The scale of destruction at the Nord Stream gas pipelines indicates that it was some kind of terrorist act, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. The incidents are being…

WASHINGTON ? The Pentagon announced Wednesday it will contract with industry for $1.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including 18 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and other arms to counter…

Fans attending the World Cup in Qatar must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test, regardless of their vaccination status, organisers said in a statement on Thursday, Reuters reports. All…

Washington, Sept 30 (AFP/APP): A cyber specialist who worked at the US National Security Agency and an army doctor and her wife were charged Thursday in separate cases with seeking…

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin and Verizon are experimenting with 5G-enabled drones and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance payloads in an effort that could ultimately enhance U.S. military command and control and…

The body of top US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was retrieved from the Himalayas by a search team yesterday, two days after she disappeared on the slopes of Nepal’s Manaslu…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman have signed a $3 billion deal to link each other’s borders through a cross-border rail project, in a major expansion of rail infrastructure…

There are two breaches in each of Stockholm and Copenhagen’s economic zones, officials explain The Swedish coast guard has said it’s discovered a fourth Nord Stream gas pipeline leak. The…

Kabul, Sept 28 (AFP/APP): Afghanistan has entered an agreement with Russia to procure millions of tonnes of petroleum products and wheat, Taliban officials said on Wednesday.Russia has been hit hard…

Vatican City, Sept 28 (AFP/APP): Pope Francis will in November visit Bahrain, home to the biggest Catholic church in the Arabian peninsula, the Vatican said Wednesday.Francis, 85, will be the…

London, Sept 28 (AFP/APP): Burberry said Wednesday that Italian designer Riccardo Tisci will step down this week as creative director, and will be replaced by Briton Daniel Lee who was…

Seoul, Sept 28 (AFP/APP): North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, just days after Pyongyang’s last test and ahead of a visit to South Korea…

WASHINGTON, Sep 28 (APP): Antony Blinken, America’s top diplomat, Tuesday stoutly defended the sale of the F-16 aircraft maintenance package to Pakistan, as India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who…

CHICAGO, Sep 28 (XINHUA/APP): Three government boards in Big Rapids of the U.S. state of Michigan have approved a 30-year property tax exemption for a battery parts facility of a…

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (XINHUA/APP): The United Nations on Tuesday voiced concern over the outbreaks of vector-borne and water-borne diseases in flooded Pakistan. The outbreaks of vector-borne and water-borne diseases…

Brussels, Sept 28 (AFP/APP): One person died on Wednesday in a shootout with Belgian police during raids on a suspected extreme-right group, prosecutors said.The operation, targeting a dozen addresses around…

ISLAMABAD, Sep 28 (APP): Thousands of emergency shelters, water purifiers, and hygiene kits from the UK shipped to flood-ravaged Pakistan from Dubai. The aid items by the British government as…

Moscow, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday his country expected a record-high grain harvest in 2022 as Moscow blames Western sanctions on Ukraine for preventing its exports,…

Kathmandu, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): Renowned US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on Nepal’s Manaslu mountain, on the same day that an avalanche killed a Nepali climber on the…

Egypt has announced plans to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, said Sports Minister Ashraf Soby yesterday during a reception in Cairo for International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach. “President…

The central banks’ aggressive interest rate hikes could cause a heavy selloff, strategists reportedly warn Global government bonds are on course for their worst performance since 1949 as losses mount…

Havana, Sept 27 (AFP/APP): Cuba declared an emergency alert in multiple provinces Monday as fast-approaching Hurricane Ian strengthened rapidly, with Florida also ramping up preparations ahead of a likely hit.About…

BEIJING, Sept 27 (APP):: Chinese developer and provider of hybrid seeds based in Wuhan, China will donate hybrid rice seeds to support Pakistan in its relief efforts in flood-stricken areas.“To…

ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (APP): U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the people of Pakistan, announcing the additional $10 million as food security assistance to…

Washington sending two rocket systems along with a dozen personnel to support Latvian military exercises The US Army Europe and Africa command announced on Sunday it would be sending two…

Moscow, Sept 26 (AFP/APP): The death toll has risen to 15 people, including 11 children after a man opened fire Monday at his former school in central Russia, authorities said.The…

Caracas, Sept 26 (AFP/APP): The death toll from floods that swept away a group of people at a religious retreat in western Venezuela has risen to eight, authorities said on…

The Argentinian government has approved a plan to spend $684 million on new combat aircraft and related expenses to bolster the country’s aging air force. The plan was announced by…

Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will become home to the world’s most powerful steerable 110-meter radio telescope by 2028, as construction kicked off near Qitai county, some 200 kilometers…

Turkiye and Qatar have decided to activate a joint military agreement to deploy 36 Qatari fighters and 250 military personnel for training in Turkiye, TRT reported on Thursday. According to…

Saudi Arabia’s women’s national football team made history yesterday after playing their first-ever international fixture on home soil. The team known as the Green Falcons, led by German coach Monika…

QUETTA, Pakistan: A Pakistani military helicopter crashed in the southwest area of the country late on Sunday killing all six soldiers on board, including two officers, the military said on…

A pair of MiG-29s was shot down in the southern part of the country, the Defense Ministry says Russian fighter jets have shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 warplanes modified to…

Albert Bourla is quadruple vaccinated with his own company’s jab Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time in six weeks, despite being vaccinated four…

Health authorities are sounding the alarm over the brisk spread, urging swift prevention measures US health officials have called for new prevention and treatment efforts as the number of cases…

Doha, Sept 24 (AFP/APP): France’s TotalEnergies on Saturday signed a new $1.5 billion deal to help expand Qatar’s natural gas production as Europe scrambles to find new energy sources to…

ANKARA , Sep 24 (AA/APP): SunExpress, a joint venture of flag carrier Turkish Airlines and Germany’s Lufthansa, has been named the World’s Best Leisure Airline in the World Airline Awards…

CANBERRA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua/APP): The world’s largest penguin species are facing extinction within 30 years, Australian researchers have warned.Barbara Wienecke, a senior research scientist at the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD),…

JAKARTA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua/APP): A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western province of Aceh on Saturday morning, but did not leave casualties or damages, an agency and an official said.The…

Montreal, Sept 24 (AFP/APP): Hurricane Fiona made landfall in eastern Canada’s Nova Scotia on Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center said, with maximum winds of 90 miles (144 kilometers) per…

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP): The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Pakistan on Saturday celebrated the ‘Kadayawan Festival’ at the Chancery of the Embassy for the diplomatic corps…

European Space Agency’s Hera aims to arrive at Dimorphos in 2026 to measure the exact impact DART had on the moonlet asteroid. After NASA deliberately smashes a car-sized spacecraft into…

