Khalilzad doesn’t speak for U.S. government: State Department
WASHINGTON (APP): The former United States envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, does not represent U.S. policy, a State Department spokesperson has said, asserting that the Afghan-born diplomat speaks in his…
US VP Harris brings aid package to Ghana on Africa tour
Accra (AFP/APP): US Vice President Kamala Harris met with Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, bringing an aid package to shore up security, economic and development cooperation as part of…
Several killed in fire at Mexico-US border migrant centre: local media
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico (AFP/APP): Several people at an immigration detention centre in a Mexican city on the US border died in a fire that broke out at the facility overnight,…
Seven dead, more than 60 missing in Ecuador landslide
Alausi , Ecuador (AFP/APP): Rescuers searched on Monday for more than 60 people reported missing after a landslide triggered by months of heavy rain killed at least seven people in…
Assailant kills six at Nashville school in latest US mass shooting
Nashville (AFP/APP): A heavily armed former student killed three young children and three staff in what appeared to be a carefully planned attack at a private elementary school in Nashville…
Indian Navy to acquire 26 Rafale-M jets from France
NEW DELHI (News Agencies): India is close to approving the purchase of Dassault Aviation’s Rafale-M (Marine) fighter jets that will operate from the flight deck of India’s newest aircraft carrier,…
From brain waves, this AI can sketch what you’re picturing
Singapore (News Agencies): Zijiao Chen can read your mind, with a little help from powerful artificial intelligence and an fMRI machine. Chen, a doctoral student at the National University of…
Daylight savings dispute leaves Lebanon with two time zones
BEIRUT (News Agencies): The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight savings time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted…
Honduras severs ‘diplomatic ties’ with Taiwan island
Tegucigalpa (News Agencies): The government of Honduras in Central America announced the breakdown of “diplomatic relations” with the Taiwan region on Saturday, saying it will have no more official relations…
Ethiopia declares 90% completion of Renaissance Dam amidst growing tensions with Egypt
Addis Ababa (News Agencies): Ethiopian Vice-Chair of the Renaissance Dam Coordinating Council Faqrati Tamru announced on Friday that 90 per cent of the construction of the Renaissance Dam had been…
Iraq halts northern crude exports after winning arbitration case against Turkey
BAGHDAD (News Agencies): Iraq halted crude exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and northern Kirkuk fields on Saturday, an oil official told Reuters, after the country won a longstanding arbitration…
Oil tanker off Yemeni coast will ‘sink or explode at any moment’: UN
LONDON: The FSO Safer supertanker — moored off the Yemeni coast and containing over a million barrels of oil — will “sink or explode at any moment,” wreaking devastation, the…
Massive wave of protests sweeps across Israel
TEL AVIV (News Agencies): Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets across the country on Saturday to protest against the government’s controversial push to overhaul the judicial system.…
Two dead among more than dozen migrants found trapped in Texas train
Waco, United States (AFP/APP): An anonymous emergency telephone call on Friday led authorities to halt a train that contained a group of “suffocating” migrants, two of whom were dead, police…
Oil prices fall amid renewed banking fears
NEW YORK (Xinhua/APP): Oil prices decreased on Friday, but managed to notch a gain for the week.The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery dropped 70 cents, or 1 percent,…
Ukraine War Could Impact S-400 Delivery To India
NEW DELHI (News Agencies): Despite several assurances provided by Russia over the months, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has now said in a statement that Moscow cannot fulfill its commitment…
ISRAEL: 200 more pilots to skip weekly training flight over PM’s refusal to halt overhaul
TEL AVIV (News Agencies): Roughly 200 Israeli Air Force reserve pilots reportedly notified their units that they would not be reporting for their weekly flying session next week following the…
Pakistan Awaits IMF Deal as Global Lender Wants Clarity on Fuel Subsidy
ISLAMABAD (News Agencies): Islamabad and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have been engaged in protracted talks for the release of a fresh tranche of $1.1 billion since February.Pakistan’s wait to…
Two Dead, Seven Missing After Massive Explosion Erupts at Pennsylvania Chocolate Factory
WASHINGTON (News Agencies/Sputnik) – At least two people died and several others were injured as a result of an explosion and a subsequent fire at a chocolate factory in the…
United Airlines to Launch First Air Taxi Service in Chicago in 2025
CHICAGO (News Agencies): The US’ United Airlines plans to launch the first electric air taxi service in 2025, from O’Hare International Airpot to Vertiport Chicago, the biggest vertical aircraft take-off…
GECOL announces the arrival of operational materials for maintenance of power plants
Tripoli (News Agencies): The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) has announced the arrival of operational materials supplied by the German company Siemens, completing major overhaul works for North Benghazi…
King Charles state visit to France postponed amid violent pension protests
LONDON (News Agencies): King Charles’s state visit to France has been postponed amid planned protests over the French government’s controversial pension reforms. Both France’s Élysée Palace and Buckingham Palace confirmed…
Alzheimer’s first signs may appear in your eyes, study finds
Tallahassee (News Agencies/CNN): “The eye is the window into the brain,” said ophthalmologist Dr. Christine Greer, director of medical education at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Boca Raton, Florida.…
Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder and creator of Moore’s Law, dies aged 94
Honolulu (News Agencies): Mr Moore started working on semiconductors in the 1950s and co-founded the Intel Corporation. He famously predicted that computer processing powers would double every year – later…
Georgina Rodriguez named ambassador for Arab brand Amara Lenses
DUBAI (News Agencies): Argentine model Georgina Rodriguez on Thursday was announced as the ambassador for Arab brand Amara Lenses, available in the Gulf region.“I’m so happy to be the face…
US and Canada strike border deal
Ottawa (News Agencies): The US and Canada have announced an immigration plan that will change the way they take in asylum seekers. While Ottawa vowed to accept 15,000 additional migrants,…
Using Starlink Paints a Target on Ukrainian Troops
Kyiv (News Agencies): Operating behind enemy lines, one soldier fighting for Ukraine knows the Russians will hunt for him the second he sets up his portable Starlink internet dish. He…
Nordic countries combine combat air power
Brussels (News Agencies/Janes): The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden have agreed on “seamless cooperation” between their respective air forces, with a letter of intent (LOI) announced on…
North Korea Conducts Test of Nuclear-Capable ‘Radioactive Tsunami’ Drone in the Sea
SEOUL (News Agencies): North Korea claimed Friday to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone designed to generate a gigantic “radioactive tsunami” that would destroy naval strike groups and ports. Analysts…
Beijing reports heavy pollution as largest sandstorms of 2023 blanket northern China
BEIJING (News Agencies): As yellow sand fills the sky with an earthy smell, Beijing reported heavily reduced air quality on Wednesday amid the arrival of the largest sandstorms of 2023…
US judge orders $1.68bn compensation for 1983 Beirut barracks bomb
NEW YORK (News Agencies): A federal judge in New York has ordered Iran’s Central Bank and a European intermediary to pay $1.68 billion in compensation to the family members of…
Chad says it has nationalised all assets owned by Exxon Mobil
N’Djamena (News Agencies): Chad has nationalised all the assets and rights, including hydrocarbon permits and exploration and production authorisations, that belonged to a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, the West African…
India’s Rahul Gandhi disqualified from parliament
NEW DELHI (News Agencies): India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified as a member of parliament, a day after being convicted in a defamation case and sentenced to…
Algeria to send imams to Italy for Taraweeh prayers
ROME (News Agencies): Twenty-nine imams from Algeria will be sent by their government to Italy to help local imams perform Taraweeh prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. The imams…
Situation in Lebanon is ‘very dangerous,’ International Monetary Fund warns
BEIRUT (News Agencies): “Lebanon is in a very dangerous situation,” the International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday, a year after authorities in the country committed to a program of reforms…
