Benjamin Netanyahu fires defence minister over calling for halt to judicial overhaul
TEL AVIV: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defence minister on Sunday, a day after Yoav Gallant called for a halt to the planned overhaul…
Bid to target India mission in Washington thwarted
WASHINGTON: A group of Khalistan supporters gathered in front of the Indian embassy in Washington and tried to incite violence, but timely intervention by an…
Imran Khan sets out economic rescue plan at Lahore rally
Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan led a rally in Lahore on Sunday, setting out his ideas to revive the country’s spiraling economy and accusing the…
Kyiv calls for emergency UNSC meeting
Ukraine on Sunday fiercely criticised plans by Russian President Vladimir Putin to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and called for an emergency UN Security…
OPS vs NPS vs hybrid structure, explained in three charts
The government will set up a committee under the finance secretary to improve the National Pension System, a defined contribution scheme introduced in 2004, to…
Putin says there’s no Russia-China military alliance
MOSCOW: Russia and China are not creating a military alliance and the cooperation between their armed forces is “transparent”, President Putin said in comments broadcast…
Man sentenced to 100 years’ jail for causing 5-year-old PIO’s death in US
WASHINGTON: A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to 100 years of hard labour for causing the death of a 5-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US…
Russia plans to put nuclear weapons in Belarus leaves West worried
KYIV: Nato on Sunday criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his “dangerous and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric, a day after the Russian president said he…
In diplomatic win for China, Honduras establishes ties, breaks up with Taiwan
BEIJING: Honduras established diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which is increasingly isolated and now recognised by only 13…
US school board sues Meta over social media addiction
Meta was sued by the school board in the company’s home county for allegedly addicting students to its social media platforms and contributing to a…