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…

The Israeli Occupation authorities demolished the Arab village of Al-Araqeeb located in the Negev for the 209th time today. Aziz Al-Turi, a member of the Local Committee for the Defence…

The tragedy unfolded at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, with the suspect still at large Charlottesville: Three people have been killed, and another two wounded after a gunman went…

Moscow is reportedly represented by the country’s top spy at the negotiations Ankara: There are reports in Russian media about secret US-Russian talks being hosted by Türkiye. The Kremlin would…

ISTANBUL: An illegal Iranian spy network was busted on Monday, Azerbaijan’s State Security Service said. Five Azerbaijani citizens, who were part of the network, were arrested for treason, the security…

Tokyo (APP): A 6.1-magnitude earthquake was detected off central Japan on Monday, shaking Tokyo and other cities, officials said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The quake struck at 5:09 pm…

Washington, Nov 14 (AFP/APP): Former US president Donald Trump is expected to officially launch another White House bid on Tuesday, refusing calls from within his own Republican Party to fade…

Sharm el Sheikh (APP): Wealthy Western nations facing an energy crunch are eyeing natural gas in Africa at the expense of supporting green transition in poorer countries, climate activists at…

Nusa Dua: President Joe Biden wants his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday in Indonesia to repair lines of communication and help establish “guardrails” to keep the superpowers…

Istanbul, Turkey, Nov 14 (AFP/APP): Turkey’s interior minister accused the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Monday of responsibility for a bombing in a busy Istanbul street that killed six…

PARIS: An Iranian man whose 18 years at a French airport inspired Steven Spielberg’s movie The Terminal, died on Saturday, according to media reports, says Anadolu Agency. “(Mehran Karimi) Nasseri…

England’s team is the first men’s team in history to hold both the 50-over and 20-over World Cups simultaneously. Sam Curran’s 3 for 12 from his four overs helped contain…

Maputo, Nov 13 (AFP/APP): Mozambique has started exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced in the country’s restive north, President Filipe Nyusi said on Sunday. The first export shipment of gas…

SUVA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua)(APP): An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the eastern part of Fiji Islands at 07:09:14 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with…

ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (APP): The Ministry of Defence of Hungary and the Ministry of Defence of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan have signed a bilateral agreement on Defence cooperation that…

Adjustment based on hard-earned scientific experience over 3 yrs; dynamic zero-COVID strategy still key to protecting lives China made its latest move in scientific and precise epidemic control and prevention…

New Delhi should either abide by the G7 price cap, or refrain from using Western insurance and shipping services Washington has given its blessing for India to keep buying as…

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 11 (APP): Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than previously expected, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),…

Kyiv, Ukraine, Nov 11 (AFP/APP): Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday hailed a “historic day” and said that military special forces were inside the southern city of Kherson following Russia’s…

A piece of the spaceship that exploded after launch in 1986 was found off the coast of Florida A section of the space shuttle Challenger has been found off the…

Conflict with the US would be a “really bad choice” for Beijing, America’s highest-ranking officer has said US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley has said the…

ANKARA , Nov 9 (AA/APP): Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday as market players focused on the economic downturn from lockdowns in China, the world’s largest oil-consuming country. International benchmark…

Nairobi, Nov 9 (AFP/APP): Kenya Airways pilots returned to work on Wednesday after a court ordered them to end their days-long strike which had led to hundreds of flight cancellations…

The HMS Victorious was reportedly carrying Trident 2 nuclear ICBMs when the fire broke out One of the British Navy’s Vanguard-class nuclear submarines was forced to abort a “top secret…

Tokyo hopes to upgrade air defense weapons and even develop its own hypersonic missile by 2030 Japan is planning to redesign some of its existing surface-to-air missiles to intercept hypersonic…

Seoul, Nov 9 (AFP/APP): North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, the latest launch from Pyongyang following a record-breaking testing blitz earlier this month.The launch comes as…

Pittsburgh, Nov 9 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden’s Democrats picked up a key US Senate seat in swing state Pennsylvania, boosting their chances of retaining their razor-thin majority in the upper…

Paris, Nov 9 (AFP/APP): France denounced as “unacceptable” Italy’s refusal to take in a migrant ship, as the two countries wrangled over which should accept a vessel with 234 people…

