Trump compares own legal troubles with Navalny persecution

Donald Trump on Tuesday compared his own legal troubles with the persecution of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who died in prison last week
21 February 2024, 03:13 AM

Boat Capsize: 8 Bangladeshis killed in Tunisia identified

Eight migrants found dead after a boat sank off the Tunisian coast were Bangladeshis and one was a Pakistani, said the foreign ministry yesterday.
20 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Russian drones kill five people

Russian drone attacks killed five people from one family and damaged an industrial facility in Ukraine’s northern and central regions, local authorities said yesterday.
20 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Measles cases rose 79pc globally last year: WHO

The World Health Organization yesterday voiced alarm at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year -- a 79-percent increase from 2022.
20 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Pak senators decry alleged rigging in Feb 8 polls

A number of Pakistan senators in the upper house of Parliament yesterday decried alleged rigging in the February 8 elections and berated Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja for his “failure” to ensure transparency in the polls.
20 February 2024, 18:00 PM

First brain chip patient can control mouse by thought

The first human patient implanted with a brain-chip from Neuralink appears to have fully recovered and is able to control a computer mouse using their thoughts, the startup’s founder Elon Musk said late on Monday.
20 February 2024, 18:00 PM

US vetoes UNSC push for Gaza ceasefire

The United States yesterday again vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, blocking a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
20 February 2024, 18:00 PM

US again vetoes UN Security Council push for Gaza ceasefire

The United States today again vetoed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, blocking a demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire
20 February 2024, 16:03 PM

Gaza health crisis can kill 8,000 more by August: report

Even if the fighting in Gaza stopped now, about 8,000 more people could still die there over the next six months due to the public health crisis caused by the Israel-Hamas war, according to a report by independent researchers in the US and Britain
20 February 2024, 15:46 PM

Putin gifts North Korea's Kim a Russian-made car

Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, as the two countries bolster ties in areas from tourism to defence
20 February 2024, 04:11 AM

Israel to set security limits on Ramadan prayers at Al Aqsa

Israel will allow Ramadan prayers at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque during the upcoming holy month but limits will be set according to security needs, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Monday
20 February 2024, 03:45 AM

UN agencies warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths

An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, the United Nations warned Monday
20 February 2024, 03:09 AM

Surrender of town: 3 brigadiers sentenced to death in Myanmar

Myanmar’s junta has sentenced to death three high-ranking officers who oversaw the surrender of a strategic town on the Chinese border to ethnic minority fighters last month, military sources told AFP.
19 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Dozens killed in tribal fighting in PNG: report

At least 26 people were killed in tribal fighting in the northern highlands of Papua New Guinea, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said yesterday, citing local police.
19 February 2024, 18:00 PM

India likely to lift ban on onion export

India is likely to lift restrictions on onion export to Bangladesh and some other countries under certain conditions, said a federal minister of the country.
19 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Palestinians accuse Israel of ‘apartheid’ at ICJ hearing

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki yesterday told the UN’s top court his people were suffering “colonialism and apartheid” under the Israelis, urging judges to order an immediate and unconditional end to the occupation.
19 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Russia-Ukraine war: Red Cross probing fate of 23,000 missing people

The Red Cross said yesterday it was trying to find out what happened to 23,000 people who have disappeared in the chaos of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
19 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Post-Polls Pakistan: Imran-backed candidates to join Sunni party

Independent candidates backed by Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister that won seats in inconclusive elections over 10 days ago will join the minority Sunni Ittehad Council Political Party to form a government, the party’s interim chief said yesterday.
19 February 2024, 18:00 PM

Israel threatens Gaza offensive during Ramadan

Deadly fighting raged on in Gaza Monday after Israel warned that, unless Hamas frees all hostages, it will push on with its offensive during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
19 February 2024, 16:29 PM

Abraham Lincoln pardoned Biden's great-great-grandfather

Abraham Lincoln pardoned Joe Biden's great-great-grandfather after a late-night Civil War-era brawl, documents reportedly show, linking the two US presidents across the centuries
19 February 2024, 14:28 PM