London/Coventry, Jan 26 (AFP/APP): At an east London church on a bitterly cold winter’s day, Beautine Wester-Okiya picks her way through boxes of donated baby clothes, toys, and other assorted…

Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation seeking to ban TikTok on all devices in the United States and prohibit transactions with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance –…

Partially defatted and powdered house crickets will officially be able to find their way to EU citizens’ tables starting on January 24. This comes thanks to a European Commission ruling…

Bamako: The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) formally inducted another consignment of Russian jets and helicopters in a ceremony on 19 January, including a Su-25 ground-attack aircraft to replace the one…

MOSCOW: A Russian warship armed with hypersonic cruise weapons will take part in exercises with the Chinese and South African navies in February, according to Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency.…

Los Angeles: US astronaut Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, who was part of the legendary Apollo 11 mission that landed on the Moon in 1969, walked down the aisle on his 93rd…

Ouagadougou, Jan 23 (AFP/APP): Burkina Faso has asked France to move its troops out of the country within a month, according to a letter from the authorities there to Paris…

Monterey Park, United States, Jan 23 (AFP/APP): The gunman believed to have killed 10 people during Lunar New Year celebrations in California shot himself dead as police moved in to…

Wuhan, China, Jan 23 (AFP/APP): Residents of China’s Wuhan said Monday they were hopeful for the future and no longer afraid of Covid-19, three years after the city was locked…

Paris, Jan 23 (AFP/APP): Women are increasingly making their mark in men’s fashion, breaking through the “fabric ceiling” that has seen the industry dominated by men, and attracted by a…

Dubai: The emirate of Dubai is planning to build the world’s first 3D-printed mosque which will be ready by early 2025. According to a report by The National last week,…

Alongside a match card filled with enticing encounters, the icons of WWE will be out in force with WWE Legends including The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Kurt Angle, and…

LONDON: Britain’s Afghan relocation scheme has a backlog of 71,149 applications from vulnerable people still stuck in the Taliban-led country, The Independent reported. The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy aims…

JEDDAH: Iran’s troubled currency rial fell to a record low against the US dollar on Saturday amid discussions in the European to impose new sanctions on 37 Iranian officials and…

CAIRO: The mummy of Egypt’s King Ramses II will go on show in Saudi Arabia next week as part of a global tour of ancient Egyptian artifacts.The traveling exhibition, titled…

Los Angeles: At least 10 people have been killed and 10 injured in a mass shooting east of Los Angeles following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands, police…

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday there was “no alternative” but for the West to give Ukraine heavy tanks, as Germany failed to commit its sought-after…

Stockholm: Police in Sweden have said they will allow the leader of a hard-right political party to burn a copy of the Koran near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, reportedly…

ISLAMABAD: Moscow and Islamabad have reached “conceptual” agreements on supplies of Russian oil and petroleum products to Pakistan, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Sergey Mochalnikov said at a meeting of the…

BEIRUT: Lebanon has been stripped of its voting rights at the UN General Assembly for failing to pay its annual dues. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the government in Beirut must…

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 21 (APP): A high-level United Nations delegation, led by Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Friday wrapped up its 4-day visit to Afghanistan during which it conveyed directly to…

Cultivated meat, grown from animal cells in a lab or manufacturing plant, has been getting a lot of attention as a way to side-step the environmental toll of the meat…

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration said Thursday it’s time for Turkiye to ratify Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, bluntly saying that holdout members of the alliance should quickly approve…

ABU DHABI: The UAE has maintained its position as one of the safest places in the world, according to the Global Terrorism Index.The GTI provides a comprehensive summary of global…

PARIS: Train services, schools, flights, and scores of businesses in France were disrupted on Thursday as labor unions organized mass protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement…

New Delhi: The Indian Foreign Ministry has condemned the BBC for broadcasting a “propaganda piece” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The documentary focuses on allegations that Modi’s government discriminates against…

Washington: US-based aircraft maintenance provider AAR Corporation could benefit from a provision in the recently enacted fiscal year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that requires the US Air…

Washington: US President Joe Biden has instructed Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to prepare an emergency plan to establish an American military-industrial base in the Kingdom of Morocco, the New York…

Kiev: Ukrainian Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky has been killed, police confirmed on Wednesday, after a helicopter he was traveling in crashed in a residential area in the town of Brovary…

MOSCOW: Belarus said Monday that joint air force drills with Russia began on its territory, amid concerns Minsk was being dragged into the Ukraine conflict to fight alongside Moscow.Minsk’s defense…

BEIJING: China’s population shrank last year for the first time in more than six decades, official data showed Tuesday, as the world’s most populous country faces a looming demographic crisis.The…

Abuja: Catholic priest Reverend Isaac Achi was burned alive on Sunday in a botched home invasion at his house in Kaffin Koro parish in Nigeria’s Niger state, a police spokesman…

ROME: Italian police have apprehended the country’s most-wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro. The authorities believe the leader of Sicily’s Cosa Nostra was involved in a series of high-profile murders…

Ukraine’s defeat may lead to a Third World War, meaning Germany and other NATO countries must step up and send Kiev more weapons, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki claimed on…

China’s new foreign minister, Qin Gang, has wrapped up his first overseas trip by calling for Israel to avoid further provocations that could escalate heightened tensions with Palestinians. “Israel should…

