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Video: 1st Muslim player to win Stanley Cup takes trophy to mosque

A 31-year-old National Hockey League (NHL) player Nazem Kadri became the first Muslim to win the Stanley Cup. To mark his achievement, the player took the trophy to London Muslim Mosque in…
Drinking 2 cups of tea daily may help you live longer

New York: Those who drink more than two cups of tea every day are more likely to live longer than people who do not, says a new study. The study, published in…

Taliban celebrate anniversary of foreign forces’ withdrawal

Kabul: Taliban suicide bomber squads, homemade bombs assembled in oil containers, and old guards riding motorcycles in local uniforms were on display on Wednesday as the regime celebrated the one-year anniversary of…
United Sikhs rushes relief supplies for Pakistan flood victims

New Delhi: UN-affiliated NGO United Sikhs has rushed relief supplies for flood victims in Pakistan’s Charsadda district where thousands of people and the livestock were badly hit, besides unprecedented damage to the…
Pakistan: 5 mn feared sick in flooded areas due to disease outbreak

Islamabad: Health experts in Pakistan have sounded the alarm regarding the outbreak of disease in flood-affected areas, estimating around five million people to fall sick in the next four to 12 weeks.…
Pak govt to consult coalition partners on importing goods from India: Pak Minister

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Wednesday the government will consider importing goods from India after consulting its coalition partners and key stakeholders, as the cash-strapped nation seeks to stablise…
650,000 pregnant women in dire need of care in flood-hit Pakistan

Islamabad: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has painted a bleak picture of women affected by the unprecedented floods in Pakistan as it said that at least 650,000 pregnant women, of whom 73,000…

12 members of SLPP join opposition in Sri Lankan Parliament

Colombo: A group of 12 members of parliament from the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) coalition, including former minister GL Peiris who had broken from the party in April, on Wednesday officially…
NYC to put up ‘gun free zone’ signs throughout Times Square

New York: The New York City Police Department (NYPD) are copying signs declaring Times Squares gun-free status. Robert Barrows, the NYPD’s executive director of legal operations, held up one of the signs…
Zelensky may attend UNGA debate in person: Official

New York: Diplomats are laying the groundwork for a potential visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the General Debate at the UN General Assembly, it what would be his first trip…
Biden calls Mikhail Gorbachev ‘man of remarkable vision’

Washington: US President Joe Biden has praised the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died in Moscow at age 91, as a “man of remarkable vision.” Gorbachev had worked to bring about…
Food aid ship leaves Ukrainian port for Yemen: UN agency

Sanaa: A ship chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP) carrying 37,000 metric tonne of wheat left the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Yuznhy for Yemen, the UN agency said in a…
Israeli court sentences Palestinian aid worker to 12 yrs in jail

Tel Aviv: An Israeli court has sentenced a Palestinian employee of the World Vision aid organization to 12 years in prison. Time already served should be deducted, the district court in Beersheva…
Putin expresses deepest sympathy at the death of Mikhail Gorbachev

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his deepest sympathy upon hearing of the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Also ReadUS announces USD 30 million…
US announces USD 30 million in support for Pakistan to deal with floods

Islamabad: The US on Tuesday announced USD 30 million to help cash-starved Pakistan and people affected following severe rains and flooding in the country. The devastating floods caused by record monsoon rains…