China’s President Xi may visit Russia next week
BEIJING: Xi Jinping, President of China could wade deeper than before into Ukraine diplomacy as soon as next week, staging both his first trip...
Amnesty International condemns police misuse of rubber bullets globally
PARIS: Police use of rubber bullets and other projectiles against peaceful protesters has become increasingly routine worldwide, leading to many eye injuries and even...
‘End of US influence’: Mideast rivals Saudi Arabia, Iran restore ties
DUBAI: A big blow to US influence in Middle East as two rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to re-establish relations after years of...
Malaysia’s ex-PM Muhyiddin taken into custody, to face multiple graft charges
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Thursday arrested former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and will charge him with graft, the country's anti-corruption agency said.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption...
Qatar assures ‘complete support’ for Pakistan’s development agenda
DOHA: Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed a wide array of mutually beneficial issues with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and...
Poor nations’ leaders unleash anger and despair at UN summit
DOHA: Leaders from the world's poorest nations poured out their disappointment and bitterness at a UN summit on Sunday over the treatment of their...
Prime Minister Sharif reaches Qatar to attend UN Conference on LDCs today
DOHA (Qatar): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Doha on Sunday on a two-day visit to participate in the United Nations Conference on the...
Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski jailed for 10 years
MOSCOW: Belarus handed a 10-year jail term to Nobel Prize-winning activist Ales Bialiatski, drawing immediate condemnation internationally.
Bialiatski, who founded the authoritarian nation's most prominent...
Biden’s battle with skin cancer ends in victory
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden had a skin lesion removed from his chest in February that was a basal cell carcinoma — a common...
White House gives government agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban
WASHINGTON: The White House gave the government agencies 30 days to ensure they do not have Chinese-owned app TikTok on federal devices and systems.
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