Climate, malaria highlighted as Commonwealth leaders meet
Kigali: Leaders of Commonwealth nations are meeting in Rwanda Friday in a summit that promises to tackle climate change, tropical diseases and other challenges deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The summit for Commonwealth heads of state in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is the culmination of a series of meetings earlier in the week that have […]
Afghans bury dead, dig for survivors after quake kills 1,000
Gayan (Afghanistan): Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people. The Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to bring help to the disaster’s victims. Under […]
Biden a ‘straight shooter’ when it comes to humanitarian rights and importance of democracy, says White House
Washington: President Joe Biden is a “straight shooter” and has no problem having direct conversation with world leaders when it comes to humanitarian rights and the importance of democracy, his spokesperson has said. The statement made by the White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a media briefing on Wednesday was in response to a […]
Share grief of Afghan people; committed to support them: India on earthquake in Afghanistan
New Delhi: India on Wednesday said it is committed to provide assistance and support to Afghanistan in its “hour of need” after the war-torn country was hit by a powerful earthquake that killed around 1,000 people. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India shares the grief of Afghan people. “India expresses sympathy and condolences […]
Chinese President Xi hits out at US, EU for imposing sanctions against Russia
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hit out at the US and EU for imposing sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, saying the act of wilfully imposing curbs will harm people around the world. History has shown that hegemony, group politics and bloc confrontations bring neither peace nor stability, but rather war […]
Drone strike hits Russian refinery near Ukraine
Moscow: A drone strike caused a fire at a refinery in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine on Wednesday, but no one was hurt and the blaze was contained quickly, officials said. The fire engulfed industrial equipment at the Novoshakhtinsk oil processing plant in the Rostov-on-Don region. The authorities said that dozens of firefighters […]
Cash-strapped Pak secures deal with IMF to restore stalled USD 6 bn aid
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan has secured a deal with the International Monetary Fund to restore the stalled USD 6 billion assistance package and unlock doors for financing from other international sources, according to a media report on Wednesday. The make or break deal was reached on Tuesday night following the IMF staff mission and the Pakistani […]
US, Iran in tense sea incident; Tehran preps new centrifuges
Dubai: A US Navy warship fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight at it during a tense encounter in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials said Tuesday. The incident on Monday involving the Guard and the Navy comes as tensions remain high over stalled negotiations over Iran’s tattered […]
Nobel sold for Ukrainian kids shatters record at $103.5M
New York: The Nobel Peace Prize auctioned off by Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold Monday night for $103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel. A spokesperson for Heritage Auctions, which handled the sale, could not confirm the identity of the buyer but said the winning bid […]
Russia still pounds eastern Ukraine
Kyiv: Russia’s military machine persevered in its ferocious effort to grind down Ukraine’s defences on Monday, as the war’s consequences for food and fuel supplies increasingly weighed on minds around the globe after warnings that the fighting could go on for years. In Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, which in recent weeks has become the focal […]
