Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
AFP, Damascus
10 HOUR(s) Middle East
Israel rejects Trump’s plan for Gaza
AFP, Jerusalem
10 HOUR(s) Israel's attack on Palestine
Update / 16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
Star Online Report
10 HOUR(s) Middle East
Typhoon Dolphin hits east China
Reuters, Beijing
10 HOUR(s) World
20,000 flee wildfires in west Canada
AFP, Victoria
10 HOUR(s) World
Hormuz to stay closed until US accepts terms
AFP, Tehran
10 HOUR(s) World

India PM Modi calls for reliable supply chain in SCO summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SC) countries, which include Pakistan, to give land transit access to each other for boosting connectivity for ensuring resilient supply chains for the region in a post-Covid-19 world.
16 September 2022

US court rules for Trump, blocks review of seized records

A US judge on Thursday refused to let the Justice Department immediately resume reviewing classified records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump's Florida estate in an ongoing criminal investigation, siding with the former president.
16 September 2022

Mass grave found in Ukraine’s recaptured city: Zelenskiy

Ukrainian authorities found a mass grave containing 440 bodies in the northeastern town of Izium that was recaptured from Russian forces days ago, officials said, including some people killed by shelling and air strikes.
16 September 2022

China declines Vatican's request of Pope meeting with Xi in Kazakhstan

The Vatican told China that Pope Francis was willing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping while both leaders where in the Kazakh capital but China said there was not enough time, a Vatican source said on Thursday.
15 September 2022

Sco summit in Uzbekistan: China willing to work with Russia as ‘great powers’

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping yesterday met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West.
15 September 2022

Russian forces dig in after retreat from Ukraine’s east

Russian forces in eastern Ukraine are fortifying their defences and it will be hard for Kyiv’s troops to repeat the rapid success of their recent lightning counter offensive, a senior regional Ukrainian official warned yesterday.
15 September 2022

Co-op makes US-sanctioned states stronger

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the cooperation among countries sanctioned by the United States will make them “stronger”.
15 September 2022

Clash with Israeli forces: Palestinian teen killed

A Palestinian teenager was shot to the head yesterday during clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. Uday Salah, 17, was killed in Kafr Dan,
15 September 2022

Major bill to make Taiwan ties more official: US Senate takes first step

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee took the first step Wednesday toward the United States directly providing billions of dollars in military aid to Taiwan and making ties more official, ramping up support following.
15 September 2022

‘Don’t drown’ the world

The UN chief has made an urgent appeal to world leaders to act on climate change and “lower the temperature” so as not to “drown” the world, after visiting flood-hit Pakistan.
15 September 2022

Putin praises China's "balanced position" over war

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he understood that Xi Jinping had questions and concern about the situation in Ukraine but praised China's leader for what he said was a "balanced" position on the conflict.
15 September 2022

UK's Truss to meet Biden in private before Queen's funeral: Report

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is expected to hold one-to-one talks with US President Joe Biden and other world leaders gathered in London before Queen Elizabeth's funeral on Monday, The Times reported on Thursday.
15 September 2022

"Priority" to send Ukraine's grain to countries in need: Putin tells UN chief

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told UN chief Antonio Guterres during a phone call that the "priority" should be to send Ukrainian grain to countries in greatest need, the Kremlin said.
14 September 2022

10 killed in twin air strikes on Ethiopia’s Tigray

Ten people were killed in a second day of air strikes on Ethiopia’s Tigray region yesterday, hospital officials said, in attacks that came after authorities there expressed readiness for a ceasefire.
14 September 2022

Israeli soldier, 2 Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes

An Israeli soldier and two Palestinians were killed in pre-dawn clashes yesterday near Jenin in the occupied West Bank, an area hit by waves of recent deadly unrest.
14 September 2022

Zelensky vows ‘victory’ on visit to recaptured Ukrainian city

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday promised “victory” on a visit to the strategic city of Izyum that was recently recaptured from Russia by Kyiv’s army in a lightning counter-offensive.
14 September 2022

Arrests of protesters after queen’s death "deeply concerning": Free-speech advocates

Free-speech advocates have described arrests of protestors following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II as "deeply concerning".
14 September 2022

Depositors in Lebanon hold up 2 banks with weapons to access own money

Two seemingly armed and desperate Lebanese depositors held up banks on Wednesday to force access to their own money, which has been blocked during a national financial meltdown.
14 September 2022

EU unveils plan to curb energy price hike

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a series of proposals to curb the energy price spike that has rocked Europe in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while stressing that the EU's solidarity with Kyiv would be "unshakeable."
14 September 2022

US trafficking victim teen sentenced for killing rapist, have to pay $150K

A teenage human trafficking victim who was initially charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed her accused rapist to death was sentenced Tuesday in an Iowa court to five years of closely supervised probation and ordered to pay $150,000 restitution to the man’s family.
14 September 2022