Saudi Arabia and Syria in talks to restart Consular Services
RIYADH (News Agencies): Saudi Arabia and Syria are in talks to resume consular services between the two countries, Al-Ekhbariya TV said on Thursday. “Within the framework of the Kingdom’s keenness…
Moscow and Beijing sign long-term nuclear deal
MOSCOW: Russia and China are deepening their partnership in nuclear energy and will draw up a road map for cooperation in developing so-called fast-neutron reactors for decades to come, Russia’s…
Powerful earthquake felt in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
A powerful earthquake has been felt in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, according to witnesses. There were no immediate reports of casualties from Tuesday’s quake. Initial reports said the…
Ukraine says Russia Kalibr missile cargo hit in transit to Crimea
KYIV (News Agencies): Ukraine has reported the destruction of “multiple” Russian cruise missiles as they were being transported by rail to Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea.Ukraine’s military agency said…
Ukraine ceasefire ‘unacceptable’ – White House
Washington (News Agencies): Washington is firmly opposed to a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has said, branding any peace initiatives “unacceptable” in the…
Pakistani police charge Imran Khan and PTI leaders with terrorism in latest political controversy
ISLAMABAD (APP): Islamabad Police on Sunday have registered an FIR – including terrorism charges – against Imran Khan and more than a dozen other PTI leaders for attacking police officers…
NASA unveils new spacesuit astronauts will wear for Artemis III moon mission
WASHINGTON *News Agencies*: NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have unveiled the prototype for a new spacesuit design that could be the very first suit worn by the first woman…
Ghadames-Debdeb Libyan-Algerian border crossing ready to open, awaiting Algerian side
TRIPOLI *News Agencies*: The Technical Committee of Libya’s Tripoli Ministry of Interior confirmed Wednesday the readiness of the components operating at the Ghadames-Debdeb / Libyan-Algerian border crossing to open the…
Police are misusing rubber bullets worldwide, Amnesty says
LONDON *News Agencies*: Police use of rubber bullets and other projectiles against peaceful protesters has become increasingly routine worldwide, leading to eye injuries and even deaths, Amnesty International has warned.…
Sanofi, joining other drug makers, slashes US insulin price
New York *News Agencies*: French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced on Thursday it would cut the US price of its most prescribed insulin by 78 percent, falling in line with two…
Huawei has replaced thousands of US-banned parts with Chinese versions: founder
Beijing *News Agencies*: Chinese technology giant Huawei has replaced thousands of product components banned by the United States with homegrown versions, its founder has said, according to a transcript of…
Russia gives awards to fighter pilots involved in US drone crash
MOSCOW *News Agencies*: Russia has conferred state awards on the two fighter pilots involved in the downing of a US surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea, the Russian…
Quake aftermath: Fear of ‘Big One’ grips Istanbul
ANKARA: The helmet-topped engineer drove his pointy instrument into the concrete to test whether Durmus Uygun’s building will crumble when the feared big quake finally strikes Istanbul.“I’m pretty confident but…
US helps power-starved Lebanese businesses switch to solar
BEIRUT *News Agencies*: The US has launched a $20 million fund to help Lebanese businesses install solar energy systems as owners struggle to stay afloat amid the collapse of the…
‘John Wick’ star Lance Reddick dies aged 60
Los Angeles *News Agencies*: Character actor Lance Reddick, best known for his role as Lt. Cedric Daniels on ‘The Wire’, died “suddenly…from natural causes” on Friday, his publicist, Mia Hansen,…
US security forces brace for possible Trump ‘arrest’ – media
Washington *News Agencies*: Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies are reportedly discussing security preparations in the event former President Donald Trump is indicted on felony falsification charges sometime in…
Iran agrees with Iraq to relaunch Tehran-Karbala train
Baghdad *News Agencies*: The transportation authorities in Iran announced they reached an understanding with Iraq regarding the relaunch of the train trips between Tehran and Karbala. The head of the…
Australian surfs for 40 hours to smash world record
Sydney *News Agencies*: Blake Johnston on Friday shredded the world record for the longest surfing session, dodging swarms of jellyfish to ride hundreds of waves across 40 punishing hours. The…
Iraq pockets $7 billion in January oil revenue
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region *News Agencies* – Iraq collected over seven billion dollars from oil sales during the first month of 2023, reported the country’s oil ministry on Wednesday. The country…
Rolls-Royce Wins Bid To Power The Future Of Lunar Exploration
LONDON *News Agencies*: Scientists and engineers at the British company are working on the micro-reactor programme to develop technology that will provide the power needed for humans to live and…
Taiwan Looks To Replace Nuclear Power With LNG
Taipei *News Agencies*: Taiwan is buying more LNG for delivery over the next year as it closed a nuclear reactor and is set to phase out nuclear power generation by…
Turkey, Hungary put Finland on course to join NATO
Ankara (AFP/APP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland’s bid to join NATO.A simultaneous decision by fellow…
ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegal deportation of at…
Two police officers shot dead in western Canada
Ottawa (AFP/APP): Two police officers were shot dead while responding to a domestic call early Thursday in Edmonton in Canada’s western Alberta province, officials said.The two constables showed up at…
Radioactive cylinder goes missing in Thailand
BANGKOK: Authorities in Thailand are scrambling to locate a metal cylinder with dangerous radioactive contents that went missing from a power plant this week, warning the public of serious health…
7.0-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands, New Zealand: CENC
BEIJING (Xinhua/APP): A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand at 8:56 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The epicenter, with a depth…
Pakistan considering selling its T-80UD tanks to Ukraine
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad is discussing an option to send 44 T-80UD tanks to Ukraine. However, there are conditions, according to sources. Someone will have to pay for these tanks, or as…
Russian jet causes American drone to crash over Black Sea: US
Paris (AFP/APP): A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea and then collided with it, causing the drone to crash, the US…
Malawi declares state-of-disaster after cyclone’s deadly return
Blantyre, Malawi: (AFP/APP): Malawi’s president on Monday declared a state-of-disaster in several southern districts including the commercial hub Blantyre after the powerful cyclone Freddy made a comeback killing dozens, the…
US business leaders warn of boycott if Israel pushes through judicial reforms
WASHINGTON: More than 250 US business leaders and politicians warned in an open letter on Sunday evening that Israel’s judicial reforms will make it “increasingly difficult” to defend the country…
Iraq to plant 5 million trees
Basra – Iraq’s prime minister on Sunday announced a campaign to combat the severe impacts of climate change on the water-scarce country, including by planting five million palms and trees.…
Elon Musk is planning to build his own town
NEW YORK: Entities connected to Elon Musk and his companies have reportedly been acquiring thousands of acres of land in Texas with the hope of starting a town where his…
Israel sees one of its biggest-ever protests
TEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the changes – which would curb the power of courts – will restore the balance between the branches of government. Opponents say they…
Audi boss visits China, expresses confidence in growth potential
BEIJING: Audi AG CEO Markus Duesmann, one of the first CEOs of a large global firm to have visited China since the optimization of epidemic control measures, said he was…
US Air Force to retire all A-10s by 2029
AURORA: Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said Tuesday the Air Force would likely retire all its A-10 Warthogs over the next five or six years. Until recently,…
Iran says initial deal reached with US for prisoner swap
TEHRAN: Iran and the United States have reached an agreement to exchange prisoners, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told state TV on Sunday, adding that he hoped the exchange would…
Israel begins drill simulating receipt of international earthquake aid
TEL AVIV: Israeli emergency authorities on Sunday began a major four-day exercise simulating the receipt of tons of aid from allied nations amid a devastating earthquake, the Defense Ministry said.…
Saudi Arabia to launch a new airline