US Vice President Harris is set to visit the region next week and meet with leaders of Japan and South Korea South Korea’s military has detected signs that North Korea…

Manufacturers say the energy crisis is leading to higher prices and limited supplies German toilet paper production is under such pressure from the European gas crisis that the country may…

Ron Wyden has demanded a probe into the warrantless use of data from a near-omniscient company Multiple branches of the US military have bought access to “petabytes” of American citizens’…

Washington, Sept 23 (AFP/APP): World Bank President David Malpass said Friday he had no plans to stand down, as he battles charges of climate denial for dodging questions on the…

NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden has expressed the commitment to continue helping Islamabad in the wake of the difficult humanitarian situation due to devastating floods in Pakistan. He expressed…

Dubai: UAE’s Nawah Energy Co. has successfully started Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region, it’s parent company the Emirates Nuclear Energy…

A growing hunger crisis risks “famine, starvation” and the “destabilization of nations,” the head of the World Food Program warned Around 50 million people are now on the brink of…

New York, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):US securities officials fined Boeing $200 million over the aviation giant’s misleading assurances about the safety of the 737 MAX airplane following two deadly crashes, regulators…

Hamilton, Bermuda, Sept 23 (AFP/APP): The beach chairs and umbrellas were put away, storefronts were covered, and a lighthouse illuminated racing clouds overhead as Bermuda braced Thursday for Hurricane Fiona,…

London, United Kingdom, Sept 22 (AFP/APP): Britain’s royals put on a united front at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II but the new king now faces the delicate task of…

KARACHI, Sep 22 (APP): Total liquid foreign reserves of the country stand at $14.06909 billion, says the State Bank of Pakistan. SBP’s weekly statement issued here on Thursday said that…

Paris, Sept 22 (AFP/APP): Iran has been rocked by a week of protests over the death last week of a young woman, who was arrested by the feared morality police…

Paris, Sept 22 (AFP/APP): European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Thursday that China’s Xiamen Airlines had made a firm order for 40 A320neo family aircraft.Xiamen Airlines is “switching to Airbus for…

Istanbul, Sept 22 (AFP/APP): Turkey’s central bank on Thursday cut its policy rate for the second straight month despite an annual inflation rate that has reached 80 percent and is…

If the U.S. can’t give Western jets to Kyiv, it’s got a plan B. In the last few months, the U.S. Air Force has modified Ukrainian MiG-29s to carry Western…

The Indian Army has begun trials of new combat units known as Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs).A senior Indian Army official told Janes on 20 September that the service is test-bedding…

Russia has decided to move units of its 217th Paratroop Regiment from Syria to Ukraine, Newsweek has reported. Troops from the regiment were deployed to Belarus a month before Russia…

The new space program will send a Saudi crew to space, marking a historical event for the country RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will send the first Saudi woman to space in…

America will retaliate harshly if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the former commander of the US Army in Europe says The US could destroy Russia’s Crimea-based Black Sea Fleet…

Belfast, Sept 22 (AFP/APP): The number of Catholics living in UK-ruled Northern Ireland exceeds the total of Protestants and other Christian denominations for the first time, the results of a…

The Iranian Oil Ministry said that a gas purchase and gas swap deal between Iran and Russia will be announced soon. Tehran is set to import up to 9,600,000 cubic…

Experts say the pivot into the Metaverse has cost the tech magnate dearly The fortune of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dropped by $71 billion so far this year, Bloomberg…

A video released by Ukrainian troops on the frontline is making rounds on social media, showing the American-made HIMARS MLRS in action. In the clip that lasts for about a…

The attack comes after another Hindu temple was vandalized in the British city of Leicester after clashes between local Hindu and Muslim communities following India’s cricket victory over Pakistan in…

The strategic bomber has been developed in near-total secrecy at Northrop Grumman’s plant in Palmdale, California. The U.S. Air Force will roll out its new B-21 stealth bomber the first…

The Iraqi Air Defence Command (IADC) had held an inauguration ceremony for its first Thales Ground Master 403 (GM403) long-range air surveillance radar, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on…

Israel, on Wednesday, announced that it had conducted a successful test of Gabriel 5 anti-ship missile, Anadolu News Agency reports. “The Navy, in cooperation with the Defence Research and Development…

WELLINGTON, Sep 21 (XINHUA/APP): For the first time in New Zealand, satellite images have been used to track coastal water health to collect data on changes in suspended sediment in…

Paris, Sept 21 (AFP/APP): Having cut his teeth with striking music videos for the likes of Kanye West and MIA, director Romain Gavras brings an explosive vision of French inner-city…

Moscow, Sept 21 (AFP/APP): President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial military mobilisation and vowed on Wednesday to use “all available means” to protect Russian territory, after Moscow-held regions of Ukraine…

Russia and China are making moves to dethrone the U.S. dollar in global oil markets. Russian and Chinese hydrocarbon giants, Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation, have agreed to switched…

ISLAMABAD, Sep 20 (APP): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced certain changes in its playing conditions, especially relating to the hybrid pitches and saliva being used to shine…

The United States is stalling in giving its approval for Israel to sell Arrow 3 missile defence system to Germany, the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported on Sunday. German Chancellor…

Kiev has pressed both Washington and its EU allies for increasingly heavy weaponry in recent weeks The United States may provide “NATO compatible” tanks to the Ukrainian military to replace…

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 20 (APP): The UN Secretary-General and the President of the 77TH General Assembly joined world leaders and Goodwill Ambassadors in a global call Monday to rescue the…

Kupiansk, Ukraine, Sept 20 (AFP/APP): The Kremlin on Monday denied its forces were responsible for large-scale killings in east Ukraine and accused Kyiv of fabricating its discoveries of mass graves…

Baghdad, Sept 20 (AFP/APP): It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilisation itself. But today the Tigris…

Nagua, Dominican Republic, Sept 20 (AFP/APP): Hurricane Fiona dumped torrential rain on the Dominican Republic on Monday after triggering major flooding in Puerto Rico and widespread power blackouts in both…

China has signed a deal to construct a railroad through Krygyzstan and Uzbekistan that would bypass sanctions-hit Russia. Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and China signed the agreement on the sidelines of the…

A top Chinese epidemiologist has warned against the high possibility of a “twindemic” scenario of COVID-19 and influenza in the upcoming winter and the spring and urged the public to…

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority plans to raise the transit fees for ships passing the waterway by 15% at the start of 2023, Anadolu reports. In a statement, the Canal Authority’s…

More than 7,000 households were reported without power in Yuli, and water pipes were also damaged TAIPEI, Taiwan: A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story…

Taipei, Sept 17 (AFP/APP): A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.The quake hit just after 9:30 pm (1330 GMT) about…

The National Council, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, has approved an order for 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets. Despite opposition from some lawmakers, who sought…

