Category: World News
6.3 magnitude quake jolts several parts of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan on Sunday but so far there was no report of any loss to life or…
Iran says drone attack targets defence facility in Isfahan
DUBAI: Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, authorities said early Sunday, causing some damage at the plant…
Ten children killed in northwest Pakistan boat capsize
PESHAWAR: Ten children died when their boat capsized on Sunday in northwest Pakistan, a local police official said. All of the dead so far recovered…
Ukraine says repels attack around Blahodatne while Russia’s Wagner claims control
BLAHODATNE: Ukraine‘s military said on Sunday its forces repelled an attack in the area of Blahodatne in the eastern part of the Donetsk region, while…
US: Memphis police disband unit that beat Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS: The Memphis police chief has disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit, reversing an earlier statement that she would keep it intact and citing a…
Tibetan refugees caught between China, Nepal: Report
KATHMANDU: Tibetans hesitate to settle in Nepal due to the discrimination they face from the state. Tibetan refugees in Nepal are caught between China and…
Pompeo slams ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in his book, calls him ‘total fraud’ who hampered peace talks with Taliban
WASHINGTON: Ashraf Ghani, the former Afghanistan President who fled the country when the Taliban grabbed power in Kabul, was “a total fraud” solely focused on…
IMF spots breach of Rs 2tn in Pakistan budgetary estimates
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of its crucial talks with the cash-strapped Pakistan government, the IMF has found an over Rs 2,000 billion (Rs 2 trillion) breach in…
New gun attack in east Jerusalem after synagogue shooting
JERUSALEM: A 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot at and wounded an Israeli father-son duo in east Jerusalem Saturday, hours after a gunman killed seven outside a…
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 14 in ‘deliberate’ strike on hospital
Russia accused the Ukrainian military of deliberately striking a hospital in a Russian-held area of eastern Ukraine on Saturday in what it said was a…