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday announced the creation of a new national airline “Riyadh Air,” wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund, the Saudi Press Agency…
Regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank in biggest collapse since 2008 financial crisis
NEW YORK: Silicon Valley Bank, one of the tech sector’s favorite lenders, is shutting down. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation said Friday that it was taking over…
Pakistan Air Force inducts JF-17 block 3 fighter jets
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s most famous air squadron – 16 Squadron PAF received new fighter jets. Nicknamed the Black Panthers, Airmen from the 16th Squadron will now fly the JF-17 Thunder Block…
Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore relations
TEHRAN (Agencies): Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish ties and reopen embassies within two months, according to Iranian and Saudi state media. The agreement came after talks held…
Former NATO general Pavel sworn in as Czech president
Prague (AFP/APP): Former NATO general Petr Pavel was on Thursday sworn in as president of the Czech Republic and stressed the importance of unity in supporting war-torn Ukraine.“Central Europe’s single…
Trump to publish letters from the rich and famous
Washington (AFP/APP): Donald Trump is releasing more than 150 letters from giants of world history such as Richard Nixon, Kim Jong Un, and Oprah Winfrey, the former US president and…
California braces for more flooding as another winter storm nears
California (Agencies): California is battening down the hatches with another fierce winter storm poised to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds to the western US state, the latest in a…
Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, UN envoy tells Security Council
UNITED NATIONS (APP): Afghanistan under the Taliban remains the “most repressive country in the world [for] women’s rights”, the senior UN official in Kabul has told the Security Council, while…
Pakistani climate defender Ayisha Siddiqa featured among Time’s 2023 ‘Women of the Year’ honorees
NEW YORK (APP): Pakistan’s climate defender Ayisha Siddiqa is among US Time magazine’s twelve 2023 Women of the Year, calling them “extraordinary leaders who are working toward a more equal…
US Ambassador Cindy McCain to head UN World Food Programme
UNITED NATIONS (APP): Cindy McCain, wife of the late U.S. Republican Senator John McCain, will head the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP), a Rome-based United Nations agency, according to a…
At least 16 killed in a deadly fire at an Indonesia fuel storage depot
Jakarta (AFP/APP): At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured in Indonesia’s capital Friday, after a massive blaze broke out at a state-run fuel storage depot before firefighters brought…
Covid: FBI chief Christopher Wray says China lab leak ‘most likely’
Washington: FBI Director Christopher Wray has said that the bureau believes Covid-19 “most likely” originated in a “Chinese government-controlled lab”. “The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that…
Indian liquor to replace Western brands in Russia
MOSCOW: Indian company Allied Blenders & Distillers (ABD), which produces the world’s third-most-popular whisky, Officer’s Choice, is planning to enter the Russian market, according to business daily Kommersant. Russian vodka…
Prominent former Orthodox-turned Catholic priest accepts Islam
California : Father Hilarion Heagy, a prominent US-based Eastern Catholic priest has converted to Islam, describing his decision as a “reversion to Islam” and that it was “like coming home.”…
Dozens killed, scores more injured in deadly train smash in Greece
ATHENS: Two trains collided head-on in Greece killing at least 32 people and injuring 85 late on Tuesday night, the fire brigade said, but the cause of the deadliest rail…
UK to give thousands of Eurovision tickets to displaced Ukrainians
LONDON (AA/APP): Government also announces nearly $12M to ‘help ensure event truly showcases Ukrainian culture’ The UK government on Saturday announced it will allocate thousands of tickets for the Eurovision…
Cholera threatens over 1 billion people in 43 countries, including Pakistan: WHO
UNITED NATIONS (APP): A global surge of cholera cases has put one billion people in 43 countries, including Pakistan, at risk, the World Health Organization (WHO), a Geneva-based UN agency,…
Saudi Arabia, Ukraine sign $400m deals in Kyiv for aid
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Ukraine have signed an agreement and a memorandum of understanding worth $400 million of aid to the European country. It is an implementation of the pledge…
UN adviser slams genocide denial in Bosnia
UNITED NATIONS (APP): The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, has said that genocide denial and the glorification of war criminals continue to present a…
UN food-agency chief tells of ‘apocalyptic’ scenes in quake-hit Turkiye, Syria
UNITED NATIONS (APP): The head of the World Food Programme (WFP), a Rome-based UN agency, concluded a visit on Saturday to earthquake-devastated Syrian and Turkish communities and aid supply routes,…
Saudi Arabia unveils Zamzam water bottles in new packs
ISLAMABAD (APP): Saudi Arabia has unveiled new-look bottles of Zamzam water, less than a month before the start of Ramazan. Chief of the General Presidency for Affairs of the Two…
AI, Robots, Drones to Assist Campus Security in Japan
TOKYO: Universities have become more vulnerable as they are expected to allow the public onto their campuses, so attention is now being paid to see how effective the latest technology…
First batch of Leopard 2 tanks handed over to Ukraine
WARSAW: Poland delivered four Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine on Friday, exactly one year after the start of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki made the announcement…
Air Canada launches facial recognition trial
TORONTO: Air Canada has launched a pilot project that enables travelers to use facial recognition technology to confirm their identification. The system is designed to make the overall travel and…
Anti-war rallies in Berlin call for peace in Ukraine
BERLIN: Police said about 10,000 people braved the falling snow in central Berlin to call for negotiations with Moscow rather than weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Under the slogan “Rise up…
Chinese fighter jet confronts US Navy plane with CNN crew aboard as tensions simmer in the South China Sea
CNN: The US Navy reconnaissance jet flies at 21,500 feet over the South China Sea, 30 miles from the contested Paracel Islands, a group of about 130 small atolls, the…
Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese joins the Mardi Gras march
SYDNEY: Huge crowds packed the city’s Oxford Street as more than 12,000 participants and 200 floats passed by. It is the first time the parade has been held in its…
44,000 animals estimated to have been killed in US ‘toxic train’ incident
BEIJING: Three weeks after the “toxic train” incident in Ohio, US, the local department of natural resources has increased its estimate of the number of animals killed by the hazardous…
UK Car Manufacturers Are Slowly Shifting To Electric Vehicles
LONDON: Car production in Britain fell slightly in January as thousands continued the shift towards electric vehicles which experienced a nearly 50 percent increase.Despite global economic instability, car production fell…
Pratt & Whitney to Resume F-35 Engine Deliveries after 2-Month Hold
WASHINGTON: Pratt & Whitney has been cleared to restart deliveries of F135 jet engines—two months after the Pentagon ordered a hold on deliveries following the crash of an F-35B in…
US Coast Guard to Triple Western-Pacific Deployments – Policy Chief
Arlington: The Coast Guard, like its sister military services, is expanding its reach in the Indo-Pacific region. But it’s also working to make data more accessible across the service and…
Anti-drone radars ready for ‘mass deployment’ in Taiwan
ABU DHABI: The CEO of Taiwan-based company Tron Future, whose counter-drone radars are already used by the Taiwanese Army, says the systems are ready for mass deployment, eying a production…
Malaysia picks South Korea’s FA-50 jet over Indian Tejas
MELBOURNE: Korea Aerospace Industries has won a competition to supply light attack aircraft to Malaysia, the company announced, marking its latest export for the line of trainer/light attack jets.The South…
Two Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani brothers held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay military prison for two decades have been freed by US officials and have returned home, officials said. Abdul,…
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts Turkey’s central Nigde province
ISTANBUL: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has shaken the central Anatolian Turkish province of Nigde, the Kandilli earthquake monitoring centre said, just over two weeks after two devastating earthquakes that killed…
Iran still seeking to kill Donald Trump
TEHRAN: An Iranian general warned his country is still seeking to kill former US president Donald Trump and his secretary of state Mike Pompeo in revenge for assassinating top commander…
