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UN to hold emergency meeting on Israeli visit to holy site
United Nations: The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting Thursday at the request of the Palestinians and other Islamic...
EU moving toward joint measures to face China COVID crisis
Brussels: European Union nations are fine-tuning a coordinated response to China's COVID-19 crisis on Wednesday and are zeroing in on...
Islamic State claims Afghanistan airport checkpoint bombing
Islamabad: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a bombing near a checkpoint at the Afghan capital's military airport that...
Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops
Kyiv: Unauthorised use of cell phones by Russian soldiers led to a deadly Ukrainian rocket attack on the facility where...
Pakistani Taliban threatens to target top leaders of PML-N and PPP
Islamabad: The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday threatened to target the top leaders of the two major political parties...
Those enjoying benefits of permanent membership clearly not in hurry to see UN reforms: Jaishankar
Vienna: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has slammed the slow pace of the UN reforms, saying those who are enjoying...
Beijing threatens response to ‘unacceptable’ virus measures
Beijing: Beijing blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the...
EU to try again for coordination on China Covid policies
Brussels: European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should...
‘Could use harsher words…’ Jaishankar on use of phrase ‘epicentre of terrorism’ for Pakistan
Vienna: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that he could have used “much harsher words than epicentre” for Pakistan...
Ukraine faces grim start to 2023 after fresh Russian attacks
Kyiv: Russia deployed multiple exploding drones in another nighttime attack on Ukraine, officials said Monday, as the Kremlin signalled no...