Phuket: The first drone delivery service in Thailand was launched in Phuket to support the ‘Smart City’ project by using technology in international tourism cities. The Grand Opening – 1st…

OKAYAMA — A public high school in this west Japan city will introduce new “gender-neutral” school rules in the 2023 academic year starting in April, with restrictions on hairstyles —…

LONDON: British Airways has unveiled a collection of new uniforms. The collection features a tailored three-piece suit for men with regular and slim fit style trousers, while women are offered…

WASHINGTON: Half of the Earth’s glaciers, notably smaller ones, are destined to disappear by the end of the century because of climate change, but limiting global warming could save others,…

Berlin: Germany will end the requirement to wear face masks on long-distance trains and buses from February 2nd as the coronavirus pandemic loosened its grip on the country, authorities announced…

Buenos Aires: China is allegedly making behind-the-scenes moves in Argentina to secure permission to establish a new naval base in the city of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province, which would…

Ukrainian forces have been precisely targeting Russian troops, wreaking havoc on their command and control centers throughout the ongoing war. However, it appears that the unapproved use of smartphones by…

Tokyo: Japan says it will release more than a million tonnes of water into the sea from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant this year. After treatment the levels of…

Tel Aviv: More than 80,000 Israeli protesters have rallied in Tel Aviv against plans by the new right-wing coalition government to overhaul the judiciary. The reforms would make it easier…

Beijing: China announced the latest figures of epidemic-related deaths, as the National Health Commission (NHC) revealed on Saturday a total of 59,938 COVID-19-related deaths between December 8, 2022 and January…

TotalEnergies will supply LNG and is contributing a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to the Deutsche Ostsee LNG import terminal in Lubmin on the German Baltic Sea coast, which…

The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), has launched an investigation into its own staff, following allegations of suspected sabotage after a piece of its equipment collided with an Air Peace…

The Philippine Army has received a Sabrah ASCOD II light tank from Israel?s Elbit Systems. In a social media post, the Philippine Army’s Armor Division (AD) said that it has…

Syrians in most areas controlled by the Syrian opposition took to the streets on Friday to protest against the possible reconciliation between Damascus and Ankara, news agencies reported. The protesters…

Iran currently has enough enriched uranium to make four nuclear bombs, Israel’s outgoing military chief informed reporters on Friday. “Iran today has enough enriched material to produce four nuclear bombs,…

Russia has launched a new barrage of missiles at targets across Ukraine, killing at least 14 people in the eastern-central city of Dnipro and disrupting power supplies in the Kyiv…

An aircraft with 72 people on board has crashed in Nepal. The plane crashed on Sunday between the old and new Pokhara airports in central Nepal, according to media reports.…

WASHINGTON: Airlines in the United States resumed departures and a ground stop was lifted on Wednesday after a system outage the previous night had forced a halt to all departing…

Singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter and only child of Elvis Presley, died at the age of 54 on Thursday. The news came after Presley was rushed to the hospital…

Kyiv: A Silicon Valley company is using artificial intelligence to help Ukraine better predict and prepare for Russian airstrikes like the ones that have knocked out power to thousands of…

NEW DELHI — India’s top arms buyer on Tuesday approved a budget of 42.76 billion rupees (U.S. $522.17 million) to acquire weapons solely from domestic companies. The approved projects are…

RIYADH: Iran must fully respect its obligations to international treaties and end its pursuit of nuclear weapons as part of a regional push for peace, urged a joint statement released…

Joshimath: The Indian town of Joshimath, known as a gateway to the Himalayas, sank by 5.4cm, sometime between late December and early January, the Indian space agency has reported. The…

MNOSCOW: Russian forces have taken full control of the strategic Donbass town of Soledar, Moscow’s Defense Ministry confirmed on Friday. The news comes after Russian private military company Wagner Group…

Kiruna, Sweden, Jan 12 (AFP/APP): Europe’s largest known deposit of rare earth elements, essential for the manufacturing of electric vehicles, has been discovered in Sweden’s far north, boosting Europe’s hopes…

NEW YORK: A trio of Asian passports offers their holders greater global travel freedom than those of any other countries, according to a new quarterly report released by London-based global…

California: A general in the California National Guard has reportedly been fired after internal investigations found that he had exploited troops for personal use, such as driving him to medical…

MANILA: The acting Philippine defense chief has resigned, officials said Monday, in the latest in a series of top-level changes in the country’s security establishment that has sparked speculation of…

Oklahoma: A hundred Ukrainian soldiers are set to begin training on the Patriot missile system at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, “as soon as next week,” Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder…

London, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): After months of anticipation and a blanket publicity blitz, Prince Harry’s autobiography “Spare” went on sale Tuesday as royal insiders hit back at his scorching revelations.The…

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP): British High Commissioner Dr. Christian Turner on Tuesday said the United Kingdom had deep relations with Pakistan and had a strong desire for its economic growth.…

Mexico City, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden will travel to Canada in March for his first visit to the northern neighbor since taking office, the White House announced…

Washington, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought, and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change…

New York: Boeing accelerated the pace of commercial plane deliveries in the fourth quarter, but again lagged arch-rival Airbus for all of 2022, according to company data released Tuesday.The US…

Lützerath, Germany, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): German police on Tuesday began removing climate activists perched precariously on high structures as they embarked on a “dangerous” operation to evacuate a protest camp…

