World
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Israeli missile strike targets military sites around Damascus
Damascus: Israel launched a missile attack against military sites around Damascus city, the Syrian military said in a statement on Saturday.…
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Houthis attack ship trying to ‘loot oil’ off Yemen port
Sanaa: The Houthi militia in Yemen said they attacked a ship trying to “loot oil” in a key government-controlled port in…
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Record flooding hits two-thirds of S.Sudan: UNHCR
Geneva: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that record flooding has hit two-thirds of South Sudan, affecting over 900,000 people. UNHCR…
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Trump’s ex-adviser Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison
Washington: US right-wing figure Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress. Federal district court…
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UNSC approves sanctions package for Haiti to contain gang violence
United Nations: A UN Security Council resolution approved imposing sanctions on Haiti, targeting gang leaders and their financiers, in an effort…
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Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy’s first woman PM
Rome: Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right populist Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, has become Italy’s first woman Prime Minister. The…
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US ‘sanction madness’ rapidly infecting Canada’: Iran
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned Canada’s move to impose new sanctions against Iranian media outlets as following “US government’s sanction…
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US House panel issues subpoena to Trump over Capitol riot
Washington: The US House select committee investigating 2021’s Capitol riot issued a subpoena to former US President Donald Trump. The move…
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Rishi Sunak leads UK PM race
London: Amidst an ongoing political turmoil in the UK, former Chancellor Rishi Sunak is close to reaching the threshold of receiving…
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FATF removes Pakistan from ‘grey list’
Islamabad: Global money laundering and terror financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), on Friday removed Pakistan from a list…
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Protests erupt across Pakistan following Imran’s disqualification
Islamabad: Following the disqualification of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan from the Toshakhana reference, PTI activists took to the streets…
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10 militants, separatists arrested in B’desh
Dhaka: Seven members of a militant group and three members of a separatist outfit have been arrested in Bangladesh.The Rapid…
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5.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning issued
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the national weather agency said,…
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Fate of Imran’s political future at stake in Toshakhana verdict
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to announce its verdict on Friday in the Toshakhana (gift depository) reference,…
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US Senate has no objections to F-16 deal with Pak: State Dept
Washington/Islamabad: The US State Department has said that the Pakistan F-16 programme was an important part of the broader Washington-Islamabad bilateral…
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Truss resigns as UK PM, sets off another Tory race
London: Liz Truss has resigned as the UK prime minister after 45 days in office. She will become the shortest-serving…
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Canadian city pays tribute to Moosewala, plants a tree
Ottawa: In the memory of late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, who was killed earlier this year, the Canadian city of Brampton…
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UNGA President appoints leaders for Security Council reform negotiations
United Nations: Amid growing pressure for reforming the UN Security Council to reflect the 21st century world, General Assembly President Csaba…
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Breaking News Truss resigns; MP Baker says Sunak would make a good PM
London: With UK’s beleaguered Prime Minister Liz Truss resigning, Conservative MP and Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker has said that former…
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Indonesia bans all syrup and liquid medicines after death of 99 children
Jakarta: The deaths of nearly 100 children in Indonesia have prompted the country to suspend sales of all syrup and liquid…