ANKARA , Nov 9 (AA/APP): Türkiye’s foreign minister on Wednesday inaugurated the new Turkish honorary consulate in Shymkent, southern Kazakhstan.“We are preparing the Turkic world for the future with all…

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: The presidents of the UAE and Egypt witnessed the signing of an agreement on Tuesday to develop one of the world’s largest onshore wind projects in Egypt, according…

Indian PM, Narendra Modi, laid the foundation stone of the new airbase for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in the state of Gujarat near the country’s border with Pakistan. DEESA:…

Adelaide: Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi returned career-best figures of 4-22 to lead Pakistan into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in a do-or-die clash…

Dar es Salaam, Nov 6 (AFP/APP): A domestic passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday due to bad weather shortly before landing in the northwestern city…

Kiev is concerned about losing access to Elon Musk’s internet service if the US or UK doesn’t step in to pay KIEV: Some 1,300 Starlink satellite terminals went offline in…

US and Iranian media reported that Russia would retaliate if Israel sent defensive weapons to Ukraine. Bloomberg reported that Russia would respond if Israel sent air defence systems directly or…

Kyiv, Ukraine, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): The United States on Friday accused Russia of wanting to “freeze” Ukraine into submission since it has failed to triumph on the battlefield, as Moscow…

OTTAWA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua/APP):: Canada has confirmed 1,444 cases of monkeypox, including 42 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said on Friday.Of the confirmed cases, 688 are from Ontario,…

Seoul, Nov 5 (AFP/APP): A US B-1B long-range heavy bomber will participate in ongoing joint air drills with South Korea on Saturday, a defense ministry official in Seoul told, ramping…

BEIJING, Nov 5 (APP): Huawei and Tianjin Port have jointly collaborated on a driverless, zero-carbon “vehicle-cloud synergy” horizontal transportation solution and built an intelligent horizontal transport system at Tianjin Port.…

Los Angeles, Nov 5 (AFP/APP): The music world is gathering in Los Angeles to honor some of its finest acts on Saturday, inducting the latest class of luminaries including Dolly…

San Francisco, Nov 5 (AFP/APP): Twitter sacked half of its 7,500-strong staff on Friday as new owner Elon Musk launched his major overhaul of the troubled company just a week…

CANBERRA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua/APP): Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in increasing the efficiency of solar panels.In a study published recently, a team from Australian National University (ANU) found that…

BEIJING, Nov 5 (APP): The fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) being held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to Nov 10 provides Pakistani companies with a highly effective platform to…

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 5 (Xinhua/APP): Cambodia is expected to export more milled rice to China in coming years thanks to the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership…

Moscow, Nov 5 (AFP/APP): Thirteen people have been killed in a fire overnight at a café in the Russian city of Kostroma, local authorities said Saturday.“According to preliminary information, 13…

SINGAPORE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua/APP): Singapore reported 3,128 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 2,118,749.Of the new cases, 318 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction)…

Pakistan has been hit by extremely heavy monsoon rains that started early this year RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has continued to help those…

WAZIRABAD: – During the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) long march reception camp at Allahwala Chowk in Gujranwala, a firing took place near the container of the PTI chairman Imran Khan. According…

The military is struggling to man all the warplanes due to a training crisis, Ben Wallace has said The UK military does not have enough pilots to operate its state-of-the-art…

The exercise is intended to assess how the country copes with outages for up to a week, a report says The British government has “war gamed” emergency plans to cope…

Saudi Arabia has hosted an event to celebrate the once-banned festival of Halloween, in a historic move for the Land of the Two Holy Mosques as the kingdom looks to…

London, Oct 31 (AFP/APP): All poultry and captive birds in England must be kept indoors from November 7, the UK government said Monday in a bid to contain a devastating…

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (APP): Faisal Shahkar, a top Pakistani police officer, has been appointed as the Police Adviser in the United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO), a UN…

Washington, Oct 31 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden plans to seek tax penalties for oil companies unless they invest their record profits in lowering household costs and ramping up production,…

ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): The four-day SAHA Defence and Aerospace Exhibition 2022 concluded in Turkiye that hosted a plethora of global participants, including Pakistan, and extended a wide range of…

