would...
U.S. Sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin, FM
The United States has sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Biden spoke with Ursula von...
Ukraine, Russia Discussing Place, Time For Talks
KYIV: The spokesperson of Ukrainian President ,Sergii Nykyforov has said that Ukraine and Russia are discussing a place and time for talks. On social media,...
Russia Vetoes Draft UN Security Council Resolution on Ukraine Situation
Russia has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution that would have deplored Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. China, United Arab Emirates and India abstained from...
Russian Attack On Ukraine Continues As Dozens of People Killed, Scores Of People Fled
Kiev: Loud blasts were heard in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday, a witness told Reuters, as missile strikes and air raid alerts...
Russia Strikes Back As Closes Its Air Space For British Airlines
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday banned British airlines from landing at its airports or crossing its airspace. The Russian state civil aviation regulator has announced the...
Japan Announces Sanctions Against Russia
Tokyo: The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, made an announcement that Japan will implement a set of economic sanctions against Russia and the so-called...
1500 Pakistani Including 500 Students Stranded In Ukraine After Attack By Russia
Kiev: As many as 1500 Pakistanis including 500 students are stuck in Ukraine after Russia attack on latter. AnnouncementAs situation improves, all Pakistani students should...
US Forces Will Not Fight in Ukraine: Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has announced “severe” economic sanctions that will make President Vladimir Putin a “pariah” for invading Ukraine, but conceded a lack...