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP): The World Bank in its latest report has forecast Pakistan’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to grow at 2.0% in the fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) which…

Tel Aviv: Israel yesterday praised the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE)’s decision to include studies on the Holocaust in the secondary school curriculum, describing the move as “historic”. “In a historic decision, the…

Israeli media reported on Friday that the US Department of Defense and intelligence authorities are preventing Israeli pilots from flying F-35 fighter jets, fearing information technology leaks. Israeli newspaper The…

LONDON: A hidden “Chinese tracking device” and other “disturbing things” were found in a recent security inspection of UK government vehicles, iNews reported on Friday, citing intelligence sources. The check…

Washington: Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives after heated exchanges that almost saw fellow Republicans come to blows. It took 15 rounds of voting…

Culiacán, Mexico, Jan 7 (AFP/APP): Ten soldiers and 19 suspected criminals were killed in an operation to arrest the son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s government…

Washington, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages…

Newport News: A six-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher in Virginia during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said.…

KABUL: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has signed an oil extraction deal with a Chinese company, Bloomberg reported on Friday. The contract with Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company…

CULIACAN: Mexican security forces on Thursday captured the son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, scoring a high-profile win in the fight against powerful cartels days before US…

Vienna, Jan 6 (AFP/APP): An Austrian officer shot dead a fellow soldier in a scuffle Friday at an army barracks just outside Vienna, the defence ministry said.A soldier on guard…

TEHRAN: Russia’s Space Corporation, on Thursday, said it signed memorandums with two Iranian companies on launch services, Anadolu News Agency reports. “As a result of international events, conferences and exhibitions…

Washington, Jan 5 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden declared the US immigration system “broken” Thursday as he unveiled what he said would be a “safe and humane” new plan to…

Habitually checking social media as a young teenager is linked to hypersensitivity to peer feedback and may potentially lead to permanent changes in the brain’s reward and motivation centers, neuroscientists…

Amman: Jordan’s King Abdullah II has told CNN that his country is “quite prepared” for a conflict with the new Israeli government if it wants a conflict with Amman. “If…

WASHINGTON: Barbara Walters, one of the most visible women on US television as the first female anchor on an American network evening news broadcast and one of TV’s most prominent…

LONDON: Britain will officially declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which has arrested seven people with links to the United Kingdom over anti-government protests, as a terrorist group, the Telegraph reported on…

MOSCOW: Russian forces have destroyed several US-supplied HIMARS rocket launchers and eliminated scores of Ukrainian troops along with dozens of foreign fighters in the latest series of strikes, Moscow’s Defense…

DUBAI: The emirati city of Dubai has ended a 30% tax on alcoholic drinks while making obligatory liquor licenses free to obtain, two major local retailers announced on Sunday. The…

Taipei: Former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, where he will meet with the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen. The trip takes place amid a row…

ANKARA, Jan 3 (AA/APP): American rally driver and YouTube sensation Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident on Monday. He was 55.“It’s with our deepest regrets that we can confirm…

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 29 (APP): The United Nations has announced that some “time-critical” programmes in Afghanistan have temporarily stopped and warned many other activities will also likely be paused following…

Sao Paulo, Dec 29 (AFP/APP): Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the “beautiful game,” has…

ZHENGZHOU: Archaeologists have found more than 300 tombs dating back around 4,500 years in central China’s Henan Province, which are of great significance to studying the burial system and social…

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s second international airport in the southern town of Mattala resumed international flight operation on Thursday after a lapse of two years. A passenger plane from Russia’s Red…

BERLIN: Germany is facing shortages of many common medications, putting the squeeze on pharmacies and leaving parents across the country in a desperate state. Anadolu Agency spoke to a pharmacist…

NEW DEHLI: At least 18 children have died after consuming a syrup manufactured by Indian drugmaker Marion Biotech Pvt Ltd, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health says. The ministry said 18 of…

BEIJING, Dec 29 (XINHUA/APP): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday exchanged congratulations with President of Benin Patrice Talon on the 50th anniversary of the resumption of the two countries diplomatic…

MOSCOW, Dec 28 (AA/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree prohibiting supplies of oil and petroleum products to countries that imposed a price cap on Russian fuel.…

Vatican City, Dec 28 (AFP/APP): Pope Francis said Wednesday that former pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, is “very ill”, and urged people to pray for him before going to be by…

DUBAI: Islam does not prohibit Muslims from exchanging Christmas greetings with Christians, the head of the Muslim World League has said in an earlier interview. Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa particularly…

Buffalo, Dec 27 (AFP/APP): Emergency crews in New York were scrambling Monday to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the “blizzard of the century,” a relentless storm that has…

Amman, Dec 27 (SPA/APP): An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 on the Richter scale early Tuesday hit the South Sinai area, east of Egypt, Petra quoted the Jordan Seismological…

ISTANBUL, Dec 26 (AA/APP): Turkish security forces launched yet another counter-terrorism operation in the country’s southeast, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.The operation, called the Eren Abluka Autumn Winter-19 (Sirnak-Bestler…

ISTANBUL, Dec 26 (AA/APP): Facing a reported surge in infections, China has stopped publishing its daily COVID-19 data.The National Health Commission (NHC) put up the last update on its website…

Montreal, Dec 26 (AFP/APP) :Four people have died and dozens more were injured after a passenger bus rolled over in western Canada, with authorities saying Sunday that icy roads were…