Barak 8 (Hebrew:, lit. “Lightning”), also known as LR-SAM or as MR-SAM is an Indo-Israeli jointly developed surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, designed to defend against any type of airborne threat…

In a new Nature Nanotechnology paper, scientists say they’ve cleared 31% efficiency in solar cells. The new technology uses nanooptical structuring and reflecting coatings to boost efficiency. The new development…

More than 400 emergency workers and 140 vehicles from around the nation, including all available personnel in Seoul, were deployed SEOUL: At least 149 people were killed and 150 more…

The culprits reportedly obtained a year’s worth of “sensitive” messages, according to the Mail on Sunday The security breach was allegedly discovered back in the summer when then Foreign Secretary…

BEIJING, Oct 29 (APP): China, along with other combined economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) members, will jointly advance the expansion process so that more partners…

Warsaw, Oct 29 (AFP/APP): Poland on Friday picked US firm Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power station, as the country bids to shore up its energy security at a…

Sevastopol is the largest city in Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 LONDON: Russian naval forces repelled a drone attack in the Bay of Sevastopol, where the Black…

Near-record low water levels on US river are affecting key commercial activities, such as shipping and farming. Adam Thomas starts harvesting soybeans on his farm in the US state of…

Ford has sold its stake in a joint venture but retains the option to return One of the world’s leading car manufacturers, Ford Motor Company, has sold its business in…

The whistleblower suggests Meta’s crashing stock prices are temporary and the company could still pose a threat to humanity The stock market price of Facebook parent Meta Platforms has crashed…

Can’t stay silent as the army is being targeted. DG ISI makes a surprising appearance in the presser. ISLAMABAD: Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum said that…

WASHINGTON ? Raytheon Technologies has delivered two sophisticated NASAMS air defense systems due for Ukraine to United States government, its chief executive said Tuesday. “We did just deliver two NASAMS…

Ankara: Dozens of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) personnel have completed training to operate Baykar Tech’s Bayraktar Akinci (Flying Fish) armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This suggests that the Pakistan Air…

China’s President Xi Jinping has been eyeing a “modernization” of the People’s Liberation Army by 2035. On Sunday, the Chinese leader promised to “never renounce the use of force” in…

A rising star has appeared in the global battle tank market as South Korea aims to ramp up exports of its ‘Black Panther’ main battle tank. South Korea has already…

Turkmenistan looks to export more gas to neighboring Uzbekistan. Turkmenistan is trying to assume the role of energy supplier to the region. Turkmenistan is spending a lot on military toys,…

Scientists hope that such “needle-free” vaccines will make vaccination more accessible in countries with fragile health systems. China wants more people to get booster shots before it relaxes strict pandemic…

The latest rocket launch was used to evaluate materials for high-speed weapons still under development The US Navy and Army have conducted a test of hypersonic weapons components and materials,…

Geneva, Oct 26 (AFP/APP): Methane concentrations in the atmosphere made their biggest-ever registered increase in 2021, as all three main greenhouse gases extended their record high levels, the United Nations…

Saudi Arabia is in advanced negotiations to order almost 40 A350 jets from Airbus as part of a broader, multi-billion-dollar drive to launch a new airline and challenge heavyweight carriers…

The letter asks firms to inform their clients they might be able to resubmit their application at a later date once the issue between the governments of the UAE and…

The man’s detention comes as Beijing has reportedly hired veteran British pilots as instructors A former American military pilot and flight instructor was arrested last week in Australia, and now…

London’s plans to fast-track troop deployment are related to the Ukraine conflict, the Dutch defense minister told The Times The UK is about to re-enter the EU’s ‘military mobility’ project,…

Foreign weapons systems are being compared against each other on the battlefield The conflict in Ukraine gives Western arms producers a chance to see which products fare best in a…

TEHRAN: An Iranian hermit nicknamed the “world’s dirtiest man” for not taking a shower for more than half a century has died at the healthy old age of 94, state…

The White House has released a fact sheet that establishes its intention to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when oil prices are between $67 and $72. In spring, President Biden…

Iran has repeatedly said it will not tolerate a change in its border and transit areas with Armenia. Tehran, Iran – Iran has opened a consulate general in Kapan, located…

