Saudi military commander, others sacked over alleged corruption charges

REYADH: Saudi Arabia sacked a top Saudi military commander and his son as Reyadh continues its probe against anti-corruption. Joint forces commander Prince Fahad bin...

Ex-India president and veteran power-broker Pranab Mukherjee dies at 84

NEW DELHI: Former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee, a veteran power-fixer once described in leaked US diplomatic cables as "the ultimate Congress Party fixer", died...

China to bring its relations with US back onto right track: Spokesperson

BEIJING: China urged the US not to make an issue out of China in its forthcoming Presidential election. A spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao...

Syria blacks out after suspected pipeline attack

SANA: A suspected attack on a pipeline in Syria caused a nationwide blackout overnight, the state news agency quoted authorities as saying Monday. According to...

New Zealand mosque shooter shows no emotion after facing survirors at trial

CHRISTCHURCH: The Australian white supremacist who pleaded guilty to murdering 51 Muslims in the New Zealand mosques attack remained unmoved on Monday during a...

Pakistan sanctions 397 local and international terrorists

Sanctions include freezing assets, foreign travel ban and arms embargo

Joe Biden formally nominated as US presidential candidate of Democratic Party

CAROLINA: Former Vice President Joe Biden was officially announced as the Democratic candidate to challenge President Donald Trump in the November election. In an unprecedented...

Chinese strength is impressive in COVID-19 fight: Report

BEIJING: Chinese strength in fighting against the COVID-19 epidemic is impressive, which shows its comprehensive strength of sci-tech and governance. China makes a good...
Trump says he ‘loves’ inflation, predicts prices will fall after Iran war ends

US President targets TikTok with new executive order

SAN FRANCISCO: US President Donald Trump on Friday once again targeted ByteDance with a new executive order ordering it to sell the US operations...

New Zealand announces return of coronavirus after 102 days

WELLINGTON: New Zealand announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections in 102 days on Tuesday, prompting the country’s prime minister to issue a stay-at-home...