MANILA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua/APP): At least six people have died and 19 others are missing, as heavy rain and flooding triggered by the shear line have been seen in many…

MECCA: Severe flash floods hit Saudi Arabia’s Mecca on Friday, causing serious damages to properties and sweeping parked cars away. Several videos of heavy rains in the holy city have…

A fierce winter storm has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the United States and left at least 18 people dead due to exposure…

SANAA, Yemen, Dec 25 (AA/APP) –: A fuel crisis has forced the largest hospital in Yemen’s central Taiz province to stop operations on Sunday, according to the hospital. In a…

Johannesburg, Dec 25 (AFP/APP): The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of Johannesburg has risen to 15, the health minister said Sunday.“Yesterday (Saturday),…

Madrid, Dec 25 (AFP/APP): Four people died after a bus plunged into a river overnight while crossing a bridge in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, officials said Sunday. The accident occurred…

Berlin, Dec 25 (AFP/APP): Germany’s foreign minister on Sunday called for a “clear reaction from the international community” as Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban banned women from working in non-governmental organisations after…

WASHINGTON: A senior US military leader said that the US is building innovative military systems in the Middle East designed to counter emerging threats from Iran and other non-state actors…

Tel Aviv: The Israeli army apologized Thursday for mistakenly sending automated call-up messages to tens of thousands of Israeli reservists, Anadolu reports. “In the night hours, a planned maintenance operation…

LONDON: The UK economy would have been much better off if the country had stayed in the European Union, a study by the Centre for European Reform (CER) shows. According…

Chongqing, China, Dec 23 (AFP/APP): “Deceased, deceased,” a staffer in full protective gear shouted as she handed a nurse a death certificate, their hospital in central China overflowing with Covid…

COLOMBO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua/APP): Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers have granted the issuance of investment, employment and resident visas to foreigners at the Colombo Port City, cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena…

NEW DELHI: India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19, the country’s federal health minister has said, citing an increase in cases in neighbouring China.…

London, Dec 22 (AFP/APP): A bitter cold descends on snow-topped terraced houses in north London, as Samantha Pierre-Joseph warms her living room with a small whirring fan heater.The home, bedecked…

Nassau, Bahamas, Dec 22 (AFP/APP): US law enforcement on Wednesday took custody of Sam Bankman-Fried and were flying him from the Bahamas to New York, where prosecutors said two associates…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 22 (APP): The government of China has released the official logo and mascot as the ‘Year of the Rabbit’ comes just around the corner on January 22, 2023.…

Paris, Dec 22 (AFP/APP): France’s privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million) for foisting advertising cookies on users.In the largest fine…

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 (APP): The United Nations and several countries on Wednesday condemned the Taliban’s decision to close universities to women and called for the de facto authorities to…

Jerusalem, Dec 22 (AFP/APP): Veteran leader Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had formed a new Israeli government on Wednesday, returning to power as the head of the most right-wing coalition…

Brussels, Dec 22 (AFP/APP): A Belgian court will decide on Thursday whether to keep a Greek MEP in jail pending trial on corruption charges in a graft scandal linked to…

Banjul, Gambia, Dec 22 (AFP/APP): The Gambia’s government on Wednesday said it had thwarted a coup attempt the previous day and arrested four soldiers.There was no immediate confirmation of the…

New York, Dec 22 (AFP/APP): Twitter boss Elon Musk is looking for a new CEO, but the winner will have to live in the shadow of the mercurial billionaire, who…

Washington, Dec 22 (AFP/APP): The United States said Wednesday it would provide Ukraine with the advanced Patriot air defense system to help counter Moscow’s relentless aerial attacks.The system is part…

TOKYO, Dec. 20 (Xinhua/APP) –: Record levels of snow hitting Niigata, southern Tohoku Prefecture and other areas north of Tokyo have left vehicles stranded on highways, caused power outages, and…

San Francisco, Dec 20 (AFP/APP): A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern California early Tuesday but there was no tsunami threat, seismologists said.The relatively shallow quake hit 25…

Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Dec 20 (AFP/APP): It has become a daily struggle for Ukrainian technicians: mending pipes damaged by Russian airstrikes in a desperate bid to keep the energy grid working…

The Hague, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday officially apologized for 250 years of the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, calling it a “crime against humanity”.The apology…

DOHA: Lionel Messi captained Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory on a night of high drama as his team overcame France on penalties after a thrilling game ended 3-3 at…

Washington: Urgently negotiating an end to hostilities in Ukraine would prevent another world war, former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger argued in an essay published on Friday. The 99-year-old…

MOSCOW: Russian troops have received a fresh batch of ‘Penicillin’ advanced reconnaissance systems, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Saturday, citing a source. The hardware is expected to be deployed…

LONDON: Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron is set to take up a position teaching politics at New York University Abu Dhabi in January. The former leader of the Conservative…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP): U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) chief General Michael E. Kurilla has said that Pakistan’s counter-terror operations remain critical to maintaining stability and security in the region. The…

LONDON: Traces of cocaine were reportedly found by staff working at a UK government grace-and-favor home after parties attended by political allies of former Prime Minister and foreign secretary Liz…

Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has quit as a special envoy for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) after two decades in the role, the United Nations said on Friday. The star…