LONDON: Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister of the year on Tuesday, and now must turn his attention to taming an economic crisis that has left the country’s finances…

Ashton Carter served as US secretary of defense from 2015 to 2017 Ashton Carter, who served as secretary of defense under former US President Barack Obama, has passed away aged…

Tens of thousands of live bullets were stolen on Wednesday from the Be’er Sheva Airfield military base in the south of Israel, Israeli media reported on Friday. Israeli reports stated…

Beirut: The Lebanese Parliament has failed to elect a president for the country for the fourth time, only days before the current President, Michel Aoun, is set to leave the…

He pled guilty in court on 27 July, in which he paid a fine of 1,000 rupees ($12) One of Saudi Aramco’s senior executives was imprisoned in India during the…

KYIV: Iran is in a military alliance with Russia and Moscow has ordered 2,000 more “suicide” drones from Tehran, Ukraine’s president said on Monday. Volodymyr Zelensky Israeli leaders’ refusal to…

Greece’s new international pilot training school, built by Israel, began operations on Friday as the European country seeks to develop its air force to overtake Turkiye. Israeli company for defence…

Gradual’ process will depend on security elites thawing relationship, analyst tells Arab News Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz is due in Turkey next Wednesday to meet his Turkish counterpart Hulusi…

Two pilots die in the crash, but residents are unharmed in the city of Irkutsk. Two pilots have been killed when a Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed into a two-story…

Former prime minister pulls out of the race to lead the UK, making Rishi Sunak the strong favorite for the top job. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pulled…

Ukraine responds by calling the allegation ‘absurd and dangerous’ as concerns over an escalation in the war rise. Russia has accused Ukraine of planning to detonate a radioactive dirty bomb…

Tehran: Several countries have submitted official requests to purchase Iranian-made military drones, former Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and top military aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Major General…

WASHINGTON”, Oct 22 (APP): Pakistan needs “massive” support from the international community for the rehabilitation of millions of people displaced by the devastating floods and reconstruction of the damaged infrastructure,…

Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct 22 (AFP/APP): Some parts of Ukraine are reducing their electricity use by up to 20 percent, national energy operator Ukrenergo told AFP on Saturday. “We are grateful…

BEIJING, Oct 22 (APP): The 20th National Congress of the Community Party of China (CPC) concluded at the Great Hall of the People here on Saturday. The week-long session presided…

Washington, Oct 22 (AFP/APP): Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol subpoenaed former president Donald Trump Friday to testify on his involvement in the violence, in a major…

Ahoada, Nigeria, Oct 22 (AFP/APP): It was pitch black when the waters came, forcing mother Fortune Lawrence and her eight children to jump on a makeshift boat and flee their…

Perth, Australia, Oct 22 (AFP/APP): Australia and Japan agreed to share sensitive intelligence and deepen defence cooperation Saturday, signing a security pact to counter China’s military rise.Prime ministers Fumio Kishida…

America’s 101st Airborne Division, deployed close to the Ukrainian border, would step in if NATO were attacked, its commanders said The US Army’s 101st Airborne Division would not hesitate to…

DUBAI: An Iranian cyber group reportedly hacked the internal email system of Iran’s Nuclear Power Production and Development Company on Friday, demanding the release of detained activists.Hackers from the group…

15 retired high-ranking officers consulted for the Saudi Defense Ministry At least 15 retired US generals and admirals have taken exorbitant paychecks from the Saudi Defense Ministry since 2016, according…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday disqualified PTI Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Tosha Khana reference for five years on charges of declaration under article…

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, on Friday removed Pakistan from a list of countries under “increased monitoring”, also known as the…

China’s shipbuilders, accounting for about a 50-percent global market share, are working around the clock to provide much-needed liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, driven by booming demand from Europe as…

First non-petrol car in the company’s 120-year history Plan to phase out the traditional engine by 2030, says CEO Rolls-Royce, the iconic luxury car maker, has accelerated into the electric…

Surovikin also retains his job of air force chief, a position that could help coordinate the airstrikes with other operations The general carrying out President Vladimir Putin’s new military strategy…

At least 29 nations have reported outbreaks of the deadly illness so far this year The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it will suspend its standard two-dose vaccine regimen…

