World
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Kuwait open to negotiate on Philippines visa ban if demands met
Kuwait: Kuwait is open to negotiations with the Philippines on the visa ban for Filipino citizens if Manila accepts its demands, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mansour al-Otaibi said. Earlier this…
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Inflation rate in India lesser than US, UK, Germany: Kishan Reddy
Bhubaneswar: Asserting that the NDA has provided a corruption-free government to the nation in the last nine years, Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday claimed that the inflation rate in India…
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Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s capital Kiev: Report
Kiev: Russian missiles have hit Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, following two nights of heavy drone strikes, the media reported. They were all reportedly shot down and there are no reports of casualties, the…
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2,500 graduates left stunned after getting USD 1,000 each from US billionaire
San Francisco: Around 2,500 graduates at University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) were in for a surprise when they came to know that each one of them will receive two envelopes containing…
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Imran Khan lashes out at PML-N-led govt for trashing rule of law and destroying economy
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Monday lashed out at the PML-N-led coalition government for trashing the rule of law and destroying the economy under the watch of the powerful…
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Supplements have no health benefits, eat real food: Top UK scientist
London: Ditch those health supplements as they have no health benefits, and are simply a money-making scheme by drug companies, according to a top UK scientist. Professor Tim Spector, a genetic epidemiology…
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‘Sniffing’: Social media trend takes life of Australian teen
New Delhi: A new social media trend of sniffing deodorant has claimed the life of an Australian teenager after the act left her brain damaged “beyond repair”, media reports said. Chroming —…
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UN refugee chief visits Egypt-Sudan border crossing
Cairo: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi visited the border crossing between Egypt and Sudan and checked relief efforts being provided to the thousands of people who have fled…
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Birmingham: Chaman Lal elected first-ever British-Indian Lord Mayor
London: Councillor Chaman Lal has become the first ever British-Indian Sikh to take oath as Birmingham’s Lord Mayor. Born in Pakhowal village of Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, Lal came to England in 1964…
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Israeli President Herzog to visit Azerbaijan amid warming ties
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog will pay a state visit to Azerbaijan, the first visit by an Israeli President to the Muslim-majority country. Herzog will depart on Tuesday for the two-day trip…
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Iran says security guaranteed on border with Afghanistan after clashes
Tehran: A top Iranian military commander has said that the security of Iran’s common border with Afghanistan is fully guaranteed as it is completely under the control of Iranian Army’s Ground Force.…
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Wildfire prompts evacuation orders in Canadian subdivisions
Halifax: Canada’s Nova Scotia RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) have ordered residents of subdivisions in the Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains area to leave their homes in the face of a fast-moving…
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Erdogan wins Turkey’s presidential runoff
Nicosia: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proved to the world once again that he is too hard to die politically. On Sunday’s runoff election, he got 52.14 per cent against 47.86 per…
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F-16s to Ukraine would be ‘unacceptable escalation’, warns Russia
Moscow: Charging the US and its allies with “playing with fire” by increasing support for Ukraine amid the conflict with Moscow, including planning to provide it US-made F-16s, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…
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Major rise in world hunger, says UNFAO
There has been a major increase in the number of people that go to bed hungry in the world, as the globe reeled under the effects of prolonged conflicts and a global…