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has requested a “data-driven assessment” of the situation in Ukraine, a Whitehall source told BBC Newsnight on Friday, prompting fears that London might slow…

LOS ANGELES, Dec 17 (XINHUA/APP): The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the newest Earth science satellite on Friday to track nearly all the water on Earth’s surface.…

Manila, Dec 17 (AFP/APP): Jose Maria Sison, who launched one of the world’s longest-running Maoist insurgencies, has died at 83, the Communist Party of the Philippines announced Saturday.The former university…

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (APP): The resumption of public floggings and executions in Afghanistan must stop immediately, a group of UN human rights experts said in an appeal to the…

NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) combat jets have been scrambled several times in the last few weeks in the country’s northeastern borders in response to growing tensions with China,…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (APP): Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael E. Kurilla, visited Islamabad on a two-day visit from December 14-16 to hold meetings with Pakistani military leadership…

London, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): Four people were critically injured and four others were hospitalised following a crush outside a south London venue hosting a concert by Nigerian Afrobeats singer Asake,…

Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): A fresh barrage of fatal Russian strikes hit cities across Ukraine early Friday, cutting water and electricity in major urban hubs and piling pressure on…

Lyon, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): Five children including a three-year-old were among 10 people killed when a fire broke out in a seven-story apartment building in a suburb of the French…

AL KHOR, Qatar — France is on its way to a second consecutive World Cup final after goals from Theo Hernandez and substitute Randal Kolo Muani gave Les Blues a…

LONDON: China has repatriated six of its envoys who UK police wanted to question over the alleged beating of a pro-Western demonstrator during a riot at the Chinese consulate in…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underscored the need for a recommitment to human rights, which, he said, are central to solving global problems. “Human rights are…

Brussels, Dec 9 (AFP/APP): Belgian police arrested Greek socialist MEP Eva Kaili, one of the vice presidents of the European Parliament, in Brussels on Friday evening, a source close to…

BERLIN: German lawmakers are calling for a review of security arrangements at the Bundestag lower house of parliament after authorities detained members of a far-right group that they say were…

The Pentagon on Wednesday announced the awardees of the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability—or JWCC—contract, with Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle each receiving an award. Through the contract, which…

NEW DELHI: Spanish technology company Indra has signed an agreement with Bangalore-based Centum Electronics to submit a joint proposal to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to manufacture a space…

Dhahran, Dec 9 (SPA/APP): The Saudi Arabian Oil Company “Aramco”, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, and Shandong Energy Group, are exploring collaboration on integrated refining…

HELSINKI, Dec. 8 (Xinhua/APP): Finland is set to change its method of collecting data on deaths caused by COVID-19 infections from Thursday onwards, to make the information more accurate and…

Paris, Dec 8 (AFP/APP): Projects to develop space centers that can launch satellites into Earth’s orbit are sprouting up around Europe, amid the soaring popularity of small rockets and the…

BEIRUT, Dec. 8 (Xinhua/APP): Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Wednesday that the cholera outbreak in Lebanon is under control given the limited number of confirmed daily cases,…

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 08 (APP): The United Nations General Assembly Wednesday adopted Pakistan’s four annual disarmament-related resolutions that are aimed at strengthening regional as well as international peace and security,…

CANBERRA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua/APP): The Australian government has announced its plan to fix the country’s broken environmental protection laws.Tanya Plibersek, Minister for the Environment and Water, on Thursday, released a…

DHAKA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua/APP): The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide 250 million U.S. dollars to help Bangladesh improve the inclusiveness and responsiveness of social development. The loan will…

CANBERRA (Australia), Dec 7 (APP): The largest-ever Australia-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group with 38 members has been established at the 47th Parliament of Australia.The group comprises members from both the Houses…

Wellington, Dec 7 (AFP/APP): A New Zealand court on Wednesday took temporary custody of a sick infant whose parents blocked life-saving heart surgery because potential blood donors may be vaccinated…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 (APP): The government of Japan has announced its plan to provide grant assistance of $ 38.9 million to Pakistan as part of Japan’s supplementary budget to deliver…

Washington, Dec 7 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden celebrated the strengthening of his party’s majority in the Senate on Tuesday after Democrat Raphael Warnock was declared the winner of a…

Doha, Dec 6 (AFP/APP): Morocco stunned Spain in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history on Tuesday as Achraf…

Washington: The Palestinian Authority (PA), Egypt, and Hamas have made a breakthrough regarding the Gaza gas field, known as Gaza Marine, news reports revealed last week. The Washington Post reported…

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp, a firm specializing in brain implants, is facing a federal probe due to alleged “animal-welfare violations” during product tests, Reuters reported on Monday, just days after…

A Dutch journalist based in Poland has claimed to have found archival documents that incriminate Pope John Paul II in shielding priests allegedly involved in the sexual abuse of children…

WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump faced rebuke Sunday (Dec 4) from officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the…

LONDON: The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centerpiece of the coronation of monarchs in England for more than 350 years, has been removed from the Tower of…

ISLAMABAD: Russia has agreed to provide Pakistan with crude oil at a discount. Further, the country is finalizing an agreement to import two million pounds of gas from Iran. This…

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 05 (APP): More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent – have experienced violence and harassment in the workplace, whether physical, psychological or…

Kinshasa, Dec 5 (AFP/APP): “Around 300” people died in an attack on villagers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week blamed on the M23 rebel group, Industry Minister…