The Conservative Party leader had lost the support of MPs after a botched ‘mini-budget’ Boris Johnson plots his return as UK PM British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation…

French cement maker Lafarge has pleaded guilty in the US to supporting Daesh and other terrorist groups in Syria and has agreed to pay a $777.8 million penalty. According to…

Ban comes as health authorities probe an unexplained rise this year in children’s deaths from acute kidney injury. Indonesia bans all syrup, and liquid medicines after 99 child deaths. The…

The lab team behind the mutant variant was accused of “playing with fire” Scientists at Boston University claim to have created a new variant of Covid-19 with an 80% mortality…

Authorities in Ardabil beat, detained several children following a raid on the school Asra Panahi, 16, died in the hospital, sparking outrage LONDON: An Iranian schoolgirl has reportedly been killed…

Remarks come after US President Biden called Pakistan ‘one of the most dangerous countries’ in the world. The United States has expressed its “confidence” in Pakistan’s ability to secure its…

Chinese state-owned energy giants have been recently told by authorities to stop reselling liquefied natural gas. In recent months, Chinese LNG importers have been selling their excess inventories to Europe.…

Unlike those that return to base once missiles are launched, ‘suicide drones’ are destroyed in an attack. A new wave of deadly Russian air attacks on Ukraine has killed more…

The country faces an acute energy shortage amid surging gas prices and a lack of available LNG in the global market Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia, Shafqat Ali Khan, said on…

At least 13 people have died after the Su-34 hit an apartment block in Russia The death toll in a fighter jet crash in the southern Russian city of Yeysk…

Morocco has entered the club of drone manufacturers by virtue of the recent deal it concluded with Israel, according to which Morocco will manufacture Israeli war drones. The Wall Street…

Organisers say 140,000 people attended the march against the rising cost of living and alleged government inaction against climate change. Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris adding to…

US federal investigators joined a panel meeting in Zurich that included Interpol and betting monitoring experts. ZURICH: The FBI has been back at FIFA this week, working with soccer’s governing…

Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar surface-to-surface missiles reportedly will be sent under a deal that included combat drone Iran reportedly plans to send Russia Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar missiles to help Moscow’s war…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Army officials overseeing long-range weaponry are urging their counterparts in Europe to link artillery capabilities with those of NATO members, as the war in Ukraine highlights the…

North Korea has conducted an unprecedented series of live-fire drills using warplanes. This includes what Pyongyang describes as one of its largest air combat exercises. In a statement on 10…

The aim is to encourage the safe recycling of old electronic products CAIRO: Egypt has launched an initiative to recycle electronic waste through a mobile application. The aim is to…

The US currency’s surge is making other nations’ fight against soaring inflation even harder, the global financial body suggests As countries around the world struggle to bring down soaring inflation,…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced the restrictions after an Ebola outbreak killed 19 Uganda imposed lockdowns in two districts on Saturday to contain an Ebola outbreak, which has already claimed…

Bahrain, Kuwait pledge to chip in unmanned surface vessels for maritime surveillance and incident response, 5th Fleet says. A proposed fleet of 100 unmanned craft in Middle East waters is…

Russia and NATO will go ahead with large-scale nuclear exercises in the coming weeks despite concern over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s hints that the Ukraine war might prompt him to…

Geelong, Australia, Oct 16 (AFP/APP): Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions, Sri Lanka, by 55 runs to cause a major upset…

BEIJING, Oct 16 (APP): Chinese President, Xi Jinping delivered a report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) which opened at the Great Hall of…

London, Oct 14 (AFP/APP): British postal operator Royal Mail on Friday unveiled plans to axe up to 10,000 jobs, blaming the move partly on ongoing staff strikes that contributed to…

Washington, Oct 14 (AFP/APP): A shooting Thursday in North Carolina’s capital Raleigh left at least five people dead, including an off-duty police officer, officials in the southeast US city said,…

Desperate Lebanese have resorted to smugglers to access cancer medications, many of them counterfeit Lebanon’s financial ruin has crippled the health system, forcing many cancer patients to abandon treatment DUBAI:…

• Iraq is advancing some key associated gas projects at the Gharraf and Nassiriya oil fields.• Baghdad’s move comes at a time that it looks to improve relations with the…

