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Nawaz Sharif to perform Umrah before returning to Pakistan

Islamabad: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif would leave London for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to perform Umrah pilgrimage before returning to Pakistan next week, ending a four-year “self-imposed exile”, a senior leader…
19 mn Sudanese children out of school as war continues

United Nations: An estimated 19 million children in Sudan are out of school as the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) approaches the six-month…

Ramaswamy takes a dig at Haley’s ‘finish them’ remarks on Hamas

New York: Taking a jibe at former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley’s “finish them” remarks on the Hamas militant group, fellow Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has said that this is…
X removes Hamas-affiliated accounts as its CEO drops out of key tech event

San Francisco: Elon Musk-run X on Tuesday said it has removed newly-created Hamas-affiliated accounts and purged tens of thousands of posts for sharing graphic media, violent speech, and hateful conduct amid the…
11 Americans dead amid Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Biden

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that 11 Americans were killed in the latest conflict between Hamas and Israel. The President’s announcement raised the death toll of Americans in the ongoing…
220 cr people in India, Pak to face deadly heat if global temperature rises: Research

New Delhi: If global temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, around 2.2 billion (220 crore) people living in the Indus River Valley in northern India and eastern Pakistan may…
Largest Hindu temple outside Asia to open for public in New Jersey on Oct 18

Robbinsville: The largest Hindu temple outside Asia — Swaminarayan Akshardham — will be thrown open for public in New Jersey on October 18. It is claimed that the temple is larger than…

Nepal announces national mourning on Tuesday over death of Nepalese in Israel

Kathmandu: The Nepal government has declared national mourning in honor of killing of ten Nepali nationals in Israel. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, wrote on X, that a special meeting of council…
China challenging US superpower status is ‘not inevitable’: Xi Jinping

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday told a delegation of influential American senators that the “Thucydides Trap” is “not inevitable” as he played down the concerns in Washington that China is…
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas as counter to Palestinian Authority: Report

Tel Aviv: For years, the various governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu took an approach that divided power between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank — bringing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas…
Global airline shares fall as markets react to Hamas-Israel war

London: Oil prices rose on Monday while airline shares fell as markets reacted to the surprise attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas, according to a media report. Investors on Monday…
12 Thai nationals killed in Hamas-Israel violence: Foreign Ministry

Bangkok: At least 12 Thai nationals were killed and 11 others kidnapped since the Hamas-Israel conflict erupted in the Gaza Strip on October 7, the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok announced on Monday.…
Afghanistan earthquake toll rises to 2,445

Kabul: The death toll from the massive 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s Herat and neighboring provinces has increased to 2,445 as rescue officials are racing against time to rescue people from the debris,…
Independent blogger alleges China’s hand in Nijjar killing in Canada

New York: Alleging that the agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were involved in the killing of separatist leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Canada, an independent blogger, Jennifer Zeng, has said…
US to provide munitions, equipment to Israel

Washington: The US will provide munitions and equipment to Israel and boost American forces in the Middle East in response to the attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Pentagon said on…