WORLD
China rejects sanctions as Ukraine war tops summit agenda
Brussels: China on Friday renewed its criticism of Western sanctions against Russia, as top European Union officials sought assurances from...
Convoy heads to Ukraine’s Mariupol to attempt evacuation
Kyiv: A convoy of buses headed to Mariupol on Thursday in another attempt to evacuate people from the besieged port...
UK imposes 14 new sanctions on Russian ‘propagandists’, state media
London: The UK government announced on Thursday 14 new sanctions on Russian propagandists and state media, who it said spread...
NATO: Russia repositioning, not scaling back
Brussels: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia does not appear to be scaling back its military operations in Ukraine but...
Russia hits near Kyiv, other city despite vows to scale back
Kyiv: Russian forces pounded areas around Kyiv and another Ukrainian city overnight, local officials said Wednesday, just hours after Moscow...
Saudi-offered, rebel-rejected ceasefire starts in Yemen
Dubai: A Saudi-led coalition battling rebels who hold Yemen's capital Sanaa began on Wednesday a unilateral cease-fire in the years-long...
US, world shares higher as Russia-Ukraine peace talks resume
New York: US markets headed higher in premarket trading on Tuesday as another round of peace talks between Russia and...
Turkey sees ‘meaningful progress’ in talks
Istanbul: Turkey's foreign minister says Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have reached “a consensus and common understanding” on some issues. Mevlut...
Jaishankar meets counterparts from Nepal, Bhutan, B’desh on sidelines of BIMSTEC
Colombo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Nepal, Bhutan...
PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif tables no-trust motion against PM Khan in Pak Parliament
Islamabad: Pakistan's Leader of the Opposition and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Monday tabled a no-confidence motion in the National...