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has determined that human factors most likely caused the loss of a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft in November 2021. The interim report…

BASRA: An oil spill has forced a shutdown of all crude oil exports from Iraq’s Basra Port, oil sector sources said on Friday, cited by Reuters. With four tanker berths,…

Harish Pullanoor spent his weekends in the late 1980s tramping around the marshes and ponds of Yemalur, an area then on the eastern edge of the Indian metropolis of Bengaluru,…

Syria’s simmering 11-year war is at risk of boiling up, once again, with a return to large-scale combat after several frontlines across the country flared up in recent months, the…

The shipping giant’s stock suffered a hit after its chief made a grim prediction The global economy is headed for a recession, FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam told CNBC’s Jim Cramer…

According to the outlet, backroom negotiations over Patriot air defense systems and F-16 fighter jets are underway Ukraine is pursuing behind-the-scenes talks with the US to secure deliveries of advanced…

Nairobi, Sept 16 (AFP/APP): Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni vowed Friday to proceed with a massive and controversial East African oil project, dismissing a resolution by European lawmakers calling for it…

Bogota, Sept 17 (AFP/APP): For several months, bodies wrapped in plastic, some dismembered, have appeared on the streets of Colombia’s capital Bogota — grim proof of an escalating vendetta between…

New Delhi, Sept 17 (AFP/APP): Eight Namibian cheetahs arrived in India Saturday, decades after their local extinction, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the big cats that have divided experts…

A Swedish newspaper claimed that Elite US think tank RAND came up with a plan to provoke Russia into attacking Ukraine to damage Germany A top US think tank has…

Beijing accused Boeing and Raytheon of involvement in a $1.1 billion arms deal with Taiwan Beijing is imposing personal sanctions on the CEOs of two US weapons manufacturing giants over…

The United States has decided to send an additional $756 million in humanitarian aid to Syria, amid the “dire” situation millions continue to face in the country. In a statement…

Israeli political and security circles are concerned about the possible fall of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi amid the ongoing internal crises that Cairo has been facing, an Israeli newspaper…

Haramain Express travels between Makkah and Madinah at speeds of over 300 kph RIYADH: A high-speed train service makes it possible for pilgrims to travel between the holy cities of…

The US wants Europe’s richest state to provide more military aid to Ukraine, newspaper reports Berlin appears to be increasingly out of step with its allies across the pond when…

Berlin, Sept 16 (AFP/APP): Berlin on Friday took control of the German operations of Russian oil firm Rosneft to secure energy supplies which have been disrupted after Moscow invaded Ukraine.Rosneft’s…

London, Sept 16 (AFP/APP): Two police officers were stabbed early Friday in central London and hospitalised after encountering “a male with a knife”, the capital’s police said, amid massive security…

Paris, Sept 15 (AFP/APP): Leading cryptocurrency figures hailed on Thursday the completion of one of the biggest software upgrades the sector has ever attempted, an overhaul of the Ethereum blockchain…

The Hague, Netherlands, Sept 15 (AFP/APP): Police have arrested “one of Europe’s biggest money launderers” after a raid in southern Spain, saying the British-Irish suspect is believed to have shifted…

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 15 (APP): Pakistan needs a “massive inflow of financial resources” to help it cope with the devastation caused by the climate-induced floods, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said…

ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (APP): The Pakistan-India fixture of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23 was sold out, with additional standing room…

As the EU ban on Russian oil and fuels looms, demand for tankers – particularly ice tankers – has been climbing. In early August, the average profit for an oil…

An Israeli firm has supplied anti-drone systems to Ukraine through Poland, Israeli media revealed yesterday. According to the Hebrew news website, Zman Yisrael, a source in the firm said that…

Syria’s health ministry confirmed 53 cholera cases spread across five of the country’s 14 provinces DAMASCUS: Syria’s first major cholera outbreak in over a decade has killed seven people and…

Germany will reportedly tap its Covid relief fund to support domestic power companies amid the fuel supply crunch Germany is planning to allocate €67 billion ($67 billion) to provide financial…

The US military has reached out to Japan for joint research on how to counter the high-tech weapons The Pentagon has agreed to work with Japan to find new ways…

An inability to avoid certain strategic errors has eroded Russia’s hold on eastern Ukraine, officials said. Ukrainian forces have capitalized as Russia has repeated some of the strategic missteps that…

The Biden administration is making preparations for a complete shutdown of the railway system amid failing talks between trade unions and railways. The negotiations have been going on for more…

Saudi Arabia women are increasingly learning how to use firearms following new legislation last year in the ultra-conservative kingdom allowing women to own guns. The move comes barely two years…

President Tokayev changed his mind just three years after Astana was rechristened Nur-Sultan in honor of a former leader Kazakhstan is set to rename its capital city yet again, with…

Luxembourg, Sept 14 (AFP/APP): The European Union’s second-highest court on Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld the EU’s record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones, slightly reducing the…

ISLAMABAD, Sep 14 (APP): Chinese scientists’ research showed the lunar soil samples brought back by the Chang’e-5 mission contain high content of water originating from the solar wind. The formation…

London, Sept 14 (AFP/APP): King Charles III leads a procession of the coffin of his mother Queen Elizabeth II through London on Wednesday before hundreds of thousands of people pay…

Rolle, Switzerland, Sept 13 (AFP/APP): Jean-Luc Godard, the father of the French New Wave and one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century, died “peacefully at home” Tuesday,…

Kiev’s forces have lost hundreds of troops to Russian artillery and missile fire, the Ministry of Defense has claimed Russian forces have unleashed a heavy barrage on the Ukrainian army…

Yerevan, Sept 13 (AFP/APP): Armenia said Tuesday that nearly 50 of its soldiers had been killed in the worst clashes with Azerbaijan since their war two years ago, but Russia…

Riyadh – Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the Muslim holy city of Mecca to perform an umrah pilgrimage on behalf of the late…

The Moroccan army on Monday confirmed participation in an international military conference in Israel this week, Anadolu News Agency reports. A military statement said a delegation, led by Inspector General…

Support from America and the UK has helped Kiev make “great gains” in Kharkov Region, Mark Warner says Active support by the US and its NATO allies – as well…

The UAE is looking to construct a $5 billion (18 billion dirham) resort resembling the moon, according to a report last week by Arabian Business. Canadian architectural firm and property…

A strike has eliminated 45,000 tons of ammunition in southern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed Russian forces have taken out a large ammunition depot in southern Ukraine as they…

Persistent drought in the Canadian province of British Columbia has prompted the local energy regulator to ration water use in the oil and gas industry and suspend some permits to…

DUBAI: Twenty four-year-old Bahraini Russian model and pianist Evlin Abdullah-Khalifa was named this year’s Miss Universe Bahrain. She was chosen by a judging panel that included Egyptian actress Mai Omar,…

