World
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Musk is now $100 billion richer than Jeff Bezos
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is continuing to grow his status as the world’s richest man as his net worth is skyrocketing over the rest of the top earners…
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Islamabad HC hears plea to put Imran, ex-ministers on Exit Control List
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will on Monday hear an application requesting for placing the names of the former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his ministers on the Exit Control List (ECL)…
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Not just debt, neighbours also saddled with defective Chinese hardware
New Delhi: China’s strategic military sales to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand has raised security concerns in the Indian Ocean Region. China aims to be a key defence exporter to many…
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Shanghai hospital pays the price for China’s COVID response
Beijing: A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the dangerous consequences of China’s stubborn pursuit of a zero-COVID approach amid an escalating outbreak in the…
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Trump suggests he may run in next US presidential election
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump said he might run for president again, although there have not been any official announcements in that regard yet. “The truth is I ran twice, I…
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Amid failure to capture Kyiv, Putin appoints new commander for Ukraine
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a new Army General Alexander Dvornikov, commander of Russia’s Southern Military District, to lead the war in Ukraine as Moscow’s military failed to capture Kyiv. Dvornikov…
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Massive protest in SL mounts pressure on President Rajapaksa to quit
Colombo: A massive anti-government street protest demanding Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation has turned into an all-night vigil as over 10,000 demonstrators gathered at the Galle Face Green urban park amidst the…
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Plea filed in Islamabad court to avoid imposition of martial law
Islamabad: A plea has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking to avoid the imposition of martial law in Pakistan, as the political situation in the country takes a critical turn,…
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Boris Johnson meeting Ukraine’s president in Kiev
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is holding a meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev, the media reported. The Ukrainian Embassy in London has tweeted a photograph of the two…
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Death toll in Ukraine train station attack rises to 52
Kiev: The number of civilians killed in the Russian strike on a train station in Ukraine’s Kramatorsk has increased to 52, with 109 people injured, a top official announced on Saturday. In…
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Shanghai to conduct new round of citywide Covid screening
Shanghai: Shanghai, where a nine-day lockdown is currently in place, will conduct a new round of citywide Covid-19 screenings, an official announced on Saturday. Based on the test results, the city will…
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Google bans Muslim prayer apps containing data harvesting software
Popular Muslim prayer apps, namely Al-Moazin Lite and Qibla Compass, among dozens of other apps were removed from the Google Play store after discreet data harvesting malware was found on them. The…
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If Imran likes India so much, then he should leave Pak & move: Maryam Nawaz
Islamabad: Maryam Nawaz, Vice President of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), while taking a dig at Prime Minister Imran Khan said the latter has “gone mad” after seeing that he was losing…
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Priyanka Chopra appeal world leaders to help refugees amid Ukraine crisis
Mumbai: Actor Priyanka Chopra has urged world leaders to stand up and deal with the “humanitarian and refugee crisis” emerging out of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Chopra, who is the goodwill ambassador of…
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Indian student shot dead in Toronto
Toronto: A 21-year-old Indian student was shot dead at the entrance of a subway station in Toronto. Kartik Vasudev was shot several times at about 5 p.m. on Thursday at the entrance…