World
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Chinese shows duplicity towards Muslims in Xinjiang
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s assurance, during the OIC Conference in Islamabad recently that China would look after the interests of Muslim nations, is in total contradiction to events in his…
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US imposes sanctions against Iran ballistic missile programme
Washington: The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on an Iran-based person and his network of companies that Washington accused of facilitating Iran in its effort to get materials for its ballistic missile…
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Lahore man kills pregnant wife for saying ‘Mera Jism, Meri Marzi’
Lahore: A man in Lahore has been arrested after allegedly strangling his pregnant wife to death for using the Aurat March slogan, ‘Mera Jism, Meri Marzi’ (my body, my choice), Friday Times…
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Peace talks did not offer any breakthrough: Russia
London: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has played down any hopes of a breakthrough in the talks held with Ukraine in Turkey, BBC reported. On Tuesday, Russia said it intended to scale back…
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Musk cites Eminem rap song in latest response to SEC
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s legal skirmish with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues, with the executive invoking popular rapper Eminem in a filing submitted to a Manhattan federal…
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Study claims UV-LED lights can kill coronaviruses and HIV
Toronto: The same light bulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, claims a research. Researchers at the University of Toronto-Scarborough, Canada, killed both viruses using UV-LED lights,…
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Russian pledge to scale back in Ukraine draws skepticism
Kyiv: Russia’s pledge to scale back some military operations in Ukraine drew skepticism even as the two nations planned to return Wednesday to talks that could produce a framework for ending the…
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Ukraine sets up 3 humanitarian corridors
Kiev: Ukraine established three humanitarian corridors on Wednesday, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram. Two corridors were set up to allow Ukrainian civilians to flee the cities of…
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UN chief calls for end to slavery’s legacy of racism
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, racism. The transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans was instrumental in shaping modern conceptions…
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Oman: Seven Pakistani miners killed, four missing after rockslide
Muscat: At least seven Pakistani miners were killed in a tragic mine accident that occurred in the city of Ibri in Oman. Four other workers are missing, Express Tribune reported. The accident…
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Russian Foreign Minister to visit India from March 31 to April 1
New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to New Delhi from March 31 to April 1, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. This visit…
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Mobile users in US get spam texts from own numbers amid Russian threat
San Francisco: In a bizarre incident, thousands of mobile users in the US received spam texts from their own phone numbers, and leading telecom carrier Verizon Wireless now say there are “bad…
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Russia vows to scale back operatios near Kyiv as talks progress
Kyiv: Russia announced Tuesday it will significantly scale back military operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, as the outlines of a possible deal to end the grinding war came into view…
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Pak: Imran Khan orders PTI members not to attend no-confidence motion
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday has directed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members of the National Assembly not to participate in the no-confidence motion either by abstaining from voting or not attending…
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War threatens food security in Russia and beyond
Dallas: Its invasion of Ukraine has imperilled Russia’s plans for increased grain yields and higher-value exports. Since 2014 Russia has pursued two primary goals in its food policy. Domestically, it has strived…