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 12 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres returned to New York Sunday night after wrapping up his two-day flying visit to flood-ravaged Pakistan where he saw for himself…

Edinburgh, Sept 12 (AFP/APP): Mourners will on Monday get the first opportunity to pay respects before the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, as it lies in an Edinburgh cathedral where…

Washington, Sept 12 (AFP/APP): Western governments are mobilizing their arms manufacturers to ramp up production and replenish stockpiles heavily diminished by supplying Ukraine’s six-month-old battle against Russia’s invasion.US Defense Secretary…

Stockholm, Sept 12 (AFP/APP): As leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Akesson has steered his party from “pariah” to heavyweight whose support is indispensable if the right-wing bloc wants…

Near 1,400 people have been killed, 13,000 injured and millions left homeless by the heavy flooding since mid-June In the worst-hit Sindh province, 621 people, including 270 children, were killed…

Over 4,000 pro-Kiev troops were killed in southern and eastern Ukraine in a five-day period, the Russian Defense Ministry claims Ukrainian military casualties in just five days of its counteroffensive…

Activists gather to protest against inflation and the effects of anti-Russia sanctions VIENNA: Thousands of people poured onto the streets of Vienna on Saturday, protesting against the soaring cost of…

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9 (APP): United States Central Command, in support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has begun airlifting life-saving humanitarian supplies to support people and communities affected…

HIMARS alone has been used to hit more than 400 targets, Gen. Milley said at a meeting of Kyiv’s international supporters. RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—The Ukrainian military has performed well…

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army have completed six flight tests of the indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile System (QRSAM), the Indian Ministry of…

Chinese scientists have for the first time discovered a new mineral on the Moon, making China the third country to discover a new mineral on the moon, Chinese authority said…

Canada will accept some 1,000 Afghans who fled the Taliban takeover of their homeland and have been held for months in a makeshift refugee centre in the United Arab Emirates…

The disengagement follows more than a dozen rounds of talks between New Delhi and Beijing India and China have agreed to withdraw soldiers stationed along a border friction point near…

Hemet, United States, Sept 8 (AFP/APP): A wildfire burning outside Los Angeles has doubled in size in less than 24 hours, firefighters said Thursday as they endured yet another day…

Seoul, Sept 9 (AFP/APP): North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state “irreversible”, Pyongyang’s official…

Paris, Sept 8 (AFP/APP): World leaders paid homage to Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, after she died aged 96 in her Scottish summer residence following nearly a year of ailing…

ISLAMABAD, Sep 9 (APP): The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres arrived here on Friday on a two day visit to express solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan…

London, Sept 8 (AFP/APP): Fears grew on Thursday for Queen Elizabeth II after Buckingham Palace said her doctors were “concerned” for her health and recommended that she remain under medical…

Poland might find itself at war with Moscow in three to ten years, the deputy defense minister warned Poland could end up in a military conflict with Russia within three…

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has temporarily halted deliveries of F-35 fighters following the discovery that the raw materials used for a magnet in the plane were produced in China. In…

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding county in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the largest earthquake in Sichuan since 2017, claimed at least 66 lives and injured 253 people as of…

ProLogium, a Taiwanese lithium battery manufacturer is scouting for the location of its first major European gigafactory. The factory is expected to be one of the continent’s biggest, and the…

Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are forging tighter partnerships as they look to bypass Russian trade routes. The landmark deal outlines joint projects in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and renewable energy…

Qatari telecommunications company, Ooredoo, plans to sell its Myanmar operations to Singapore-headquartered technology firm, The One Matrix Ventures (TOMV), according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter, Reuters…

Attacking Taiwan would be “one of the most difficult military operations in history” for Beijing, General Clinton Hinote warned The Pentagon is prepared to target China’s core logistical support should…

Moscow and New Delhi have deepened economic ties, Rishabh Sethi says Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and India have been growing rapidly despite, and thanks to, the Western sanctions,…

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 07 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres leaves to Pakistan Wednesday night to express his “deep solidarity with the Pakistani people” hit by devastating flooding, saying he would…

Seoul, Sept 7 (AFP/APP): The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and…

Hanoi, Sept 7 (AFP/APP): A fire tore through a karaoke bar in southern Vietnam killing 12 people and leaving 11 injured, a local official said Wednesday.The blaze engulfed the second…

Moscow, Sept 6 (AFP/APP): Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said Tuesday that China will start paying for Russian gas in rubles and yuan instead of US dollars, as Moscow seeks closer…

The Egyptian president has purchased a new presidential jumbo jet at the cost of $500 million, triggering fierce debate on social media over the timing of the purchase, which comes…

Truss is asked by the British monarch to form a new government a day after the Conservative Party picked her as a leader. Liz Truss became Britain’s next prime minister…

Washington is less concerned about “provoking Russia” with its arms supplies to Kiev, the outlet reports US President Joe Biden’s administration is becoming less cautious about its arms supplies to…

-“Absurd” decisions by the US and the EU are to blame, the Kremlin press secretary says The world is about to experience major turbulence as a result of illogical moves…

Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, commander of the IRIAF, told Borna news agency on September 4 that purchasing Su-35 fighters from Russia is on the agenda of the Air Force. “This…

Netherlands-based shipbuilder Damen has disclosed further details of the vessels it is building for the Pakistan Navy, which are derived from the company’s OPV 2600 design. The first of the…

The Chinese and Russian navies may carry out a second joint naval patrol after the ongoing Vostok-2022 exercises, Chinese military experts said on Sunday. According to public reports, on Saturday…

Russia has demanded that Iran remove its forces and militias from areas in western Syria in order to avoid further airstrikes from neighboring Israel, according to a report by Asharq…

Nine more aid flights are expected to depart the UAE this week to deliver aid from international charity organizations DUBAI: Gulf states have sent urgent aid to those affected by…

Kennedy Space Center, United States, Sept 3 (AFP/APP): As NASA on Saturday resumed its second effort to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground and send its uncrewed test…

WASHINGTON, Sep 03 (APP): The U.S. military is sending a team to Pakistan to determine what support the Pentagon could provide amid deadly floods that have covered more than one-third…

Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept 3 (AFP/APP): Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered on Saturday to mediate in the standoff over a Russian-occupied nuclear power station in war-torn Ukraine that has raised…

Townsville, Australia, Sept 3 (AFP/APP): Zimbabwe stunned a nearly full-strength Australia by three wickets on Saturday to claim a historic victory in the third one-day international in Townsville.After leg-spinner Ryan…

Ottawa, Sept 3 (AFP/APP): An explosion at a refinery in Canada’s Atlantic island of Newfoundland on Friday left seven people injured, including one in serious condition, federal police and the…