Bogotá, Dec 5 (AFP/APP): Heavy rains in northwest Colombia sent a wall of earth crashing onto a winding road, swallowing up a bus and other vehicles and killing 27 people,…

N’Djamena, Dec 5 (AFP/APP): A Chadian court has handed jail terms of between two and three years to 262 people who were arrested after deadly protests in October, the public…

Doha, Dec 5 (AFP/APP): The United Arab Emirates president on Monday made his first visit to Qatar since the end of a nearly four-year regional blockade that put ties in…

Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec 5 (AFP/APP): Ukraine was targeted on Monday by a new wave of fatal Russian missiles, the latest attack to cause massive power disruptions across the country and…

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 04 (APP): Against a backdrop of global conflicts, economic uncertainty, and climate change, the UN General Assembly has recognized the transformative power of sport to achieve peace…

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 03 (APP): The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, issued an alert over the dramatic increase in the number of people attempting to cross the Andaman Sea,…

PALMDALE, Calif.: For the first time in a generation, the Air Force revealed a new stealth bomber — a sleek, highly capable weapon the service hopes will be so deadly…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (APP): An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted several cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including Peshawar, in the wee hours of Saturday.People came out of…

KEIV: Russia is likely planning to encircle the Donetsk Oblast town of Bakhmut with tactical advances to the north and south, Britain’s defense ministry said on Saturday.The capture of the…

WASHINGTON: The Group of Seven nations and Australia joined the European Union on Friday in adopting a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, a key step as Western sanctions aim…

Washington: The US is working to move some National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) batteries from Middle Eastern countries to Ukraine, Raytheon Technologies CEO Greg Hayes has said. The Virginia-based…

China’s annual rate of new marriages has fallen to the lowest point in more than three decades, contributing to the country’s already declining birth rate, news agency Yicai reported on…

MOSCOW: Former CIA and National Security Agency (NSA) officer Edward Snowden received his Russian passport, after having been granted citizenship by President Vladimir Putin earlier this year. According to Snowden’s…

KABUL: Pakistan’s Mission Head in Kabul Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani escaped an assassination attempt on Friday, confirmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a statement, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said:…

TEHRAN: Media close to the Iranian government has published a list of “sensitive” sites vulnerable to attack by Tehran and its proxy groups in the event of a future war,…

BEIJING: Two meteorological satellites, along with their ground application systems, have officially started operation, said the China Meteorological Administration on Thursday.The trial operation of the two satellites, Fengyun-3E (FY-3E) and…

The Israeli military has conducted joint training operations with the United States, holding a series of air drills to simulate strikes on Iran just days after West Jerusalem pressed US…

UNITED NATIONS: India took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council Thursday for December — the month this South Asian country will also complete its two-year term as…

The Hague: Chile and Bolivia have agreed on the status of a disputed cross-border river, the International Court of Justice said on Thursday, adding that judges were not required to…

ISLAMABAD, Dec 01 (APP): World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday donated ambulances, mobile labour rooms, health clinic, and medical equipment to the government of Pakistan. WHO, Pakistan Representative Dr Palitha…

RAWALPINDI: England batters broke a 112-year-old record on the first day of the first test match against Pakistan, racking up 506 runs for a loss of four wickets at Rawalpindi’s…

BEIRUT: Lawmakers in crisis-hit Lebanon failed to elect a new president on Thursday for the eighth time, despite the deepening impact of the political deadlock on the country’s economic woes.…

Madrid: Security agents have intercepted a parcel bomb sent to the Torrejon Air Base in Spain, the military section of the Madrid–Torrejon Airport serving the capital, local media have reported.…

A court in Tokyo has dismissed a case, in which plaintiffs argued that denying same-sex couples the right to get married was unconstitutional. In two similar cases in other Japanese…

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (AA/APP): Democrats in the House of Representatives unanimously chose congressman Hakeem Jeffries to be their next party leader on Wednesday, making him the first Black lawmaker to…

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (AA/APP): The House of Representatives approved with a strong bipartisan majority on Wednesday legislation that seeks to avert a looming nationwide rail shutdown, which would have dire…

Port Vila, Vanuatu, Dec 1 (AFP/APP): Vanuatu is drawing up plans to relocate “dozens” of villages within the next two years, as they come under threat from rising seas, the…

TOKYO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua):– Japan began a power-saving scheme on Thursday in a bid to ensure a stable electricity supply throughout the winter months amid concerns over a possible power…

New York, Dec 1 (AFP/APP): After years of delays, US automaker Tesla is expected on Thursday to deliver its first battery-powered semi-truck, with which it hopes to get a jump…

Geneva, Nov 30 (AFP/APP): The exceptionally-long La Nina, which has worsened drought and flooding around the globe, is set to continue into February or even March, the United Nations warned…

MOSCOW: The Federation Council, Russia’s upper chamber of parliament, supported a bill that imposed a complete ban on LGBTQ, pedophilia, and sex-change ‘propaganda’ in the country on Wednesday. The legislation…

Beijing, Nov 30 (AFP/APP): Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin died Wednesday at the age of 96, state media reported, hailing him as a great communist revolutionary who helped quell the…

US President Joe Biden’s administration is considering labeling the Wagner Group a foreign terrorist organization as a way to put more pressure on Russia, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous…

