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Zelenskyy calls for European air defence system as Russian strike wounds 20

Kyiv: Russian forces bombarded the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with rockets overnight, wounding 20 people, including four children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday as he urged European leaders to make the…
Taliban leader bans Wi-Fi in Afghan province to ‘prevent immorality’

Jalalabad: The Taliban leader banned fibre optic internet in an Afghan province to “prevent immorality”, a spokesman for the administration said Tuesday. It’s the first time a ban of this kind has…

United Nations Human Rights experts declare Israel military action in Gaza as genocide

Geneva: A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report on Tuesday that calls on the…
Hyderabad man dies of cardiac arrest in Austria, kin seeks repatriation of body

Hyderabad: A resident of Hyderabad, Habeeb Ur Rahman, died of cardiac arrest in Austria on Tuesday, September 16. According to an X post by Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT) spokesman Amjed Ullah Khan,…
‘India coming to the table’: Trump aide Navarro ahead of trade talks

New York: Ahead of trade talks between Indian and US officials in Delhi, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said India, which has the “highest tariffs” of any major country, is “coming…
Asia Cup: After India defeat, hand shake row, Pakistan face UAE

Dubai: Wedged between their own shortcomings and external distractions, Pakistan will have to lift their game by several notches to tame a tricky UAE in a Group A match to keep their…
Trump files USD 15 bn defamation suit against The New York Times

New York: President Donald Trump filed a USD 15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to court documents. The lawsuit filed in…

UK home secretary condemns violence, calls out Musk for attack on ancient democracy

London: UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday condemned the protesters who turned violent during Saturday’s anti-immigration protest, calling out Elon Musk as a “hostile billionaire” for encouraging citizens to fight against…
Nepal: Present tense, future unsure, Gen Z restless

Nepal has welcomed a new Prime Minister, marking a significant step toward the country’s future after a period of turbulence. On Saturday, Sushila Karki, the first female Prime Minister of Nepal and…
DNA evidence links Tyler Robinson to Kirk’s killing, FBI director says

Orem: DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matched that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing, FBI Director Kash Patel said…
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves for London

Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday left for London for “recreation and medical reasons”, his party sources said. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo boarded a Qatar Airways…
US tightens rules for nonimmigrant visa applications

Hyderabad: Starting now, if you want a US nonimmigrant visa (NIV), you must apply either from your home country or the country where you live legally. The new law will be effective…
Auckland pro-Palestine march draws 20,000 calling for Gaza ceasefire

Auckland: Chants echoed through central Auckland on Saturday as around 20,000 people joined the March for Humanity, in what organisers say was the largest pro-Palestine demonstration in New Zealand’s history. The march…
US President Trump slams immigration policy after Indian-origin’s murder

Houston: President Donald Trump has decried immigration policy forged under his predecessor, Joe Biden, in the wake of the brutal beheading of an Indian-origin motel manager in Dallas, allegedly by an undocumented…
Temple land illegally occupied in Pakistan Punjab: PPP leader

Lahore: The land belonging to a temple has illegally been occupied at the behest of a top bureaucrat in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a senior leader of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s party has claimed.…