Los Angeles, Sept 3 (AFP/APP): US actress and activist Jane Fonda announced Friday that she has cancer, and has begun chemotherapy in her battle against the disease.The 84-year-old Oscar winner,…

Stainless steel mills are closing across Europe due to the ongoing energy crisis. Around three million tons of Europe’s stainless steel capacity is at risk. This sort of “commodity” standoff…

The Romanian government has announced that it will buy three unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) systems from Turkish defence firm, Baykar, along with logistics support for an estimated $300 million before…

The foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran held talks on Thursday to discuss ways of boosting bilateral relations, Anadolu News Agency reports. This came in a…

Chief executive Ben van Beurden is preparing to step down from Shell next year and the oil and gas supermajor has started a selection process for a successor, Reuters reported…

The AMRAAM missile is the air-to-air weapon of choice for U.S. and allied militaries. And it keeps getting better. Its roots go back three decades, but today’s AMRAAM missile is…

INS Vikrant is the largest warship built in India and can carry a crew of 1,600 and operate a fleet of 30 fighter aircraft. India has commissioned its first home-built…

TOKYO, Sept. 2 (Xinhua/APP): The Japanese government on Friday agreed to move forward with plans to introduce new legislation to comprehensively deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and future outbreaks…

LUANDA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua/APP): A 160-carat white Type lla diamond was unearthed in Angola by Lucapa Diamond Company, the company announced Friday.A press release posted on the company’s website said…

Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) pilots have called an all-day strike for September 2, 2022, in order to push for a better pay offer from the German flag carrier. The strike will…

The US Army has temporarily grounded its fleet of Boeing-made CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters following a small number of recent engine fires, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The…

LONDON — Britain’s Royal Navy took charge of its fifth Astute-class nuclear submarine Aug. 31, but it was news that Australian submariners were going to train on the boat as…

Less than one-quarter believe the two-decade conflict made America safer. Nearly half of Americans believe it was a mistake to send U.S. troops to Afghanistan, according to a poll released…

Recent data issued by the Ministry of Finance in the National Unity Government in Libya shows that the salaries of the defence and interior sectors exceeded one billion dollars during…

The Treasury Department and Ministry of Finance extend a year-old, tech-centric cybersecurity pact. The U.S Department of Treasury and Israel’s Ministry of Finance finalized the terms of their new bilateral…

London, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): Flowers and other tributes were laid on Wednesday at princess Diana’s former London home and above the Paris road tunnel where she lost her life, to…

Kennedy Space Center, United States, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): NASA will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in…

Seen in Finland where it lost out to the F-35, the Gripen has been effectively frozen out of the international export market since signing Brazil up to the Gripen E/F…

The US has funneled tens of billions in weapons to Taiwan since 1949 to help it maintain its autonomy from Beijing, even after officially acknowledging the island is part of…

The Indian Army is reportedly accelerating the modernization of its armed forces to deal with the “increasing threat” from China along India’s northern frontiers, which is “expected to persist in…

UN ship with Ukrainian wheat docks in Horn of Africa A UN-chartered ship loaded with Ukrainian wheat destined for millions at risk of starvation in Ethiopia arrived in Djibouti on…

US evangelical group HaYovel has recently sent letters to its supporters raising funds to plant 3,000 trees by the end of this year as part of the “Make Israel Green”…

The government said the day marked “the country’s freedom from American occupation” Foreign media outlets were not allowed to attend the event KABUL: The Taliban declared Wednesday a national holiday…

NANCHANG,Aug 31 (Xinhua/APP): Chinese researchers have successfully bred two Golden Kaiser-hind butterflies, a male, and a female. The species is considered the world’s rarest. The breeding of the female one…

Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): A team led by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency set off from Kyiv on Wednesday for a Russian-held nuclear power plant in…

Lubmin, Germany, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): Russian energy giant Gazprom cut off its gas supplies to Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for maintenance work on Wednesday, further raising tensions…

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (APP): Upon the request of the Government of Pakistan, the Government of Japan has decided to provide emergency relief goods, containing tents and plastic sheets, through Japan…

Press Release Islamabad, August 30, 2022: The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), today announced an additional $30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people…

Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its collapse in 1991, died in Moscow, Russian news agencies say. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has…

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (APP): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have expressed their complete solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan over the human and financial losses…

On August 29, the Russian state media reported that the Pentagon is allegedly training former Afghan fighter pilots in preparation for their eventual deployment to the front lines in Ukraine.…

Can Travel At 4000M Per Second & Hit The Opponent From Miles Away A team of researchers from an army medical center in Chongqing fired high-speed 5 mm steel bullets…

The Taliban regime has asked the United States to hand over helicopters that were once intended for the Afghan army. Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Defense Minister of the Taliban regime, which…

Proposed sale of anti-ship and anti-air missiles comes amid heightened tension across the Taiwan Strait. United States President Joe Biden plans to ask Congress to approve an estimated $1.1bn arms…

The official said the US assesses Russia has received the delivery of MoHajjer-6 and Shahed-series unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over several days this month WASHINGTON: Russia has faced “numerous failures”…

High-level discussions are reportedly underway in India to extend humanitarian aid to Pakistan Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered condolences to the victims of deadly floods in Pakistan, which…

Fighters jets will reportedly be based near civilian runways for the first time since World War II Britain is preparing to station combat aircraft in civilian airports for the first…

Sukkur, Pakistan, Aug 29 (AFP/APP): Tens of millions of people across Pakistan were Monday battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade, with countless homes washed away, vital farmland destroyed…

The Ukrainian Air Force has withstood six months of war against a much larger and more sophisticated Russian force, but U.S. lawmakers worry Russia could gain air superiority as the…

South Korea has entered into an agreement worth $2.25 billion (3 trillion won) with Russia’s state-owned Rosatom to provide buildings and components for Egypt’s first nuclear plant. According to a…

The HMS Prince of Wales suffered a “mechanical issue,” the Royal Navy says Britain’s biggest ship and the second of the Royal Navy’s two aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales,…

“Love from Toronto.” “Putin … with loathing from Canada.” The rockets Ukrainian forces have been firing at the Russian army in recent weeks have carried taunting messages from Canadians. Photos…

According to recent Israeli media reports, Vietnam is looking to acquire the Indo-Israeli Barak 8 missile defense system. A delegation of top-ranking officials from Vietnam’s Defense Ministry will visit Israel…

Russia and Iran are building the foundation for a potential natural gas cartel. The Russia-Iran alliance aims to control as many of the two key elements in the global supply…

At least 10 provincial-level regions in Central and South China have resorted to precipitation enhancement to induce rain in the battle against the ongoing strongest heat wave in six decades,…

Oman has reportedly refused to open its airspace to Israeli commercial flights due to pressure from Iran, despite other Gulf states having opened theirs amid warming relations with Tel Aviv.…