LONDON, Oct 11 (XINHUA/APP): The United Kingdom’s (UK) unemployment rate in the three months to August decreased to 3.5 percent, the lowest since February 1974, as long-term sickness kept some…

Moscow, Oct 11 (AFP/APP): Russia on Tuesday added US tech giant Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to a list of “terrorist and extremist” organisations, according to a…

Moscow, Oct 11 (AFP/APP): Russia’s recession will be less severe than expected due to oil exports and relatively stable domestic demand, according to the latest International Monetary Fund forecasts released…

The UN has said that the 54 debt-vulnerable nations account for more than half of the world’s population, but constitute less than three percent of the global Gross Domestic Product…

Kuwait has unveiled plans to develop a completely carbon-free green city, to be named XZERO, Al-Seyassah has reported. It is planned to be the largest of its kind in the…

Washington, Oct 11 (AFP/APP): It is only two years since US President Joe Biden was swept to power in one of the most fraught elections Washington has witnessed, but all…

Russian missile strikes forced a suspension of power exports, Kiev has announced Damage to the energy infrastructure caused by Moscow’s air strikes has forced Ukraine’s government to cut off electricity…

Ottawa, Oct 11 (AFP/APP): An acute nursing shortage is clogging or even closing hospital emergency rooms across Canada, pushing an already stressed national health system to the brink with potentially…

Hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for the Crimean Bridge explosion and called the blast “a terrorist act,” several Ukrainian cities came under missile attacks. KIEV: Experts believe…

Washington, Oct 10 (AFP/APP): The websites for a number of major US airports were briefly knocked offline Monday after a cyberattack promoted by a pro-Russian hacking group.The disruptions affected airport…

Geneva, Oct 10 (AFP/APP): Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, the United Nations and the Red…

Stockholm, Oct 10 (AFP/APP): A US trio including ex-Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, who played a key role battling the 2008 financial crisis, won the economics Nobel on Monday for…

Las Tejerías, Venezuela, Oct 10 (AFP/APP): Neighbors helped rescue teams comb through mud and debris Monday for signs of dozens of people missing after a landslide swept through a town…

United Arab Emirates President, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, will travel to Russia on Tuesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin, UAE state news agency, WAM, reported on Monday, Reuters…

The Banque Misr and the National Bank of Egypt, the two largest state-owned banks in Egypt, on Saturday decided to double the interest rate on US dollar saving certificates to…

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of the National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and Medium Range Air Defence System to Kuwait in a deal valued at…

Some 400 apps on Android and Apple have been stealing login information, the platform’s owner says The personal data of at least 1 million Facebook users could have been stolen…

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/APP): The national observatory on Saturday renewed an orange alert for droughts in vast parts of China.Parts of Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi,…

Creeslough , Ireland, Oct 8 (AFP/APP): At least nine people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal in Ireland’s northwest, police said on Saturday.The…

The policy document emphasizes challenges from Russia, stating that regional cooperation with Moscow is now “virtually impossible” The administration of US President Joe Biden released its ten-year National Strategy for…

DAMASCUS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/APP) –: Canada has confirmed 1,411 cases of monkeypox, including 38 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said on Friday.Of the confirmed cases, 674 are from…

Vienna, Oct 7 (AFP/APP): Austria on Friday filed a complaint with the top EU court over the bloc’s decision to label nuclear power as green, the climate ministry said.The European…

FRANKFURT, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/APP) –: Consumers in the euro area expect that inflation will remain unchanged for the next 12 months, according to a survey released by the European Central…

Paris, Oct 7 (AFP/APP): Frustrated motorists faced another day of long waits at petrol pumps across France on Friday, with President Emmanuel Macron urging residents not to panic as a…

GILGIT, Oct 08 (APP): An Austrian national who died after being hit by a snow avalanche in Ghuvzhrav area of Shimshal Valley district Hunza, has been airlifted today, along with…

Montreal, Oct 8 (AFP/APP): UN aviation agency members on Friday set the year 2050 as their goal for achieving net-zero carbon emissions for air travel — an industry often criticized…

Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP): The International Monetary Fund announced Friday it will provide $1.3 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine through its new food crisis assistance program.The package will help…

