Iraqi prime minister survives assassination bid with drones
Baghdad: Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted his residence early Sunday and officials said he was unharmed. The attack was a major escalation amid tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept last month’s parliamentary election results. Two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press that […]
US backs India-UK led solar Green Grids Initiative at COP26
London: The US has partnered with the UK and India-led Green Grids Initiative of a global energy grid launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. At a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Green Grids Initiative – ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (GGI-OSOWOG) earlier this week, US […]
Israel: No room for US mission for Palestinians in Jerusalem
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett rejected the promised reopening of the main US diplomatic mission for the Palestinians in Jerusalem, saying there was no room in the contested city for such an office. The Trump administration shuttered the US Jerusalem consulate, an office that for years served as the de facto embassy to […]
Pakistan Hindu Council to celebrate Diwali at temple that was attacked last year
Islamabad: The Pakistan Hindu Council will organise a grand function on Monday to celebrate Diwali at a century-old temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which was vandalised and set on fire by a mob led by a radical Islamist party last year, a media report said on Sunday. Pakistan’s Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad has been invited […]
Climate march keeps up pressure on leaders at U.N. summit
Glasgow: The public pressure that helped spur more world action on global warming is due to be on full display outside the U.N. climate summit Saturday, when thousands of demonstrators are expected to march through the rainy grey streets of Glasgow to demand leaders move faster to cut fossil fuels that are wrecking the climate. […]
Oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone, killing at least 92
Freetown (Sierra Leone): An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said Saturday. The explosion took place late Friday after a bus struck the tanker in Wellington, a suburb just to the east […]
8 dead, scores injured in stampede at jam-packed music concert by American rapper
Houston, Nov 6 (PTI) At least eight people have died and scores of others injured in what authorities described as a “mass casualty” incident on the opening night of a popular music festival here in Texas attended by some 50,000 fans of American rapper Travis Scott. The sold-out concert by Scott at the Astroworld Festival […]
Russia, Iran confirm participation at dialogue on Afghanistan to be hosted by India
New Delhi: Russia, Iran and almost all central Asian countries have confirmed their participation at a regional security dialogue on Afghanistan to be hosted by India on November 10, official sources said on Friday. Pakistan’s media comments to not participate in the dialogue is unfortunate but not surprising and it reflected Islamabad’s mindset of viewing […]
Iran says has enriched over 210 kilograms of uranium to 20%
Tehran: Iran’s atomic agency said Friday that its stockpile of 20 per cent enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms (463 pounds), the latest provocative move ahead of upcoming nuclear talks with the West. In a report carried by semi-official Tasnim and Fars news agencies, spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said the atomic agency had produced well […]
Ex-prosecutor in SKorea wins opposition presidential ticket
Seoul: South Korea’s conservative former top prosecutor, who has called for a stronger US security guarantee to neutralize North Korean nuclear threats, won the main opposition party’s hotly contested nomination for next March’s presidential election on Friday. Recent opinion surveys showed Yoon Suk Yeol would be locked in a tight race with Lee Jae-myung, the […]