The United States Space Force is working to create an early warning system for North Korean missile launches, a top commander said, hoping to step up surveillance following a record…

NATO leaders are considering a possible a U-turn on providing Ukraine with advanced fighter jets, James Stavridis, retired supreme allied commander and US Navy admiral, claimed in an op-ed published…

The British prime minister has said the period of burgeoning trade with China, based on mutual economic interests, is now over. Rishi Sunak described Beijing as a rival while pledging…

URUMQI, Nov. 28 (Xinhua/APP): The China-Central Asia Gas Pipeline has delivered over 40 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China this year, according to PipeChina West Pipeline Company.The pipeline…

ANKARA, Nov 28 (AA/APP): More than 4,000 European doctors have decided not to work with UK’s National Health Service (NHS), worsening the country’s shortage of doctors after Brexit, recent research…

ANKARA, Nov 28 (AA/APP): Oil prices lost almost $2 a barrel on Monday as ongoing China COVID restrictions and protests in several cities fuelled demand concerns in the top oil-importing…

Afghanistan, Nov. 28 (Xinhua/APP): Four commuters have been confirmed dead and 10 others injured as a car collided with a vehicle coming from the opposite direction in Khawja Sabzpush district…

RAWALPINDI: Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has announced that his party has decided to quit all the assemblies.. “We will not be part of this…

A team of scientists, with systems biologist Nikolaus Rajewsky of the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine as the lead author, has found a trait that octopus brains share with humans: a…

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said it will send Ukraine up to $400 million in artillery ammunition, weapons, and supplies in its latest drawdown package to help the nation defend itself…

China’s aviation industry has started applying world-leading 3D printing technologies on new-generation warplanes, with 3D printed parts widely used on a newly developed aircraft that made its maiden flight not…

Washington, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): Irene Cara, an Oscar-winning singer and actress who recorded the title tracks to the blockbuster 1980s movies “Fame” and “Flash dance,” has died at age 63,…

Washington has banned the import and sales of new telecommunications equipment from China’s largest manufacturers due to “an unacceptable risk” they allegedly pose to US national security. According to a…

COLOMBO, Nov. 26 (Xinhua/APP): Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera on Saturday told journalists that he will take all possible measures to ensure uninterrupted power supply by January…

NEW DELHI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua/APP): The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Saturday launched earth observation satellite EOS-06 and eight nano-satellites into their intended Sun-synchronous polar orbits onboard a Polar…

Lima, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Friday appointed the culture minister as the country’s prime minister after her predecessor resigned over a row with parliament.Betssy Chavez, a…

The San Francisco Police Department is seeking permission to deploy lethal robots against human suspects, according to a policy proposal sent to city officials. While the SFPD’s robots are primarily…

Melting permafrost may pose a threat to humanity, scientists have warned, after reviving an ancient virus that lay frozen for tens of thousands of years. Viruses such as this are…

Brasília, Nov 25 (AFP/APP): At least three people including an adolescent girl were killed and 11 others wounded Friday when a gunman opened fire on two schools in southeastern Brazil,…

Panama City, Nov 25 (AFP/APP): Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Friday approved a plan to protect 54 more shark species, a move that could…

Islamabad: Lieutenant General Asim Munir has been appointed as Pakistan’s new army chief as President Arif Alvi approved Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s nominations for the top two military posts, ending…

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 24 (APP): Pakistan and Bangladesh will each be sending an armed helicopter unit to the UN peacekeeping operations in Mali, which faces serious problems as several countries…

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 24 (AFP/APP): Malaysia’s perennial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was named prime minister on Thursday, ending a days-long political impasse after inconclusive election results.The 75-year-old was scheduled to…

Brussels, Nov 24 (AFP/APP): EU chief Charles Michel will head to Beijing next week for a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, a European official told AFP on Thursday.The official,…

DUBAI/ANKARA- In a move described by analysts as an “economic life-saver” for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia is finalising a deal with Ankara to place a $5 billion…

LONDON: The United Kingdom is donating surplus Westland Sea King helicopters to Ukraine as part of a wider raft of military support measures revealed on 22 November. The planned transfer…

A newly produced J-15 carrier-based fighter jet was fitted with what seems to be a pair of China’s domestically developed engines, according to an official media report on Wednesday, which…

The CEO of Israel’s public energy company NEOMED energy, Yossi Abu, has expressed its readiness to invest in natural gas exploration in the Moroccan Sahara. “Morocco will become an energy…

ISTANBUL: Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Wednesday that Turkiye’s military had hit nearly 500 Kurdish targets across Iraq and Syria as part of a campaign of air strikes.“So far…

The World Health Organization (WHO) will soon announce the redesignation of monkeypox as “MPOX,” Politico has reported, citing anonymous sources. The decision was reportedly taken following pressure from Washington. The…

There’ve been emergency power outages in all regions of the country, according to national operator Ukrenergo Russia has apparently targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a large-scale missile attack on Wednesday,…

The South Western Command (SWC) of the Indian Army has conducted an Integrated Battle Group (IBG) exercise along the country’s western border with Pakistan. The integrated firepower exercise took place…

LONDON: The head of the Israel Defense Forces’ Military Intelligence Directorate has claimed Iran could attack the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in which its national team is currently…

The United States Space Force is set to create its first-ever component command in the Indo-Pacific region, where officials have increasingly pointed to rising tensions with regional rivals such as…

London, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): Cristiano Ronaldo’s controversial second spell at Manchester United is to end with “immediate effect”, the Premier League giants announced Tuesday.The Portugal forward set the stage for…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department cleared $700 million in a possible foreign military sale to Switzerland, along with other sales to Lithuania and Belgium, as the neutral European country…

Tel Aviv: The Israeli occupation army has killed 40 Palestinian children and detained more than 770 others since the beginning of the year, Palestinian groups revealed yesterday as they marked…

RIYADH: FIFA earned record revenues of $7.5 billion through commercial deals tied to the World Cup, the governing body of soccer has revealed. Just hours before the opening ceremony in…

The last major economy wedded to a zero-COVID-19 policy, Chinese authorities have continued to impose snap lockdowns New cases in the capital jumped to 962 on Monday from 621 the…

Jakarta: At least 46 people have been killed and 700 injured in an earthquake that rattled Indonesia’s main island of Java on Monday, a local official from the town worst…

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has completed the first trials of a high-powered, long-range Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) testbed at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl’s) Porton…

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Nov 20 (AFP/APP): The United Nations COP27 summit in Egypt wrapped up Sunday with delegates adopting two main texts: a final declaration and a landmark deal…

Doha, Nov 20 (AFP/APP): Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince and a delegation of ministers arrived in neighbouring Qatar on Sunday morning to attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup,…

Istanbul, Nov 20 (AFP/APP): Turkey announced on Sunday it had carried out air strikes against the bases of outlawed Kurdish militants across northern Syria and Iraq, which it said were…

Bangkok: The United States will help Thailand develop nuclear power through a new class of small reactors, part of a programme aimed at fighting climate change, Vice President Kamala Harris…

A weak yen has been pushing up the cost of imported commodities Japan’s consumer price growth accelerated to a 40-year high in October, driven by a weak national currency and…

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will also have to pay a $400 million fine San Jose: Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of US startup Theranos, which offered fast and low-cost blood tests,…

Jakarta: The Indonesian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted approval for the country to obtain up to USD3.9 billion in foreign loans for three separate proposals that have been put…

Exxon has now announced that it has, together with its partners, discovered hydrocarbons in Block 15 off Angola in the Bavuca South prospect. The discovery marks the first commercial oil…

Some British supermarkets have limited sales amid supply issues. LONDON: The latest outbreak of bird flu along with soaring production costs have forced food retailers across the UK to ration…

Bangkok: Thailand’s Prime Minister met with Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, on Friday in Bangkok, signing agreements to expand diplomatic relations restored this year, more than three decades after…

BANGKOK: Saudi Arabia and Thailand on Friday signed landmark agreements on energy cooperation and renewable power during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Bangkok. The crown prince is a…

MOSCOW: The energy trade between Russia and China has been steadily growing and is up 64% in monetary terms so far this year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak told…

Ottawa: The Canadian intelligence service said on Friday that it is investigating death threats from Iran against individuals inside Canada, according to the agency. “CSIS is actively investigating several threats…

North Korea has promised to ‘resolutely react’ to US threat of nuclear weapons use with its own nuclear capabilities. Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promised to use…

The gas pipeline, linking Russian to Germany, was apparently blown up in September. Stockholm: Swedish investigators have found traces of explosives on fragments of “foreign objects” recovered from the blast sites of…

Media reports suggest the move is due to fear of sabotage within the company Twitter told its employees on Thursday that all office buildings will be temporarily closed and that…

ISLAMABAD: A road transport agreement has been signed between Pakistan and Russia to pave the way for promoting commercial and public relations between both countries. Federal Minister for Communications and…

Bangkok, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that an offer to cooperate with Australia on submarines still stood, after a bitter row over a canceled contract last…

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17 (APP): Pakistan’s annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is at risk of falling by 18 to 20 percent by 2050 due to the combined risks from the intensification…

Istanbul, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): An agreement allowing Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea will continue “under current terms,” a senior Turkish official told AFP.“The agreement will remain in…

Paris: Heavy rains behind floods that killed over 600 people in Nigeria this year were about 80 times likelier because of human-induced climate change, scientists reported Wednesday. The floods mainly…

Washington, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, networks said, narrowly securing a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden’s agenda…

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 16 (Xinhua/APP) –: Haiti and the United Nations are seeking 145 million U.S. dollars for humanitarian relief, including for a cholera outbreak that has killed 161 people,…

Kennedy Space Center, United States, Nov 16 (AFP/APP): NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light…

Israeli security agencies are still in shock after it was reported last month that three Palestinian “Arab Israeli” citizens managed to leak sensitive information about Israel’s mobile phone company Cellcom…

It was Russia’s biggest barrage yet, and some of the missiles crossed into Poland, where two people were killed, according to a US official Marked the first time in the…

The trauma of Covid lockdowns has left many French people unwilling to leave their homes, feeling tired and less motivated at work Laziness regularly prevents nearly half of the French…

KIEV: Russia targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure in a “massive” missile attack, the Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday. The attack came less than a day after Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky set…

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 15 (APP):: Pakistan, along with 72 other countries, abstained when the UN General Assembly Monday voted to adopt a resolution calling for Russia to be held accountable…

As China’s first high altitude, high speed, and long endurance armed reconnaissance UAV system that had made its maiden flight, WJ-700 UAV is exhibited at this year’s Airshow China, attracting…