Paris, Oct 8 (AFP/APP): The French government on Friday advised its nationals visiting Iran to “leave the country as soon as possible”, citing the risk of arbitrary detention.“All French visitors,…

Seoul, Oct 8 (AFP/APP): North Korea on Saturday defended its recent flurry of missile tests as a legitimate counter to US military threats.The reclusive communist country has conducted six sanctions-busting…

Moscow, Oct 8 (AFP/APP): A fire sparked by a car bomb has broken out on a key road and rail bridge linking Crimea to Russia, which annexed the territory from…

Geneva, Oct 5 (AFP/APP): The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an alert Wednesday over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked…

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (APP): The head of the UN Peacekeeping Department, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, leaves Wednesday on a 10-day tour of four Asian countries, including Pakistan, a UN spokesman said…

Washington, Oct 6 (AFP/APP): A US appeals court on Wednesday declared unlawful a program that protects undocumented migrants brought to the country as children, but allowed it to remain in…

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 06 (APP): A year after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, the country faces “cascading crises” and a crippled economy that humanitarian aid alone cannot address, according to…

Afghanistan’s geographic location along the BRI, it is a vital state for China’s efforts to develop both Central Asia. China has been cautious toward Afghanistan due to concerns that insecurity…

OPEC+ fell about 3.6 million bpd short of its output target in August RIYADH: Oil prices edged up after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, including…

The move comes in response to sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines, an official told Reuters The Italian government has strengthened surveillance and controls on underwater energy and telecommunications cables…

The deadly gun and knife attack occurred in northeast Thailand At least 30 people were killed in a gun and knife attack at a children’s center in northeast Thailand on…

The decision prompted yet another missile test by Pyongyang The US military has stationed an aircraft carrier strike group off the coast of South Korea in retaliation for a recent…

The incident took place at a facility operated by Bulgaria’s top weapons producer, Arsenal An explosion at a Bulgarian weapons factory has left at least three people dead and one…

WASHINGTON — A U.S.-built space-monitoring telescope that was moved from New Mexico to Western Australia is officially operational, according to Space Operations Command. The Space Surveillance Telescope was developed by…

Ukraine can reach the “vast majority” of targets with what they already have, a Pentagon official says. The newest U.S. weapons package heading for Ukraine will not include the advanced…

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted the first production units of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the air force. The attack helicopter…

For the first time in its long history, NATO’s unity is under threat as a result of the rift between two of its members; Turkiye and Greece and their manoeuvres…

The government in France has announced that it is closing another mosque. Media reports yesterday said that the closure of the Obernai Mosque in the Bas-Rhin region is because the…

LONDON, Oct 03 (APP): Secessionist group ‘Sikhs For Justice’ (SFJ) has announced plans to hold Phase-II of the Khalistan Referendum voting on November 6 in Toronto to accommodate those who…

MANILA, Oct 3 (XINHUA/APP): The Philippine peso slid to a new record low to the U.S. dollar, closing at 59 pesos on Monday, according to data from the Bankers Association…

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has grounded most of its older C-130H Hercules cargo planes and variants due to a problem with their propeller barrels. Air Mobility Command on Friday…

Admiral Tony Radakin claimed Russia could attack the West’s satellites Moscow could use space-based weaponry to target Western infrastructure, the UK’s Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Tony Radakin told…

Taipei’s de-facto ambassador to India calls for “strategic collaboration” Taiwan’s representative Baushuan Ger has praised India as a protector of democracy, who always stands up for justice, peace and stability…

Mexico City, Oct 2 (AFP/APP): Powerful storm Orlene intensified to a Category 4 hurricane Sunday on its way to Mexico’s Pacific coast, where it is expected to make landfall on…

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 2 (AFP/APP): Brazilians voted Sunday in a polarizing presidential election, with leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowing to get Brazil “back to normal” amid…

The website of MI5, Britain’s domestic spy service, was briefly taken down by a DDoS attack The website of UK domestic intelligence agency MI5 was briefly knocked offline by a…

The billionaire climate-change crusader said Western reliance on Russian fossil fuels will not abate anytime soon Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said Europe may face a “very scary situation” this…

The Chinese authorities are reportedly striving to shore up the yuan China has told state-run financial institutions to prepare to sell off their dollar holdings while stocking up on offshore…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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