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Author Salman Rushdie’s attacker, Matar pleads not guilty

New York: A 24-year old New Jersey man charged with attempted murder and assault for attacking author Salman Rushdie has pleaded not guilty. Hadi Matar of Fairview, New Jersey was arraigned in centralised…
Shocked, saddened to learn of vicious attack on Rushdie: Biden

Washington: Shocked and saddened to learn of the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie, US President Joe Biden prayed for his health and recovery on Saturday and said the Mumbai-born writer stands for essential…

After airspace closure, 10 Russian planes remain in Germany

Berlin: Almost half a year after the European Union closed its airspace to planes from Russia, 10 aeroplanes owned or controlled by Russians remain in Germany, according to a media report published…
Rainfall adds to garbage problem in Kathmandu, fear of water-borne diseases run high

Kathmandu: Monsoon rainfall resulting in inundation has added owes to Kathmandu’s garbage problem as the rainwater scatters dumped waste all across roads and footpaths. Protest by locals on the way to the…
Pakistan: 13 killed, 5 injured as truck falls over bus

Islamabad: At least 13 people were killed and five others injured after a truck fell over a passenger bus in Rahim Yar Khan city of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, local media reported. A…
Details of Salman Rushdie attacker Hadi Matar emerge

Hadi Matar, who is accused of stabbing Indian-born-British author Salman Rushdie, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the second degree and other charges in a New York court. As per the…
Moderate Earthquake felt in Indonesia

Jakarta: A 5.9-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku (Maluku Utara) on Sunday. The quake hit at 9:47 Jakarta time (0247 GMT), with the epicentre at 139 km northwest of Halmahera…

Liz Truss leads the race for UK’s next PM by 22 points: Survey

London: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has gained as many as a 22-point lead over former chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race for becoming the next Prime Minister, according to the latest…
Ukraine calls for sanctions on Russian nuclear industry

Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West to impose sanctions against Russia’s nuclear industry in the wake of the fighting over the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Russia is using the…
Iranian FM warns US against using ‘language of threat’

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned Washington against using “language of threat” against the Islamic republic. “History ought to have taught the US that language of threat against Iran and Iranians…
Sri Lanka allows controversial Chinese ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ to visit port

Colombo: Amidst controversy and a diplomatic tussle between India and China, Sri Lanka on Saturday announced that it has allowed controversial Chinese vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ to dock at the island’s southern-most…
Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator

Washington: Author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and will be able to talk, a day after he was stabbed in western New York State on Friday morning during a lecture.…
Salman Rushdie attacker faces charges of attempted murder and assault

New York: A 24-year-old New Jersey man who stabbed Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie at a literary event in New York state is facing charges of attempted murder and assault, police said on…
Xi Jinping eyes first in-person summit with Biden in November

New Delhi: Chinese officials are planning President Xi Jinping’s visit to Southeast Asia for his first one-on-one summit with his US counterpart Joe Biden in November. Reports of tension between the two…
Taliban fire shots, beat women protesters in Kabul

Islamabad: Security forces in Kabul fired shots in the air and beat up women protesting Taliban rule on Saturday, as dozens demanded the right to education, work, and political participation on the eve…