Israel pilots, intelligence officers: ‘We will not serve if legal reforms are passed’
TEL AVIV: The political conflict and social rift due to the government’s plan to weaken the judiciary and start passing legislation in the Knesset have reached the ranks of the…
Japan to send additional $16M in assistance to Türkiye, Syria
ANKARA (AA/APP): Japan has decided to provide $16 million in emergency assistance to earthquake-ravaged Türkiye and Syria.With the additional aid, Japan’s total emergency humanitarian assistance will now be around $27…
14 killed, over 50 injured in road accident in central India
NEW DELHI (AA/APP): At least 14 people were killed and over 50 others were injured in a road accident in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, officials said on…
Avalanche kills 4 in N. Afghanistan
Afghanistan (Xinhua/APP): Four people have been killed as an avalanche hit a village in Arghanjkhwa district of Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, said Qari Maazudin Ahmadi, head of information and culture…
China puts all four prototypes of AG600M amphibious aircraft into flight test
BEIJING (Xinhua/APP): All four prototypes of China’s AG600M aircraft, a full-configuration firefighting model belonging to the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family, have kicked off the flight test mission, the aircraft…
Over 100,000 homes, businesses in California suffering power outages due to a winter storm
LOS ANGELES (Xinhua/APP): More than 100,000 homes and businesses across California were left in the dark early Friday as a heavy winter storm continued lashing the most populous state in…
Quake-prone Istanbul not at heightened risk: expert
Istanbul (AFP/APP): Fears of another major earthquake have been rekindled in Istanbul since the February 6 disaster that hit Turkey and Syria, but a prominent Turkish seismologist has reassured the…
Belarusian President Lukashenko to visit China in coming days: govt
Beijing (AFP/APP): Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will visit China on February 28 for a state visit, the Chinese foreign ministry said Saturday.“At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President…
Lockheed Martin hands over first C-130J-30 to Indonesia
ATLANTA: Lockheed Martin has handed over the first of five C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft to the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU). In a press statement, the company said that the…
Oman allows Israel flights to use the country’s airspace
TEL AVIV: A Foreign Ministry statement said the move came after months of talks with Oman, as flying through the Omani airspace will shorten the duration of Israeli flights to…
UK couple sentenced over smuggling Iraq migrants in sofas
LONDON: A British couple has been found guilty of attempting to smuggle Iraqi immigrants into the country by hiding them in sofas. On Monday, Pamela and Nicholas Fullwood appeared at…
80% of damage assessment completed in Turkiye’s quake zone – Environment Minister
ANKARA: Authorities have completed 80 percent of the damage assessment in the earthquake zone in southern Turkiye after the powerful 6 February tremors, the country’s Environment Minister said on Thursday,…
Israel Air Force Commander visits Morocco for military cooperation talks
RABAT: The Commander of Israel’s Air Force, Gen. Tomer Bar, is visiting Morocco for talks on enhancing bilateral military cooperation, according to the military, Anadolu News Agency reports. Tomer held…
Lebanon central bank governor charged with money laundering — judicial source
BEIRUT: Longtime central bank governor Riad Salameh, his brother Raja and one of his assistants have been charged with money laundering, embezzlement, and illicit enrichment, a senior judicial source said…
Iran acknowledges the accusation it enriched uranium to 84 percent
DUBAI: Iran on Thursday directly acknowledged an accusation attributed to international inspectors that it enriched uranium to 84 percent purity for the first time, which would put the Islamic Republic…
Florida TV journalist and child shot dead at the scene of the earlier murder
Orlando: TV reporter Dylan Lyons, 24, and a nine-year-old girl have been fatally shot near Orlando, Florida, close to the scene of a murder that took place hours earlier. A…
BBC India: Director-general tells staff to report without fear
LONDON: The BBC will not be put off from reporting without fear or favor, its Director-General Tim Davie has said in an email to staff in India. It follows searches…
India will build Israeli ballistic missiles and radars
New Delhi: India will manufacture an Israeli strategic missile system domestically. Indian state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a memorandum of understanding on the sidelines…
AI images lose copyright protections
NEW YORK: A US federal agency has concluded that artwork made using artificial intelligence does not qualify for copyright protections, saying such images were not created by a human being…
Helicopter with Iranian sports minister crashes
TEHRAN: A helicopter carrying Iranian Sports Minister Hamid Sajjadi crashed while landing in the southern part of the country on Thursday. According to local authorities, the minister’s adviser was killed…
Pupil stabs teacher to death at French school
SaintJeandeLuz (AFP/APP): A teenage pupil stabbed a teacher to death in the middle of a lesson at a school in southwest France on Wednesday, the regional prosecutor said.The victim, Agnes…
US Space Force may hire companies to service orbiting satellites
ORLANDO — The U.S. Space Force is developing a plan for a satellite refueling and servicing capability that takes advantage of technology being developed by commercial space companies, according to…
Taliban sets up investment consortium with firms from Russia, Iran
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration has set up a consortium of companies, including some in Russia, Iran, and Pakistan, to create an investment plan focusing on power, mining, and infrastructure, the…
Establishing ties with Saudi Arabia will end the Israel-Arab conflict, Netanyahu
TEL AVIV: Israel and Saudi Arabia normalising relations with each other would end the conflict with Palestinians and the wider Arab world, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has claimed. Speaking…
Pakistan’s defence and spy chiefs discuss security with Taliban
Islamabad: A senior Pakistani delegation has visited Afghanistan’s capital for talks with Taliban officials, days after the closure of their busiest border crossing raised tensions between the two countries. Pakistani…
Malcolm X’s family plan to sue FBI, CIA, NYPD for his death
NEW YORK: A daughter of murdered black civil rights activist Malcolm X says she is suing New York City Police Department and other agencies for his 1965 murder. Ilyasah Shabazz…
Flights at Dublin Airport suspended due to ‘illegal drone activity’
DUBLIN: Flights at Dublin Airport (DUB) were temporarily suspended after “illegal drone activity” was detected in the area. Flights were suspended at 8.22 pm on February 21, 2023, and were…
Saab offers GlobalEye as NATO’s next surveillance aircraft
BRUSSELS: Launched in 2016, the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) program aims to study and develop NATO surveillance capabilities, primarily to replace the aging fleet of AWACS (Airborne Warning…
Japan: 82-year-old man arrested for sexually assaulting a woman
TOKYO: Police in Tokyo have arrested an 82-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s after he put sleeping pills in the soup that he gave…
Saudi Arabia deposits $1 billion in Yemen’s central bank
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia made a $1 billion deposit in Yemen’s central bank on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency reported.The support comes as an extension of the Kingdom’s keenness to support development…
China tests ‘phantom space strike’ missile technology – media
BEIJING: Chinese military engineers have developed a space-based method of overwhelming sophisticated missile-defense systems, according to a local media report. The tactic has yet to be tested in real life,…
Lebanon heading to oblivion: Head of the economic, social advisory body
BEIRUT: Lebanon could be headed to oblivion, the head of the country’s independent advisory body warned on Monday. Charles Arbid, president of the Economic and Social Council, told an emergency…
Japan postmortems of COVID-infected patients find virus stays in half
TOKYO: Postmortems of 11 patients who died in Japan after contracting COVID-19 in 2021 found that an infectious viral load remained in the nasopharynx and lungs of over half, with…
Fleet Of MiG-29 Jets ‘Wiped Out’ In Russian Missile Attack
A video showing the aftermath of Russian missile strikes that left the Ukrainian military air base in ruins and damaged several Ukrainian military aircraft is going viral on the internet.…
UK tea firms face sex abuse claims in Kenya: BBC
London (AFP/APP): Two UK tea manufacturers on Monday faced accusations of sexual abuse on tea plantations in Kenya, according to an undercover investigation by the BBC.“More than 70 women on…