Kuwait will hold a parliamentary election on Sept. 29, state news agency KUNA reported, after the Gulf state’s crown prince moved to dissolve parliament in a bid to resolve a…

A judge in the United States has recommended that the victims of the 9/11 attacks and their families not be allowed to receive billions of dollars in Afghanistan’s Central Bank…

‘Critical strategic importance’ says the US as Russia reopens hundreds of Soviet-era military sites in the region and China describes itself as a ‘near-Arctic’ state. The United States plans to…

Nigeria says the need to “develop local talent” and support “inclusive economic growth” justifies the move Nigerian ads will have to rely solely on local models and voiceover artists in…

Businesses take energy-saving steps as the need to conserve resources across Europe becomes more pressing Large department stores and malls across Germany have started turning off escalators or limiting their…

Washington, Aug 28 (AFP/APP): Facebook has reached a preliminary agreement in a long-running lawsuit seeking damages from the social network for allowing third parties, including the company Cambridge Analytica, to…

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 28 (APP): The UN Coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Amir Abdulla on Sunday reported that the exports of Ukrainian grain and other foodstuffs, under a…

London, Aug 28 (AFP/APP): The world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, ethereum, will soon overhaul its blockchain technology to curb the network’s much-criticized environmental impact.Ethereum, whose digital unit ether tumbled in…

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) JF-17 Thunder multirole fighter has been seen carrying what is almost certainly an Aselpod targeting pod made by Turkish company Aselsan. A short clip posted…

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and related equipment to Australia under Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The estimated cost of the…

Chief of the Israeli Mossad, David Barnea, described the emerging Iranian nuclear deal signed between Iran and world powers as “a strategic disaster” for Israel, and that “Israel has already…

The Saudi Court of Appeals has sentenced Sheikh Saleh Al-Talib, a prominent imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, to ten years in prison, a human rights organisation…

The underwater vessels will help eliminate mines off the Ukrainian coast, Ministry of Defence said The UK will provide Ukraine with underwater drones which are to be used by Kiev…

Energy costs continue to hold back production, Metsä Tissue says Soaring energy costs across the EU are causing temporary stoppages at production sites and could lead to product shortages, the…

New Delhi Could Acquire US-Made High Altitude, Long Range UAVs To Keep An Eye On China, Pak. India is in the “advanced stage” of talks with the US to purchase…

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has dispatched forces to join the upcoming Vostok-2022 in Russia, with PLA ground and air forces having already arrived at the designated drill region…

Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug 27 (AFP/APP): Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, occupied by Moscow’s troops, came back online Friday, the state operator said after Kyiv claimed it was cut from the national…

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (APP): Geologist Prof M A Malik cautioned against the possibility of a major earthquake in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir due to its vulnerable location in…

United Nations, United States, Aug 27 (AFP/APP): UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity on the high seas, an agreement that would…

Putrajaya, Malaysia, Aug 23 (AFP/APP): Malaysia’s highest court Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal.“We find the appeal devoid of…

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (APP): The United States, reacting to the charges brought against former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan under anti-terrorism act, has called for the peaceful upholding of democratic,…

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 23 (APP): Amid government-opposition tensions in Pakistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday called for calm, de-escalation of tensions, and respect for rule of law. “The Secretary-General is…

Helsinki, Aug 23 (AFP/APP): Porsches, Bentleys and other luxury cars with Russian licence plates are filling up the parking garage at Helsinki’s airport as Finland becomes an important transit country…

Ambassador Saif Mohammed Al-Zaabi is set to resume his duties ‘within days’ of the announcement The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said yesterday that its Ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al…

Kuwait has announced that it will lay off 250,000 Egyptian workers next month and suspend all contracts with non-nationals. Some 500,000 further Egyptian workers will lose their jobs over the…

Russia is reportedly planning to reciprocate and begin accepting Indian RuPay Indian ATMs and terminals may soon start accepting Russian Mir debit and credit cards, India’s Deccan Herald news outlet…

An ACLU attorney said the move appeared to be a ‘targeted attack’ on certain viewpoints A Wisconsin school board has voted in favor of banning and removing all LGBT pride…

Moscow, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): Re-branded as Stars Coffee, the successor of Starbucks welcomed its first visitors in Moscow on Friday after the Seattle-based coffee shop chain withdrew from the Russian…

Nongoma, South Africa, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): South Africa’s largest ethnic group, the Zulus, will on Saturday crown a new king following a year of feuding over who should ascend to…

The latest weapons package includes MRAPs with special landmine-clearing devices–and brings the total to $10.7 billion. Sensing Russia’s momentum has completely stalled, the United States is rushing into Ukraine another…

Four Qatari Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft are to depart from BAE Systems Warton site “within days” to take up quick reaction alert (QRA) duty ahead of the FIFA World Cup…

Israel has canceled a Summit to mark the two-year anniversary of a peace treaty signed with Arab countries, local Israeli media reports. According to the report, diplomats from several Arab…

A gang in India ran a fake precinct from a hotel and extorted money from hundreds of people Authorities in the Indian city of Banka have busted a gang for…

LONDON, UK, Aug 17 (AA/APP): A major British water company on Wednesday announced a hosepipe ban for the south of England from next week, following prolonged heat waves and an…

SYDNEY, Aug. 17 (Xinhua/APP): Australia’s peak union body, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), has joined calls to increase the nation’s cap on overseas workers to help address widespread…

The tiny Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka has an outsize geostrategic importance, and its military seeks deeper ties with Pacific Air Forces for maritime security and disaster relief while…

WASHINGTON and ANKARA, Turkey ? The Biden administration on Tuesday stopped short of threatening additional penalties following reports Turkey plans to receive the second batch of the Russian S-400 missile…

The French military announced on 15 August that it has completed its withdrawal from Mali, saying the last unit from its main base at Gao had crossed into Niger earlier…

Nokia mobile phones are to be manufactured in Egypt following an agreement signed last week between HMD International, which owns the Nokia brand and Etisal Company for Advances Industries (EAI).The…

Israel has incurred 300 million shekels (about $92 million) in losses as a result of its recent aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Maariv newspaper. The paper…

The continued confrontation between the two powers could lead to unpredictable results, Russia’s US embassy warns Washington’s behavior on the world stage risks direct conflict between the nuclear states, the…

NEW YORK, Aug 16 (APP): As US-China relations grow increasingly tense over Taiwan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan will be “happy” to play a positive role to bridge their…

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 16 (APP): A senior UN official in Afghanistan has said that millions of Afghans are on the brink of starvation as cold weather approaches and humanitarian funding…

Moscow, Aug 16 (AFP/APP): Russia said Tuesday that a fire had set off explosions at a munitions depot in Crimea, a week after a series of similar blasts at an…

