World
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Erdogan warns Greece over ‘harassment’ of Turkish jets
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a warning against Greece over what Ankara calls recent “harassment” of Turkish fighter jets in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean. “Hey Greek, look at…
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UK parents name their child after Indian dish ‘Pakora’; Internet just can’t keep calm
Newtownabbey: How often have you heard that a person has named their child after a famous person or a place? We’re sure, quite many times! But, how often have you heard that…
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Pilot threatening to crash stolen plane into Walmart store in US city charged
Washington: A man, who circled a stolen plane over the US city of Tupelo for hours and threatened to crash into a Walmart store, has been charged with grand larceny and making…
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Lack of clean drinking water spiking diseases in flood-hit Pak
Islamabad: Aid workers warn a lack of clean drinking is causing an increase in diseases in Pakistan, as the death toll from devastating floods crosses 1,200, the media reported. Access to clean…
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The Artemis I mission marks the start of a new space race to mine the Moon
Sydney: NASA plans to launch the Artemis I lunar mission this Saturday, September 3, after a first attempt earlier in the week was cancelled at the last minute due to engine trouble.…
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Luxury car Bentley stolen in UK recovered from Karachi
Karachi: A luxury car, a Bentley Mulsanne, was recovered from Karachi on Saturday by Pakistan Customs on information provided by a British law enforcement agency, a media report said. The vehicle, earlier…
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses main external power line once again: IAEA
Vienna: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has once again lost connection to its last remaining main external power line but the…
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Putin, Erdogan discuss bilateral ties, Ukraine over phone
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan exchanged views on bilateral ties during a phone call. Putin and Erdogan reaffirmed their commitment to expanding trade and economic relations…
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison, totaling 20
Yangon: Two days after Myanmar’s former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to three years in jail for electoral fraud in 2020, increasing her total prison term to 20…
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Gas supplies via Nord Stream 1 pipeline indefinitely halted
Berlin: The supply of Russian gas to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline has been halted for an indefinite period, due to problems in a key piece of equipment, Russia’s largest…
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Macron calls for independent foreign policy, more balanced partnerships
Paris: France must stick to an independent foreign policy and build more balanced partnerships for multi-lateralism, President Emmanuel Macron said during an ambassadors’ conference. In recent years, there were many unpredictable incidents…
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Pilot threatens to crash plane into a Walmart store in US city; store evacuated
Washington: A pilot, flying in circles for over an hour, has threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, a city in the state of Mississippi in the US, as…
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See you Monday: Rishi Sunak signs off campaign for UK PM
London: Rishi Sunak, who has made history as the first Indian-origin member of Parliament to compete for the post of British Prime Minister, on Saturday signed off his Ready for Rishi campaign…
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Pakistan owes 30% of its foreign debt to China
Islamabad: Pakistan owes 30 per cent of its foreign debt to China, the latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, which includes state-owned commercial banks, local media reported. Bloomberg, citing…