WORLD
China to send astronauts to Moon by 2030 as space race intensifies
Beijing/Jiuquan: China on Monday announced plans to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030 for lunar scientific exploration,...
Russia launched ”largest drone attack” on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
Kyiv: Ukraine's capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia's war, local officials said, as...
Sudan military ruler seeks removal of UN envoy in letter to UN chief, who is ‘shocked’ by the demand
Cairo: Sudan's military ruler demanded in a letter to the UN secretary general that the UN envoy to his country...
China’s first domestically built plane successfully makes its maiden commercial flight
Beijing/Shanghai: China's first indigenously built passenger aircraft C919 on Sunday successfully completed its first commercial flight, marking its official entry...
Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights
Dubai: The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire on Saturday on the Islamic Republic's border with Afghanistan, sharply escalating rising...
Facing pushback from Lebanese officials, UN walks back plan to give aid to Syrian refugees in USD
Beirut: The United Nations announced on Saturday that it will suspend a plan to begin making aid payments to Syrian...
Serbian border troops to maintain highest state of alert after ethnic clashes inside Kosovo
Belgrade: Serbia on Saturday condemned NATO-led peacekeepers stationed in neighbouring Kosovo for their alleged failure to stop “brutal actions” by...
UK commissions review into Leicester unrest after India-Pak cricket match
London: The UK government on Friday announced an independent review into the unrest that took place in the city of...
Saudi, US report better adherence to Sudan ceasefire by warring forces after days of fighting
Cairo: Saudi Arabia and the US said on Friday the warring sides in Sudan's conflict are adhering better to a...
Belgium, Iran conduct prisoner swap in Oman, freeing aid worker and diplomat convicted in bomb plot
Dubai: Belgium and Iran conducted a prisoner exchange Friday in Oman, with officials saying Tehran released a Belgian aid worker...