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Saudi Arabia: 8 Pakistani pilgrims killed in Makkah hotel fire

Riyadh: A devastating hotel fire in Makkah, Saudi Arabia has killed at least eight Pakistani pilgrims and six other injured, local media reported. According to the Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman, a fire…
PM Modi meets Ukranian President Zelenskyy in Hiroshima

Hiroshima: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit here. It is the first in-person meeting between the two leaders…

EU launches centre to support Kenya’s transition toward digital economy

Nairobi: The EU, Germany, and Estonia have launched a four-billion-shilling (about $29 million) digital transformation centre (DTC) to support Kenya’s transition toward a human-centred digital economy. EU Ambassador to Kenya, Henriette Geiger,…
Biden vows to strive for nuclear weapons-free world

Hiroshima: President Joe Biden has vowed to strive toward a world free of nuclear weapons as he visited a museum here documenting the devastation caused by a US atomic bomb in 1945…
PM Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s bust in Hiroshima

Hiroshima: The Gandhian ideals of peace and harmony reverberate globally and give strength to millions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi here in…
Indian-origin man convicted for cocaine, cannabis smuggling in UK

London: An Indian-origin man and four others have been convicted for conspiring to supply drugs worth millions of pounds from the Netherlands to the UK and Ireland, following a National Crime Agency…
Indian student gets bail in alleged hit-and-run case in Australia

Melbourne: An 18-year-old Indian student has been granted bail by an Australian court after allegedly hitting three schoolboys at a crossing and driving away from the crash scene in Sydney, a media…

Zelensky claims some Arab leaders turned ‘blind eye’ to Russia-Ukraine war

London: Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky who travelled to Jeddah to attend the 32nd Summit of the Arab League, has claimed that some of the regional bloc’s leaders have turned a “blind eye” to…
Canada announces new sanctions against Russia

Ottawa: Canada has announced new sanctions against Russia. According to a statement on the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s website, Canada is imposing new sanctions on 17 individuals and 18 entities linked to…
Cyclone Mocha death toll surpasses 140 in Myanmar

Yangon: The death toll from Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar has surpassed 140, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) reported. On Thursday, 97 deaths were newly reported, including six local…
Nearly 100 wildfires rage in Canadian province, no signs of slowing

Ottawa: Nearly 100 wildfires are currently raging in the Canadian province of Alberta, with experts saying that there were no signs of slowing down, the media reported. Since the first local state…
Russia bans entry to ‘500 Americans’ including former US President Obama

Washington: Former US President Barack Obama is among 500 Americans banned by Russia from entering the country in response to sanctions imposed by America, CNN reported on Saturday. Russia stated on Friday…
Family of slain journalist Shireen rejects Israel’s apology

Washington: The family of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh rejected Israel’s apology for the death of Shireen. Exactly a year after Shireen Abu Akleh was killed, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson…
This Pakistani is the youngest climber to summit 12 peaks over 8K meters

Islamabad: Record-breaking Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif, has etched his name in the annals of climbing history by becoming the youngest person to summit 12 peaks above 8000 meters. 21-year-old Shehroze Kashif on…
Police get warrant to search Imran Khan’s Zaman Park residence

Lahore: Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday obtained warrants from court to carry out a search at former prime minister Imran Khan’s residence, local media reported. The development comes after the…