WORLD
Climate talks draft agreement expresses ‘alarm and concern’
Glasgow: Negotiators at the United Nations climate talks are considering a draft decision that highlights “alarm and concern” about global...
Afghan territory must not be used for terrorism: Delhi security dialogue on Afghan crisis
New Delhi: India, Russia, Iran and five Central Asian countries on Wednesday vowed to work for ensuring that Afghanistan does...
After skipping India’s security dialogue on Afghanistan, China to attend Pakistan’s Troika Plus meet
Beijing: China said on Wednesday that it will attend a meeting on Afghanistan convened by its all-weather ally Pakistan, after...
Not attending Delhi security dialogue on Afghanistan due to ‘scheduling reasons’, says China
Beijing: China said on Tuesday that it is not attending the security dialogue on Afghanistan convened by India due to...
India says global action on climate change contingent on timely financing from developed nations
Glasgow: Expressing its disappointment over the deliberations at the ongoing COP26 climate summit here, India has said that the global...
‘Stay in the streets’, Ocasio-Cortez advises climate activists
Glasgow: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brought her climate-celebrity star power to the U.N. climate talks, saying she hopes to see...
First Chinese woman walks in space, scripts history
Beijing: Chinese military pilot Wang Yaping scripted history on Monday when she became the country's first woman astronaut to walk...
Report: 6 Palestinian rights activists hacked by NSO spyware
Jerusalem: Security researchers disclosed Monday that spyware from the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group was detected on the cellphones...
Pakistan lifts ban on extremist group TLP
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has lifted the ban on the extremist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) as a quid pro quo...
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...