World
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UN calls on China to repeal draconian security law in HK
New York: The UN has called on China to repeal a draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong from July 1, 2020, citing a lack of protection for civil and political…
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Poland may reach gas independence by end of 2022: PM Morawiecki
Warsaw: Poland could become sovereign in selecting gas supplies by the end of this year, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. “Poland started to build a Baltic pipeline from Norway, launched the construction…
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US Fed raises interest rates by 75 basis points
Washington: In the backdrop of an over four-decade high inflation, the US Federal Open Market Committee has raised its key policy interest rate by 75 basis points to 2.25-2.50 per cent, anticipating…
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Monkeypox hits Europe, Americas hardest: WHO
Geneva: Europe and the Americas have been affected the most by the monkeypox outbreak, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists here on Wednesday. These two…
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Slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s family meets Anthony Blinken
The family of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, on Tuesday, July 26, to demand justice for her martyrdom by the Israeli occupation…
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Sri Lanka ex-president Rajapaksa extends stay in Singapore
Singapore: Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has extended his stay in Singapore for another 14 days, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday. Rajapaksa was issued a 14-day visit pass when he…
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Uyghur prisoners forced to speak in Chinese, kowtow to police
Sanji: Uyghurs prisoners in Xinjiang are forced to speak in Mandarin and perform obvious displays of subservience to their Chinese guards in monthly video calls with relatives, Uyghurs living in exile say,…
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Indonesia lifts restrictions on post-Fukushima food imports at Japan summit
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo held talks in Tokyo on Wednesday ahead of this year’s Group of 20 major economies’ summit in Bali in November…
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EU member states agree to cut off 15% of their gas demand
Brussels: European Union (EU) member states have reached a political agreement on a 15 per cent voluntary reduction of natural gas demand from the average of 2017-2021. Jozef Sikela, Czech Minister of…
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Russia to pull out of ISS after 2024, to build its own space station
Moscow: Russia on Tuesday announced its withdrawal from the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2024 and is building its own space station in the meantime. According to Yuri Borisov, the new…
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Two Indian peacekeepers killed in Congo during violent protests
United Nations: Two Border Security Force personnel, who were part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, were killed on Tuesday during violent protests in the Central African…
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CAATSA waiver to India is in US national interest, need strong partnership: US lawmaker
Washington: The United States seeks to enhance its defence partnership with India in the backdrop of China’s assertiveness and New Delhi’s reliance on Russian military exports for its national defence, said American…
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UK PM race: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss neck and neck after first TV debate clash
London: There was no clear winner between former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday after the UK’s prime ministerial candidates went head-to-head in their first television debate as…
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$7K rollable screen, top tech gadgets connect Joe Biden to the world
San Francisco: US President Joe Biden is connected to the world at his White House desk via a Zoom rig with a rollable touchscreen worth $7,280 which is about six-feet tall and…
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Bangladesh requests loan from IMF; economists say reforms in financial sector needed
Dhaka: Bangladesh has formally requested for a USD 4.5 billion loan from the Washington-based multilateral lender IMF to combat the ongoing financial crisis in the country, according to a media report. The…