Fear the biggest rival: first person to complete Antarctic 2.5 km swim
Santiago (AFP/APP): Chilean Barbara Hernandez, who became the first person recorded to have swum 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) in the near-freezing Antarctic Ocean, says fear — not other people —…
UAE cancels UN vote against Israel settlements
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has informed the United Nations Security Council of its decision to no longer call for a vote today on a draft resolution against…
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkiye-Syria border region
ANKARA: An earthquake, with a magnitude 6.4 at a depth of two km (1.2 miles), struck the Turkey-Syria border region on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Two…
Italy considers sending warplanes to Ukraine – La Repubblica
ROME: The Italian government is confidentially examining options for sending military jets to Kiev, La Repubblica newspaper reported on Sunday. According to the paper, a deal involving up to five…
Biden in surprise Kyiv visit
Kyiv, Ukraine: (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden on Monday made a surprise trip to Kyiv, promising increased arms deliveries for Ukraine and unflagging support ahead of the first anniversary of…
Dubai could get a 93-kilometer indoor cycling super highway
Dubai — Dubai could become a new center for sustainability and wellness if developer URB gets its way. The Dubai-based firm has proposed a series of ambitious, environmentally focused designs…
Ukraine war: Blinken says China may give weapons to Russia
Mr Blinken told CBS News that Chinese companies were already providing “non-lethal support” to Russia – and new information suggested Beijing could provide “lethal support”. This escalation would mean “serious…
US Navy awards Lockheed Martin $1.2B contract for hypersonic missiles
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin will deliver hypersonic missiles to the Navy and Army that can be integrated with the Navy’s Zumwalt-class destroyers under a $1.2 billion deal awarded Friday. Lockheed…
Israeli strike kills 15 in Syrian capital: War monitor
DAMASCUS: An Israeli air strike killed early Sunday 15 people including two Syrian civilians and badly damaged a building in a Damascus district housing state security agencies, a war monitor…
Ukrainian troops finish the crash course on US ‘tank killers’
WASHINGTON: The first group of Ukrainian soldiers has completed their “battalion combined-arms training” at the US Army Grafenwoehr training area in Germany, the Pentagon told reporters on Friday. The training…
Taliban administration to take control of foreign forces’ bases in Afghanistan
KABUL: Afghanistan’s interim government has decided to take control of the bases of the US-led foreign forces across the country “with an intention” to convert them into special economic zones,…
Russia ‘expected’ to launch rescue ship to ISS on Feb 24: Official
Moscow (AFP/APP): Russia’s space agency said Saturday it was planning to send a rescue ship on February 24 to bring home three astronauts whose return vehicle was damaged by a…
A quarter of world’s population at risk of floods, UN General Assembly president
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 18 (APP): Some 1.8 billion people on the planet are threatened by flood risks, the United Nations General Assembly President, Csaba Korosi, warned on Saturday, at a…
FM Bilawal meets leaders at Munich ‘Security Conference’
MUNICH, Feb 19 (APP): Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday held meetings with foreign ministers and leaders of different countries at the Munich Security Council in Germany…
North Korea fires ICBM missile that lands in Japan’s EEZ
Seoul (AFP/APP): North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday which landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming…
Ghana footballer Atsu found dead in Turkey quake rubble
Hatay, Turkey (AFP/APP): Former Ghana international Christian Atsu was found dead on Saturday under the rubble of his home, almost two weeks after a devastating earthquake in Turkey.Atsu, 31, was…
McGrath and Gardner take Australia into T20 World Cup semi-finals
Gqeberha, South Africa (AFP/APP): Tahlia McGrath and Ashleigh Gardner took Australia into the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Saturday with aggressive batting to defeat South Africa by…
Dutch expel Russian diplomats, close trade mission
The Hague (AFP/APP): The Dutch foreign ministry on Saturday announced the expulsion of several Russian diplomats and the closure of Russia’s trade mission in Amsterdam, accusing Moscow of using it…
Tunisia’s Saied expels Europe’s top trade unionist for ‘interference’
Tunis (AFP/APP): Tunisian President Kais Saied ordered the expulsion Saturday of Europe’s top trade union official over a speech his office called “blatant interference” in the country’s internal affairs.“On the…
Macron says he wants Russia defeated, not crushed
Paris (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview released Saturday that he wanted Russia to be defeated in its war with Ukraine, but not “crushed”.He was speaking after…
53 killed in Syria attack blamed on IS: state media
Beirut (AFP/APP): At least 53 people were killed Friday in an ambush in central Syria blamed on the Islamic State group, state media reported, the deadliest attack in more than…
MSF suspends work in Burkina after two employees killed
Ouagadougou (AFP/APP): Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced Friday it was suspending most of its work in Burkina Faso after the killing last week of two of its employees by armed…
DG IAEA holds discussions on enhancing cooperation with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (APP): Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi concluded his visit to Pakistan after holding discussions focused on further enhancement of cooperation between Pakistan…
5 terrorists killed, 3 martyred in Karachi police chief office attack
KARACHI: Terrorists on Friday stormed the Karachi Police Office (KPO), located on Karachi’s main artery, Shahrae Faisal. After three and a half-hour ordeal, a joint operation by police and paramilitary…
UPDATE-4: Five people were martyred as a suicide bomber had exploded himself – Terrorist attack reported at CCPO Office, Karachi
UPDATE – 4: UPDATE – 3: UPDATE- 2: ISLAMABAD APP: Heavy firing and explosion on Friday were reported near Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) office on Karachi’s Shahrah-e-Faisal. According to…
NATO members line up to join new space-based data collection effort
STUTTGART: More than half of NATO’s member states, along with its two current invitees, have pledged to take part in a novel initiative that would streamline the alliance’s process to…
Aero India 2023: Munitions India to start mass producing 1,000 lb thermobaric bombs
NEW DELHI: India’s state-run Munitions India Limited (MIL) will start the mass production and supply of 1,000 lb thermobaric bombs from 2023, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said…
Israel preparing for ‘major battle’ against Gaza
TEL AVIV: Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth’s military expert Ron Ben-Yishai said that a “major battle” against the Gaza Strip is being prepared with the aim of restoring deterrence, as the…
Israel ‘bought island’ from Bahrain in latest normalisation move
MANAMA: Israel has reportedly “bought an island” from Bahrain, prompting criticism from activists opposed to the on-going normalisation between the two countries. News of the purchase was initially announced by…
US Air Force grounds the entire fleet of KC-135 tankers
WASHINGTON: The United States Air Force has grounded hundreds of its decades-old KC-135 tankers, over concerns that a critical flaw could lead to their tails becoming separated from the fuselage…
Turkish quakes may be ‘rehearsal’ for big one in Istanbul – scientists
Istanbul: Istanbul should prepare itself for a powerful quake, scientists and public figures have warned. This month’s disaster in southern Turkey, which claimed tens of thousands of lives, is a…
Pharma firm AstraZeneca to build sustainable offices at Dubai Science Park
DUBAI: Pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca has announced plans to build sustainable offices at Dubai Science Park, the Emirates News Agency reported on Thursday. It said the design and construction…
Pakistan to extend maximum support to Turkiye in post-quake rehab & reconstruction: PM
ADIYAMAN (Turkey), Feb 17 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan would continue to provide maximum assistance to the Turkiye in its post-earthquake rehabilitation and reconstruction phases. The…
Chinese enterprise launches hydrogen-powered bicycle
NANJING, Feb 17 (Xinhua/APP): A prototype of an innovative folding hydrogen-powered bicycle has officially rolled off the production line in the city of Changzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, according to…
US-Pakistan discuss strengthening economic ties, expanding people-to-people connections
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (APP): Counselor of U.S. Department of State Derek Chollet discussed a wide range of issues with Pakistan including strengthening economic ties, cooperating to address the impacts of…
