Environmental Changes Pose Threat to World: XI Jinping
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday told French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel he hoped China and Europe would expand cooperation...
India Evacuating RAW Anti-Pak Staff Out of Afghanistan Amid fears
Amid the very fast developments in Afghanistan, as US troops are expected to expedite the process of withdrawal from the country, while on the other...
Saudi Arabia Bans Entry From Three Countries
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has said it is suspending flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ethiopia and Vietnam to protect aga Flights to the three...
Indian Military’s Internal Spat Out In Open
New Delhi: The spat over the creation of integrated theatre commands has now come out in open with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat...
Seven Members Of Pakistan-origin Family Killed In Canada House Fire
Calgary: At least seven members of a Pakistan-origin family lost their lives when their residence burned down in the Canadian province of Alberta on Friday....
Two More Kashmiris Martyred in IoK
SRINAGAR: Indian troops martyred two more Kashmiri youth in Kulgam district. The troops martyred the youth during a cordon and search operation in Chimmer area...
Over 200 Dead As Record-Breaking Heatwave Grips Canada
TORONTO: More than 200 people have died in Canada since Friday as temperatures hit a record high of 49.1°C in the past four days. These...
Israel FM Opens First Embassy in UAE
DUBAI: Israel’s top diplomat Yair Lapid opened the Jewish state s first embassy in the Gulf during a trip to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday...
Several Cars Burnt In Fire at London Railway Station
LONDON: Dozens of firefighters are tackling a large blaze at the Elephant and Castle train station in south London, the city’s fire brigade has said....
Iran Claims It Has Drones Capable Of Flying 7,000km
TEHRAN: The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said his country owns drones capable of flying 7,000 kilometers (more than 4,000 miles). “We have drones which...
China Turns On World’s Second-Biggest Hydropower Dam
SHANGHAI: The giant Baihetan hydropower plant on the upstream branch of China’s Yangtze river has begun generating electricity for the first time on Monday, state...
Ghani, Abdullah Meet Joe Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah Abdullah, on Friday at the White House where he...
Khamenei Receives First Dose of Iranian-Made COVID-19 Vaccine
TEHRAN: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei received the first dose of the Iranian-made COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine against the coronavirus pandemic. The Leader had set...
US Intelligence Warns Afghanistan Could Fall in 6 Months After US Pull-Out: Report
WASHINGTON: US intelligence has warned that Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, could fall to the resurgent Taliban group within six months of the departure of...
Russian Warship ‘Fires Shots at UK Royal Navy Ship
The Russian Navy intercepted the HMS Defender in the Black Sea this morning. The Black Sea Fleet in tandem with the Russian FSB Border Service...
UN Warns of Taliban Offensive in Afghanistan
NEW YORK: Taliban insurgents have captured more than 50 of 370 districts in Afghanistan since May, the U.N. special envoy said on Tuesday, warning that...
Raisi Reminds US Of Its Promises With Iran On Nuclear Deal
TEHRAN: Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday he will not allow nuclear negotiations for the sake of negotiations, in his first news conference since...
UN Experts Call On Vatican To Do More Against Child Abuse
GENEVA: Independent human rights experts working with the United Nations have urged the Vatican to do more to stop and prevent violence and sexual abuse...
Afghan President To Visit US on Friday
KABUL: Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani and the head of the country’s peace process will meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, as...
Ebrahim Raisi Elected Iran’s New President
TEHRAN: Congratulations poured in for Iranian cleric Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday for winning presidential elections even before official results were announced. Iran s outgoing President...
Justice Mahmud Jamal Named as First Non-White Judge to Canadian SC
OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated Justice Mahmud Jamal as the next member of the Supreme Court of Canada – the first non-white judge...
Saudi Arabia Asks Foreigners Must Register COVID-19 Vaccination Status Online Before Arrival
RIYADH: All foreigners travelling to Saudi Arabia must register their coronavirus vaccination status online before entering the Kingdom, state Press Agency (SPA) reported. The online...
Iranian Presidential Elections To Be Held on Friday
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader urged voters on Wednesday to turn out in large numbers for the June 18 presidential election, saying such a show of...
Turkish President Meets His Azerbaijani Counterpart
WEB DESK: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in the historic city of Shousha. According to Turkish media, Azerbaijan had...
Israeli Warplanes Attack Gaza Strip
GAZA: Israeli warplanes have carried out fresh attacks in the Gaza Strip, targeting Hamas. According to European media, Israeli forces claim that balloons laden with...
Two People Charged After Trying to Break into Toronto Mosque
TORONTO: Two people are facing charges after allegedly trying to break into a mosque in Scarborough, Toronto. Toronto police were called to the Islamic Institute...
Only Four Pilgrims Would Be Allowed in One Tent During Hajj: KSA
RIYADH: Muslims of all nationalities residing in Saudi Arabia are allowed to register for this year’s Haj pilgrimage equally, according to a Saudi official. “There...
NATO Announces End of Afghan Military Mission
BRUSSELS: Security officials under NATO command have approached Qatar to secure a base that can be used to train Afghan special forces as part of...
No Hajj For Pakistanis This Year
RIYADH: Due to the Corona epidemic, foreign pilgrims, including Pakistanis, will not be able to travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj this year. According to...
Frenchman Given 4 Months in Jail For Slapping Macron
PARIS: A court on Thursday sentenced to four months in prison a man who slapped President Emmanuel Macron across the face after being angered by...
UN Security Council Backs Guterres For Second Term
NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council backed Secretary General Antonio Guterres for a second term, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for...
Ratko Mladic: Serb Crusader Dubbed ‘Epitome of Evil’
WEB DESK: Ratko Mladic insists he was chosen by “fate” to defend the Serb people from a Western onslaught, but on Tuesday he will find...
France President Emmanuel Macron Slapped In The Face
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face on an official visit to the southeast of France. In a video circulating on...
Media Websites Links Down As Fault Interrupts Internet Globally
Web Desk: Multiple outages hit social media, government and news websites across the globe on Tuesday morning, with some reports pointing to a glitch at...
Muslim Family Killed In Canada Truck Attack
A man driving a pick-up truck slammed into and killed four members of a Muslim family in the south of Canada’s Ontario province, in what...
Chinese Man Kills Six, Injures 14 With Knife Attack
BEIJING: Police caught a suspect in a knife attack that killed six people and injured 14 on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Anqing,...
Seven Men Arrested Over Selling Seven Kg Uranium in India
NEW DELHI: Jharkand police have arrested seven people for possessing and planning to sell ‘mineral uranium’ in the black market. Police said that they seized...
Indonesia Cancels Hajj Pilgrimage Due To Coronavirus Concerns
JAKARTA: Indonesia has cancelled the hajj pilgrimage for people in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation for a second year in a row due to concerns...
WHO Validates Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
WHO has validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for...
Armed Men Kidnap 150 Students in Nigeria
An armed gang abducted 150 students from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger on Sunday, police and state government officials said....
Netyanhau’s Power In Danger
JERUSALEM: In a bid to unseat Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s, his rivals on Monday sought to finalise a unity coalition; however, political commentators saw...