As several regions in China are sweltering under temperatures above 40 C, the country’s meteorological authorities have continued to issue high temperature alerts for 25 consecutive days, and meteorologists believe…

A Turkish military delegation will visit the US on Monday for talks on the sale of F-16 jets to Turkiye, Anadolu Agency reports.Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar previously announced…

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has agreed to resupply Iran with water from the Helmand River as per the 1973 Helmand Water Agreement, Iranian Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian said…

The Ministry of Interior urged caution on the roads as visibility dropped below one kilometer in Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Sunday UAE authorities said they have developed an action…

Drought and high fuel and fertilizer prices could soon deprive American kitchens of the tomato sauce Rising prices on fuel and fertilizers in the US in tandem with extreme weather…

Sydney, Aug 14 (AFP/APP): A gunman fired around five shots inside Canberra’s main airport Sunday, sending passengers fleeing but injuring no one before he was detained by Australian police.Images posted…

Cairo, Aug 14 (AFP/APP): A fire that broke out Sunday in a Coptic Christian church in Egypt’s capital Cairo killed 41 people, church officials said.The blaze started for unknown reasons…

Sri Lanka confirms the Yuan Wang 5 ship will arrive next week, despite concerns raised by neighboring India. Sri Lanka says it has granted permission for a controversial Chinese research…

Drilling wells at the Shunbei reserve are 8,000 meters deep, according to Xinhua news agency China’s largest oil refiner Sinopec has reportedly extracted crude oil and natural gas from a…

NEW DELHI, Aug. 13 (Xinhua/APP): The 10th case of monkeypox was confirmed in the Indian capital city New Delhi, local media reported Saturday.The patient has been identified as a 22-year-old…

OTTAWA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua/APP): The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) on Friday confirmed 25,204 new COVID-19 cases for the week of July 31 to Aug. 6.According to the weekly…

ANKARA, Aug 13 (AA/APP): Turkish army has appointed its first female general, the country’s Official Gazette said Saturday.Ozlem Yilmaz was promoted to brigadier general from senior colonel. She will now…

The user trials for the integration of the Israeli I-Derby Extended Range (ER) Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile (AAM) on India’s Su-30MKI fighter jets could be carried out later…

The US Army National Guard recently completed drills that simulated defense against a hypersonic missile attack in Philadelphia. The drill was centered on an unnamed adversary attacking cities along the…

The Croatian, Italian, Montenegrin, and US soldiers deployed at the end of July and the beginning of August as part of the NATO High Vigilance Battlegroup in Hungary (HUN eVA…

The Jewish Agency might end its physical presence in Russia and start working online and via telephone, a senior official was reported by Israeli media yesterday. A meeting took place…

Iraq has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide Lebanon with fuel for its power plants as Beirut battles what the World Bank has said is the world’s worst…

Israeli tech professionals and trade officials visited Indonesia last month to explore investments, technology ventures and social impact initiatives. Organised by the Israel-Asia Centre, a three-month online programme was also…

Federal judge makes search warrant public amid accusations by the former president that probe is politically motivated. The FBI recovered documents that were labeled “top secret” from former President Donald…

The move could help the country bypass US sanctions Iran has placed its first international import order using $10 million worth of cryptocurrency, the Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday.…

The novelist was about to speak in New York when he was stabbed Author Salman Rushdie was attacked on Friday in New York State, while preparing to give a lecture.…

The measure will now head to the White House to be signed into law after months of negotiations The US Congress has passed a sweeping bill meant to tackle inflation,…

ISLAMABAD, Aug 11 (APP): Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that the Kingdom will now allow visitors holding tourist visas to perform Umrah. Citizens of 49 countries…

Paris, Aug 11 (AFP/APP): The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet over the last 40 years, according to research published Thursday that suggests…

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11 (APP): Rear Admiral Guillermo Pablo Rios of Argentina has been appointed as Head of Mission and Chief Military Observer for the United Nations Military Observer Group…

Kabul, Aug 11 (AFP/APP): Gul Agha Jalali used to spend his nights planting bombs — hoping to target an Afghan government soldier or, better still, a foreign serviceman.These days, the…

Brasília wants up to 222 of the weapons, which have been used by the Ukrainian military against Russian tanks. The U.S. State Department has cleared Brazil to buy Javelin anti-tank…

Lebanon is the angriest country in the world, followed by Turkiye, data shows Lebanon has been rated as the angriest country in the world, followed by Turkiye and other countries…

At least seven fighter jets appeared destroyed at the base in annexed Crimea in Ukraine, contradicting Russian denial. New satellite images show at least seven destroyed fighter jets at an…

New Delhi turns to Chinese yuan and Emirati dirham to pay for coal from the sanction-hit country India’s imports of Russian coal increased dramatically in July with the South Asian…

Household debts have already surpassed £1.3 billion, data shows British households already owe a record £1.3 billion ($1.5 billion) to their energy suppliers ahead of winter, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday,…

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 10 (APP):: The month of July was one of the three warmest on record globally, despite a weak La Nina event, which is supposed to have a…

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aug 10 (AFP/APP): An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan Tuesday and reached orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to boost its surveillance…

WASHINGTON, Aug 10 (APP): Police in Albuquerque, a city in the southern US state of New Mexico, Tuesday announced the arrest of an Afghan Muslim as the “primary suspect” in…

Virginia Beach, United States, Aug 10 (AFP/APP): Makayla Cox, a high school student in the US state of Virginia, thought she was taking medication that her friend had procured to…

London, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): A British cabinet member admitted Friday “I don’t know where Boris is” as the prime minister checked out on holiday, in a week that saw the…

Washington, Aug 5 (AFP/APP): Two people were killed and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in…

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 05 (APP):: Pakistan, speaking on behalf of the Group of 77 (developing countries) and China, Thursday underscored the need for the outcome of the proposed United Nations…

Berlin, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): A large fire broke out Thursday in a popular forest in western Berlin following an explosion in a police munitions storage site, as a new heatwave…

With western sanctions looming and many nations shunning it, Russia appears to have discovered a new gateway for its crude, with Bloomberg reporting that Moscow has for the first time…

Experts point to General Atomics’ Reaper WASHINGTON – The U.S. most likely used an MQ-9 Reaper drone launched from a country in the Arabian Peninsula in the strike that killed…

Airbus has revoked its entire outstanding order from Qatar Airways for A350 jets, severing all-new jetliner business with the Gulf carrier in a dramatic new twist to a dispute clouding…

The Global Times calls the drills a “reunification operation” rehearsal The large-scale military drills Beijing has launched near Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the…

Senators overwhelmingly back Finland and Sweden’s accession, while shooting down an amendment seeking to limit NATO’s war powers The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to ratify Sweden and Finland’s membership…

