World
-
Voting underway for French presidential run-off
Paris: Voting is underway on Sunday in the French presidential run-off in which people will make a choice between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen as their…
-
India suspends tourist visas of Chinese nationals in tit-for-tat move
New Delhi: Following Beijing’s reluctance to allow the return of Indians stuck at home since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, India has also suspended tourist visas for nationals of China. The…
-
Shakespeare’s hometown celebrates his 458th birth anniversary
London: Over 1,000 people gathered at Stratford-upon-Avon, the hometown of William Shakespeare, to celebrate the British playwright’s 458th birth anniversary. The celebration, with a parade of local primary and secondary school students…
-
WHO reports around 170 Hepatitis cases of unknown origin
Geneva: Nearly 170 cases of Hepatitis of unknown origin among children have been reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), which says that there has been at least one death already. “As…
-
Jack Dorsey is now Block’s Head, drops CEO title
San Francisco: Jack Dorsey is no longer the financial services firm Block’s CEO, instead, now, the executive is choosing to call himself “Block Head”. Dorsey co-founded Square in 2009, and the company…
-
Russian forces hit logistics terminal of foreign weapons near Odessa
Moscow: Russia’s forces have destroyed a logistics terminal at a military airfield near Ukraine’s Odessa, where foreign weapons were stored, said the Russian Defence Ministry. “This afternoon, high-precision, long-range air-based missiles fired…
-
Bilawal to take oath as Pak foreign minister, confirms senior PPP leader
Islamabad: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will take oath as Pakistan’s foreign minister in a day or two, a senior party leader said on Saturday, ending speculation that all allies of the government…
-
Boris Johnson returns to UK from India amidst more partygate fines
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to the UK on Saturday after a two-day visit to India amidst reports of more fines being issued by Scotland Yard for lockdown-breaching parties at…
-
France to choose between Macron, Le Pen in presidential face-off
Paris: On Sunday, French voters will choose between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the run-off vote to elect a new leader following a divisive campaign. In…
-
Covid was third leading death cause in US in 2021
Los Angeles: Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, following heart disease and cancer, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease…
-
Two Telangana students lose life in a car crash in US
Hyderabad: In a tragic accident, two students from Telangana studying at Southern Illinois University (SIU), died and three others were injured on April 21 in the Illinois state in the US. The…
-
Pak to take part in Asian Track Cycling Championship in Delhi
Islamabad: In a step that may pave way towards hopes of a positive forward movement and de-escalation of tense ties between Pakistan and India, a team of Pakistan Cycling Federation (PCF) will…
-
Over 11 mn people flee Ukraine since beginning of war: UN
Kiev: More than 11 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia began its war against Kiev on February 24, according to the latest UN figures. The world body further revealed that while…
-
Death toll in Afghan mosque bombing rises to 33: Taliban
Kabul: A Taliban official says a bombing at a mosque and religious school in northern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 33 people, including students of a religious school. Zabihullah Mujahid, the…
-
Ukraine: Over 1,084 bodies discovered in Kiev region
Kiev: Ukrainian law enforcement officers have discovered 1,084 bodies in the Kiev region, with a majority of them shot dead, a top police official said. “The bodies have been examined by investigators and…
