World
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Taliban bans hookahs in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan recently issued a fatwa, or Islamic decree, to ban hookahs, which had become a common sight in the war-ton country in recent years, the media reported.…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds move to ban fake news
Brasilia: Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to uphold a decision by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to fast-track the removal of fake news from social media in the run-up to the presidential…
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Acting PM of New Zealand congratulates Rishi Sunak
Auckland: Acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson has congratulated Rishi Sunak on his appointment as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “New Zealand’s relationship with the UK is very…
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Biden’s job approval back down to 40%: Poll
Washington: A latest poll has revealed that US President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has slipped back to 40 per cent. The number was a step down from the 44 per cent…
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612 people killed in floods across Nigeria
Abuja: The Nigerian government said 612 people have died and 3,219,780 others have been adversely impacted as a result of flooding in the country since the beginning of the monsoon season this…
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Japan rolls out Covid vaccination for children aged 6 months to 4 years
Tokyo: Japan began Covid-19 vaccination for children aged between six months and four years on Tuesday at a hospital in Tokyo. Japan’s health ministry started to distribute the vaccines to municipalities on…
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S.Korea, US, Japan hold talks amid speculation on N.Korea nuke test
Seoul: Senior diplomats of South Korea, the US and Japan held high-level talks on Wednesday on regional and global security issues amid concerns over the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test.…
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Ukraine needs 4 bn euros to go through winter season: Minister
Kiev: Ukraine needs 4 billion euros (about $3.97 billion) to go through the winter cold season, said Minister for the Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine Oleksiy Chernyshov. “We need four…
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Suella Braverman named as home secretary in Rishi Sunak reshuffle
London: Rishi Sunak has made the first appointments of his reshuffle by keeping Jeremy Hunt as UK chancellor and appointing Dominic Raab as deputy prime minister and justice secretary, after the departure…
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Embassy asks Indians to leave Ukraine immediately
New Delhi: In a fresh advisory, the Indian embassy in Ukraine on Tuesday asked all Indians there to leave the country immediately in view of increasing hostilities. The new advisory came less…
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Qatar inaugurates ‘Safar’ to highlight experiences of Afghan refugees
Doha: The Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani inaugurated on Sunday evening, the Safar (travel) exhibition, which sheds light on the experiences of…
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After Yamagiwa’s resignation, ex-health minister is Japan’s new economy chief
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday appointed former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as economic revitalization minister to replace Daishiro Yamagiwa who resigned over his ties with the controversial religious sect, Unification…
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Rishi Sunak appointed Britain’s Prime Minster by Charles III
London: Rishi Sunak on Tuesday scripted history when he was appointed by King Charles III as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing…
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Hopes for India-UK FTA talks impetus with new PM Rishi Sunak
London: As Rishi Sunak takes over as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister on Tuesday, there is renewed hope that the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) will get a much-needed impetus after the…
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Myanmar: Military airstrike kills 80 at Kachin ethnic minority concert
Bangkok: Air strikes by Myanmar’s military killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the Kachin ethnic minority’s main political organisation, members of the group and…