British Army chiefs have disbanded one of the service’s three armoured infantry brigades as they proceed to implement their Future Soldier reorganisation plan. The disbandment of the Tidworth-based 1st Armoured…

WASHINGTON, Aug 02 (APP): Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, ending the leadership of Osama bin Laden’s successor and fellow Sept. 11,…

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that humanity faces the greatest risk since the Cold War Rising geopolitical tensions around the world have put the global populace at its greatest risk…

Mass sexual assault of eight women has shocked the country, with the president denouncing ‘horrible acts of brutality’. More than 80 people arrested following a gang rape of eight South…

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will retire all its MiG-21 Bison fighter jets by 2025, according to India’s press.Another squadron of MiG-21s will be retired in September 2022, while three…

Russia is transferring $20 billion to Turkey for the building of a major nuclear power plant, as the two countries continue to expand energy cooperation and advance Turkey growing energy…

KARACHI / QUETTA: A helicopter carrying senior military officials went missing in Balochistan on Monday night.According to an official statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), “A Pakistan army aviation…

The Israeli Air Force announced a temporary halt in its fleet of F-35 fighter jets on Saturday, a day after the reports of US concerns about defects in pilot ejection…

MANILA, July 31 (Xinhua/APP): Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos died from COVID-19 complications on Sunday afternoon at the age of 94.Rose Beatrix Cruz-Angeles, Press Secretary of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez…

BIRMINGHAM, Jul 31 (APP): Pakistan’s semifinal hopes went down to the wire as they were stunned by New Zealand 4-1 in their second match of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham…

State-run refiners are turning to smaller traders to stock up on the commodity Large Indian refineries are increasingly turning to smaller and less-known private traders to boost purchases of discounted…

Barcelona, July 29 (AFP/APP): Prosecutors in Barcelona said on Friday that they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against global music superstar Shakira, after she rejected…

BEIJING, July 29 (APP): A Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson said that the recently concluded China-Pakistan joint naval exercise off Shanghai had consolidated the traditional friendship between the two countries and…

Jackson, United States, July 28 (AFP/APP): Flash flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least three people in eastern Kentucky and left some residents stranded on rooftops and in…

London, July 29 (AFP/APP): Covid-vaccine maker AstraZeneca said Friday that profits fell sharply in the first half on ballooning costs linked to its takeover of US biotech firm Alexion.The pharmaceutical…

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 29 (APP): The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a historic resolution Thursday, declaring access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, a universal human right. The resolution,…

London, July 29 (AFP/APP): British Airways parent IAG said Friday it flew back into profit for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic, boosted by a “strong…

Sri Lanka is suffering through both an economic and energy crisis, with foreign exchange reserves at a record low and fuel supplies set to run out at any moment. The…

CAIRO: Egypt has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian company to build a green hydrogen factory in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, a cabinet statement said on July…

Unionised workers at three Boeing military aircraft factories in and near St Louis, Missouri, could soon walk off their jobs over a retirement benefits dispute. The International Association of Machinists…

A perfect storm of bullish factors has made the United States the world’s top exporter of LNG. U.S. LNG exports rose by 12% in the first half of 2022 compared…

Iran and Russia will officially begin trading in rials and rubles, dropping the US dollar as their common currency exchange, Tehran has announced. Iranian Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs,…

Japan’s involvement comes as Washington and its regional allies step up efforts to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region TOKYO: Japanese defense forces will participate for the first…

A million people eager to dabble with a new artificial intelligence tool that lets them create images simply by describing them with words will soon get their wish, its creators…

Vessels plus Harpoons could also help defend Odesa port, defense official says. Ukraine will get 18 patrol boats to help defend its waterways and ports in the latest tranche of…

Why can’t ants, creatures that have existed for more than 140 million years, live alone? China’s scientists in Shenzhen and Kunming, Yunnan Province, have recently discovered the answer to this…

A major Iranian steel company has been forced to shut down production after it was hit by a cyber attack, in what is the latest of a series of attacks…

ETA is part of the British government’s plan to fully digitize its border by the end of 2025 ETA is akin to a multi-travel visa covering extended stays LONDON: Gulf…

Officials say 46 people were found dead in a tractor-trailer in what may be one of the deadliest recent incidents of human smuggling along the US-Mexico border. At least 46…

Canister with 25 tons of chlorine plunges from crane Workers flee for lives from deadly clouds AMMAN: At least 12 people died and more than 250 were injured on Monday…

Russia reportedly destroyed the Artyom plant, which was used to produce ammunition for multiple launch rocket systems Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported on Monday that it successfully carried out a…

Iranian authorities announced yesterday that they had arrested an Israeli Mossad cell which planned to assassinate nuclear scientists in the country.Local news agencies reported that the Prosecutor General of Sistan-Baluchistan…

A senior Emirati officer from the UAE army will be joining the Israel National Defence College next year, to train under the Israeli military for 10 months, Arab48.com reported today.The…

The United Kingdom has cancelled its Mosquito ‘loyal wingman’, deciding instead on a “change of direction” for the Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) programme from which it was being…

Washington reportedly plans to deliver Norwegian-developed NASAMS surface-to-air missile system to Kiev The US plans to announce as soon as this week that it has purchased “an advanced medium-to-long range…

A number of Chinese-invested projects in South Asia have recently entered the delivery phase, as Bangladesh’s largest Padma Bridge opened to traffic on Saturday, showing what Chinese experts described as…

Naturally, one of the consequences of the sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia is to stimulate the latter’s search for ways to bypass the restrictions. Since the actions taken…

The Russian Defense Ministry said Kalibr missiles were also used to destroy Western-supplied M777 howitzers and armored vehicles Warships have destroyed a command center with Kalibr cruise missiles, killing dozens…

Financial Action Task Force says Pakistan will be kept on list of countries that do not take full measures to combat money-laundering and ‘terror financing’. An international watchdog says it…

Agents have been paying visits to American tech firms and asking questions, sources told the Washington Post The FBI and US Department of Commerce have launched a probe into claims…

A laser-based air defence system that Israel hopes to deploy from next year to neutralise enemy rockets and drones will cost just $2 per interception, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said…

His ex-wife defamed the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star, says US jury A Virginia jury ruled in favor of actor Johnny Depp in a libel suit against his ex-wife, Amber…

First of the US-made aircraft are expected to arrive in the Nordic country in 2026 Finland will deploy its first batch of new US-made F-35 fighter jets to the country’s…

Israel may boost gas exports to the EU through Egypt. increased energy trade is an opportunity to improve relations between Brussels and Cairo. Brussels is trying to entice East Med…

Speculation about the readiness to announce the normalisation of ties between the two sides has been increasing For some time, there has existed an Israeli-Saudi commercial relationship as Israeli businesspeople…