Pakistan denies claim of involvement in the Ukraine conflict
ISLAMABD: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has denied claims that Islamabad has been supplying Kiev with military items. Rumors of Pakistani involvement in the armed conflict have been swirling for several months.…
Pearl Jam raffles off signed poster to raise quake relief money for Türkiye, Syria
ISTANBUL, Feb 16 (AA/APP): US rock band Pearl Jam raffled off a signed poster of their 1996 Istanbul concert to raise money for the victims of last week’s two strong…
Hospital rooms in southern Türkiye filled with toys for child survivors of quakes
ADANA, Türkiye, Feb 16 (AA/APP): Hospital rooms in southern Türkiye are filled with toys for the children who survived the twin earthquakes last week.Volunteer physicians in the Adana province are…
New Israel law allows stripping residency of Palestinians convicted of terrorism
TEL AVIV:: Israel passed a law on Wednesday that would allow authorities to strip people who have been jailed of citizenship or residency if they receive Palestinian funds for actions…
Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: ‘We should all be very concerned’
Scientists studying Antarctica’s vast Thwaites Glacier – nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” – say warm water is seeping into its weak spots, threatening its demise and a massive sea rise. Thwaites,…
Social unrest grips Lebanon after pound plunges
BEIRUT: A sudden fall in the value of the Lebanese pound has sparked confusion in the markets, widespread anger on the street, and warnings that people “can no longer afford…
Viagra supplies halted to Russia – official
MOSCOW: Viatris, the US pharmaceutical company that manufactures the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, has suspended deliveries of the pill to Russia, the Russian Trade Ministry said on Wednesday. Viagra’s brand…
US shoots down ‘Iranian-made’ drone in Syria
Deir al-Zor: US forces occupying a natural gas field in northeast Syria have shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that the Pentagon claims was an Iranian-made drone conducting reconnaissance…
US military helicopter crashes on the highway
Alabama: A US military helicopter identified as a UH-60 Black Hawk crashed on Wednesday afternoon near Huntsville in northern Alabama, killing at least two people on board. The crash was…
Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit Pakistan today
Islamabad: Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will visit Pakistan from 15 – 16 February 2023. During his two-day visit, DG IAEA will hold high-level…
Chinese embassy temporarily closes Consular Section in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Chinese embassy yesterday announced a temporary closure of the Consular Section inIslamabad from February 13 until further notice. The Chinese Embassy issued a notice of temporary closure of the…
Blinken ‘deeply troubled’ by Israel settlement moves
Washington (AFP/APP): Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday criticized Israel’s moves to advance settlements, warning that the US ally was aggravating tensions with the Palestinians following recent violence.“We are…
Three people killed in shooting on Michigan State University campus
Michigan : At least three people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at Michigan State University, police in the US state say. Another five people were injured in…
Thousands march in Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies push an overhaul
TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Israelis — hoisting flags, blowing on horns, and chanting “democracy” and “no to dictatorship”— protested outside the parliament building on Monday as Prime Minister…
Quake death toll tops 33,000, Turkiye starts legal action against builders
ANKARA: Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkiye and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain…
Kazakhstan Delays Oil Pipeline Restart
ASTANA: Kazakhstan energy company Kazmunaigaz (KMG) has pushed back the restart of crude oil exports from the giant Tengiz oilfield after BP declared force majeure on crude oil loadings from…
Ukraine conflict: Slovakia to receive MANTIS C-RAM system from Germany
BERLIN: Germany is donating two Modular, Automatic and Network capable Targeting and Interception System (MANTIS) counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar defence (C-RAM) systems to Slovakia, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and General…
Saudi Arabia downplays geologist’s warning of Red Sea quake
RIYADH: Saudi Arabian authorities have dismissed predictions about a potential quake in the Red Sea by a prominent Saudi geologist as “personal opinions.” The warning followed last week’s powerful earthquake…
US military shoots down 4th flying object over Lake Huron
Washington: President Joe Biden ordered it to be downed near Lake Huron, close to the Canadian border, on Sunday afternoon. The object could have interfered with commercial air traffic as…
Made-in-China metro trains delivered to Portugal, first in EU
LISBON:: The first batch of 18-set metro trains made by a Chinese enterprise was delivered to Portugal on Saturday, marking the first-ever delivery of made-in-China metro trains to an EU…
Iranian president to visit China
BEIJING: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is going to make an official visit to China next week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has said. Raisi’s planned visit will take place between February…
Iran to supply China with 15,000 drones
TEHRAN: An Iranian official has revealed that China is one of the leading customers of Iranian-manufactured drones and that a large shipment is set to be sent to Beijing, amid…
New pension protests hit France, unions threaten ‘standstill’
Paris (AFP/APP): Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in France on Saturday in a fourth day of action against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, with unions warning…
Dae’sh still a sizeable threat, UN counter-terrorism officials warn UNSC
UNITED NATIONS (APP): Despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group ISIL, or Da’esh, continues to pose a threat to international peace and security, the UN counter-terrorism chief…
Fifteen arrested after clashes outside UK migrant hotel
London: (AFP/APP): UK police said Saturday they have arrested 15 people including one child after fireworks were thrown and a police car set on fire at an anti-immigration demonstration outside…
Granddaughter of Man Who Helped Ertugrul Crew Members 130 Years Ago to Hold Charity Event to Support Quake-hit Turkey
TOKYO: More than a century ago, Tsukiko Watari’s grandfather helped raise money for victims of a Turkish shipwreck off Japan. She is now following in his footsteps by putting on…
China Can Fire Hypersonic Weapons, Conduct EMP Strikes With High-Altitude Balloons
NEW DELHI: The Chinese spy balloon, recently shot down by the US military, has captured the headlines in recent weeks, with other countries like India, Japan, and Taiwan currently looking…
BREAKING NEWS: High-altitude object shot down over Alaska
WASHINGTON: The U.S. military on Friday afternoon shot down a “high-altitude object” flying over Alaska airspace that the Department of Defense was tracking over the last 24 hours, National Security…
Xinjiang resumes regular passenger flights to Pakistan
BEIJING (APP): Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has resumed direct regular passenger flights to Pakistan for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. China Southern Airlines resumed its…
Hundreds of soldiers and reservists protest against Israel’s legal reforms
TEL AVIV: Hundreds of serving soldiers and reservists have set off on a protest march in Israel in protest against the judicial reforms proposed by the far-right government of Prime…
Zelensky asks allies for fighter jets on UK visit
London, Feb 8 (AFP/APP): President Volodymyr Zelensky used a visit to London on Wednesday to urge allies to send combat aircraft to his war-torn country as Britain promised to train…
Italian bakery to make bread with insect powder
ROME: An Italian bakery plans to sell loaves of bread made with powder from processed crickets. The news comes after the European Commission ruled last month that partially defatted and…
Microsoft’s Activision takeover bid dealt a setback in UK
London, Feb 8 (AFP/APP): Microsoft’s planned $69-billion takeover of video game giant Activision Blizzard could significantly harm competition and consumer choice, UK regulators concluded in provisional findings Wednesday.Xbox-owner Microsoft launched…
Germany’s Bayer names ex-Roche exec as new CEO
Frankfurt, Germany, Feb 8 (AFP/APP): German chemical giant Bayer on Wednesday named Bill Anderson as its new CEO, following mounting pressure from activist investors urging the company to switch direction.Anderson,…
Algeria recalls France envoy over wanted dissident
Algiers, Feb 8 (AFP/APP): Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday decided to recall his country’s envoy to France “for consultations” after Paris intervened to fly out French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui…
South Korea to build a nuclear plant in Turkiye
SOUL: South Korea has conveyed its preliminary proposal to Turkiye for constructing a major nuclear power plant in Turkiye, local Turkish media reports. According to the report, Korea Electric Power…
Israel’s licensing of firearms to civilians to fuel violence: UN
NEW YORK: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has warned that Israel’s decision to expand the licensing of firearms for Israelis would lead to further violence…
Deadly 7.8 earthquake hits south-eastern Turkey – many killed
A powerful earthquake has hit Gaziantep in south-eastern Turkey, near the border with Syria, killing at least 17 people. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8 magnitude tremor struck at…
India ditches dollar to bypass sanctions on Russian oil
NEW DELHI: Indian refiners are now using Emirati dirhams instead of US dollars to pay for most of the Russian oil they purchase via traders based in the United Arab…
New York’s long-awaited ‘bean’ sculpture unveiled
NEW YORK: A large curvaceous, reflective sculpture by Anish Kapoor that was commissioned for a prominent street corner in Lower Manhattan back in 2008 has finally been completed. The yet-to-be-titled…
Weekend avalanches kill 10 in Austria and Switzerland
Vienna: Tourists from New Zealand, China, and Germany were among the dead at a number of different ski resorts. Austrian authorities put in place a level four avalanche alert –…
Iran To Help Venezuela Overhaul Major Refinery Complex
CARACAS: Venezuela’s Paraguana refinery complex is soon to begin a 100-day overhaul to reclaim its crude distillation capacity, anonymous Reuters sources suggested on Friday, with work set to be completed…
US military grounds V-22 Ospreys
WASHINGTON: An undisclosed number of V-22 Ospreys across three services will halt operations until a component tied to the engine is replaced, a defense official said Saturday, as part of…
Indo-Russian venture completes production of AK-203 first batch
New Delhi: Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL) – a joint venture between Russia and India to manufacture AK-203 assault rifles for the Indian Armed Forces – has completed the production…
US F-22 Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon
COLUMBIA: The US has shot down what it termed a “Chinese surveillance balloon” off the coast of South Carolina. After the object traversed the country unimpeded for several days, President…
Bounty offered for Western tanks in Ukraine
A Russian battalion offered a bounty on Friday for every operational Western-made tank seized by Moscow’s forces. The announcement was made by the Pavel Sudoplatov Battalion, an international volunteer unit…
Pakistan former President Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai
ISLAMABAD: Former president retired General Pervez Musharraf passed away on Sunday after a prolonged battle with the rare disease amyloidosis. He was 79. In a statement issued immediately after his…
Norway to buy at least 54 next-generation leopards two tanks
NORWAY, Feb 3 (AA/APP): Norway plans to purchase at least 54 next-generation Leopard 2 tanks from Germany, Oslo announced on Friday.The country “primarily wants to buy 54 tanks, but is…
Belgium plans to extend life of three nuclear reactors
Brussels, Feb 3 (AFP/APP): Belgium plans to prolong the life of three nuclear reactors that had been due to close in 2025 for at least one more winter, an official…
Bird flu detected in mammals but the risk to humans low: experts
Paris, Feb 3 (AFP/APP): Experts have warned that the recent detection of bird flu in mammals including foxes, otters, minks, seals, and even grizzly bears is concerning but emphasised that…
France arrests suspected Italian mafia killer after 16 years on run: Interpol
SaintÉtienne, France, Feb 2 (AFP/APP): A convicted Italian killer, believed to belong to one of the country’s most powerful mafia organisations, was arrested on Thursday in France after 16 years…
India to boost defense spending with billions for new weapons
NEW DELHI – India set aside 1.62 trillion rupees ($19.87 billion) for the procurement of new weapons and platforms to be sourced mainly through domestic defense contractors in fiscal year…
Norway withdraws permission for Quran burning after Turkiye’s warning
ANKARA: Norway canceled its permission to burn the Quran, Islam’s holy book after Ankara warned against it, Turkiye’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking at an…
Saudi Arabia launches free four-day visa
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched an electronic four-day transit visa on Monday for those arriving in the kingdom by air. The visa will be issued free of…
Philippines gives US more military bases
MANILA: The Philippines has granted the US expanded access to its military bases, their defense chiefs announced on Thursday, providing American forces with a strategic footing at a time of…
EU urged to sanction Steven Seagal
Brussels: Hollywood action movie star Steven Seagal should be sanctioned for allegedly supporting Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, a group of politicians with the US-Europe Sanctions Coalition demanded on Thursday,…
Australia to remove Queen Elizabeth’s image on $5 note
ANKARA , Feb 2 (AA/APP): The Australian central bank on Thursday announced that the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II would be removed from the 5-dollar currency note after her death…
Faith groups in Sweden stand against Quran burning, hate speech
STOCKHOLM, Feb 2 (AA/APP): Members of religious groups in Sweden have spoken out in support of Muslims after Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) burned…
Iran jails couple in the viral dancing video: Activists
PARIS: An Iranian court has handed jail sentences of over 10 years each to a young couple who danced in front of one of Tehran’s main landmarks in a video…
Authorities search Biden beach home in Delaware: lawyer
Washington, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): US law enforcement began a search Wednesday of President Joe Biden’s beach house in Delaware, his lawyer said, in the latest stage of an operation to…
Half a million strike in UK as cost-of-living crisis bites
London, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Half a million people stopped work over pay in Britain on Wednesday leaving transport networks paralysed and thousands of classrooms empty in the largest walkout in…
US chipmaker Wolfspeed to open a plant in Germany
Frankfurt, Germany, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): US chipmaker Wolfspeed said Wednesday it will open a plant in Germany to support the car industry’s shift to electric vehicles, as Europe seeks to…
Lebanon to devalue the currency by 90%
BEIRUT: Lebanon will adopt a new official exchange rate of 15,000 pounds per US dollar on Feb. 1, Riad Salameh, the central bank governor, said. The new rate marks a…
Pakistani biker group arrives in Makkah after 22-day ride from Lahore
MAKKAH: A group of 25 Pakistani bikers arrived on their motorcycles in Makkah, after riding for 22 days and 14,000 km from Pakistan, via Iran and the UAE. The group…
US to arm Ukraine with ‘longer-range’ missiles – Reuters
Washington:: President Joe Biden’s administration has reportedly decided to send longer-range rockets to Ukraine, giving Kiev’s forces the capability to hit targets farther behind the frontlines, just as a top…
Northrop Grumman integrating M-Code into precision artillery
US defence company Northrop Grumman will begin integrating Military Code (M-Code) global positioning system (GPS) capability into the company’s precision guidance systems for medium- and long-range artillery systems. CAES, a…
Iran Russia link banking systems
TEHRAN: Iran and Russia have connected their inter-bank communication and transfer systems to help boost trade and financial transactions, a senior Iranian official said on Monday, as both Tehran and…
Three injured in knife attack at Brussels metro station
Brussels: One person is in critical condition and two more were injured during a knife attack inside a metro station in Brussels, located right below the headquarters of the European…
Russian Kalashnikov rifle gets an upgrade
MOSCOW: Russia’s Rostec defense consortium has finalized an upgrade of the Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle and will begin production of the latest model this year. It is the fifth generation…
59 worshipers martyred, 170 injured in police line’s mosque blast
PESHAWAR, Jan 30 (APP): An apparently powerful suicide blast here at the mosque of Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines on Monday martyred at least 59 worshipers, mostly policemen, and injured…
Russia turns to Afghan Taliban for US military leftover
KABUL: When Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine, it was planned to be a blitzkrieg-like operation that would sweep the capital Kyiv. However, the fierce resistance by the Armed Forces…
Italy Looks To Secure More Oil And Gas From Libya
ROME: Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is expected to travel to Libya on Saturday to discuss more oil and natural gas supply from the North African country, Italian media report.…
Indian Airforce Fighter jets crash during drills
NEW DELHI: Two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed Saturday in an apparent mid-air collision while on exercises around 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of the capital New Delhi, police…
Jerusalem struck by second shooting in 24 hours
Jerusalem: Two people were severely wounded and hospitalized after a gunman opened fire in Jerusalem on Saturday, Israeli police said. They stated that the suspect, who is just 13 years…
Clash with China around the corner – top US general
A senior US Air Force commander warned his subordinates that they should brace for war with China over Taiwan in just two years, NBC reported on Saturday, citing internal documents.…
Marines Reactivate Guam Base to Boost Pacific Footprint
The Marine Corps has formally opened its first new base in 70 years: Guam’s Camp Blaz, which is to become a “strategic hub” as the U.S. military expands its Pacific…
Pakistan receives second modernised Khalid-class submarine
KARACHI: The Pakistan Navy has received its second modernised Khalid (Agosta 90B)-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) from Turkish company STM. The vessel, PNS Khalid, was handed over to the service with…
UK cost-of-living crisis pushes mothers to the brink
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…
US lawmakers push nationwide TikTok ban
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 –…
Insects allowed as food in EU
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…
Russia delivers more aircraft to Mali
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…
Russian warship to join drills with China, South African navies
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.…
The second man on Moon ties the knot at 93
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…
Burkina Faso asks French troops to leave: govt letter
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…
California Lunar New Year mass shooter dead, motive unclear: police
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…
‘Not afraid of the virus’: Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on
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…
The women who dress men
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 to have the world’s first 3D-printed mosque
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,…
WWE legends set to return for RAW 30th anniversary
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…
UK Afghan relocation backlog reaches 71k as charities decry ‘restrictive’ criteria
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…
Iranian currency falls amid more EU sanctions
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…
Mummy of King Ramses II to go on show in Jeddah
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…
Ten killed in shooting near LA after Lunar New Year festival
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…
Allies fail to agree on heavy tanks sought by Ukraine
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…
Sweden greenlights Koran-burning stunt outside Turkish Embassy
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…
Russia and Pakistan agree to a major energy deal
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…
Lebanon stripped of voting rights at UN
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…
Senior UN officials urge Taliban to reverse decrees limiting women’s freedoms
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…
Meat cultivated from cow cells is kosher, Israel’s Chief Rabbi rules
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…
It’s time for Finland and Sweden to join NATO: US
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…
UAE keeps its position as one of the safest countries in the world
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…
France disrupted by strikes over pension reform
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…
India accuses BBC of ‘colonial mindset’
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…
AAR Corp welcomes new US law on used aircraft parts
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…
US to build a military-industrial base in Morocco
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…
Ukrainian interior minister killed in a helicopter crash
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…
Russia, Belarus launch joint air force drills
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…
China’s population shrinks for the first time in over 60 years
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…
Catholic priest burned alive
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…
Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss arrested
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 WWIII – EU state’s PM
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 urges Israel to avoid provocations
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…
Thailand’s First Drone Delivery Service Launched in Phuket
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…
West Japan high school to introduce ‘gender-neutral’ rules
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 —…
British Airways unveils new uniforms
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…
Half of the world’s glaciers expected to vanish by 2100: study
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,…
Germany to drop mask mandate in trains and buses from February 2nd
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…
Panic in US amid reports of a new Chinese military base in Argentina
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…
Thanks To TikTok, Ukraine Is Raining Missile On Russian Troops With Pinpoint Accuracy & To A Devastating Effect
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…
Japan to release radioactive water into the sea this year
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…
Over 80,000 Israelis protest against Supreme Court reform
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…
Nearly 60,000 COVID-19-related deaths reported in China in the past month; peak infection has passed: NHC
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 To Supply LNG To Germany’s Newest Import Terminal
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…
NAHCO staff suspended over suspected sabotage on Air Peace A320 fleet: Report
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…
Philippine Army receives Sabrah light tank
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…
Syria: Protests against potential reconciliation between Damascus, Ankara
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 has enough enriched uranium to make 4 nuclear bombs,’ – Israeli army
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,…
Russian missiles hit multiple Ukraine cities
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…
Plane with 72 people on board crashes in Nepal
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.…
FAA Failure Causes Massive Flight Delays in the US
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…
Elvis’ daughter Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54
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…
How AI Could Predict The Damage to Ukraine from Russian Missiles
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…
India to spend $522M on missiles, air defense, and naval weapons
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…
Saudi Arabia, Egypt call for regional peace in a joint statement
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…
Indian town rapidly sinking, space agency warns
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…
Strategic Donbass town of Soledar fully liberated – MOD
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…
Europe’s largest rare earth deposit discovered in Sweden
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…
The world’s most powerful passport for 2023 revealed
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…
US general fired after using troops for personal tasks – media
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…
Philippine defense chief quits in latest security shakeup
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…
Ukrainian troops heading to Oklahoma for Patriot missile training
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…
After hype and controversy, Prince Harry’s memoir goes on sale
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…
UK desires economic growth in Pakistan: British HC
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.…
Biden to visit Canada in March: White House
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…
Extreme weather caused $165 billion in US damage in 2022: officials
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…
Boeing deliveries rose in 2022, but still lag behind Airbus
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…
Police move in on anti-coal activists at a German protest camp
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…
WB maintains Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast at 2% for FY23
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…
Israel praises UAE inclusion of Holocaust
in school curricula
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…