US President May Use OPCON Transfer to Reduce US Troops in Korea
US President Donald Trump reportedly views the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea as a possible way to reduce or withdraw American troops from the Korean...
MEA Secretary Meets Somali President, Conveys Greetings from PM Modi
MEA Secretary Sripriya Ranganathan met Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, conveying greetings from President...
China Tightens Internet Censorship as Universities Intensify Student Surveillance Measures
China is tightening internet censorship as universities intensify surveillance of students using VPNs to...
Tibetan Leader Accuses China of Interfering in Dalai Lama Succession
Tibetan leader Penpa Tsering has accused China of attempting to control the selection of...
Microsoft Apologises After Major Global Outage Disrupts Outlook and Teams
Microsoft apologised for a major global outage that disrupted services including Outlook, Teams and...
Allah is responsible for Pakistan’s development, prosperity: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar
Islamabad: Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said Allah (Islamic deity) is responsible for the countrys development and prosperity.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the...
EU Commission to file court cases against 6 countries causing environmental damage
Moscow/UNI: The European Commission said on Thursday it would submit to the EU Court of Justice cases of non-compliance with provisions on protecting the...
Chris Hipkins swears in as New Zealand PM, succeeds Jacinda Ardern
Wellington/UNI: Chris Hipkins was sworn in as the new New Zealand Prime Minister on Wednesday succeeding Jacinda Ardern, who resigned less than one week...
Philippine air force plane crashes in Bataan province, both pilots killed: Reports
Manila: A Philippine air force plane has crashed in the province of Bataan, killing two pilots, Philippine newspaper Inquirer reported on Wednesday, citing the...
Emmanuel Macron’s erratic military policy shows lack of vision: Expert
Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a huge boost to military spending after years of advocating for cuts to the defense budget, a...
Chinese cargo ship runs aground in southern Japan: Reports
Beijing: The Chinese cargo ship Shin Haijo 2 has run aground between the islands of Ishigaki and Kohama in Japans Okinawa Prefecture, Japanese broadcaster...
Maldives to support India’s candidature to a non-permanent seat of United Nations Security Council
Male: The Government of Maldives has decided to support Indias candidature to a non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council, for the term...
North Korea imposes five-day lockdown in Pyongyang to battle rising cases of ‘respiratory illness’
Pyongyang: North Korean authorities have imposed a five-day lockdown in Pyongyang city amid rising cases of respiratory illness.
The order comes a day after NK...
Palestinian refugees face hitting rock bottom, warns UNRWA in $1.6 billion appeal
New York: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) appealed on Tuesday for $1.6 billion to fund...
Chinas exhausted doctors and nurses working long hours for reduced pay amid COVID-19 surge
Beijing: Doctors and nurses in China are facing pay cuts or salary delays despite working hard to deal with the sudden surge in COVID-19...
Pakistani cities witnessing massive power outage
Lahore: Key Pakistani cities have been left without power, triggered by a frequency variation in the national grid, on Monday, media reports said.
Power failure...
Pakistan: Blast occurs close to police vehicle in Peshawar, no casualty
Peshawar: An explosion occurred close to a police vehicle within the limits of Badaber Police Station in Peshawar city of Pakistan on Sunday, media...
Syria: Building collapses in Aleppo, 13 die
Aleppo: At least 13 people died as a building collapsed in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday.
Rescue workers are searching to find the...
US: 10 killed in mass shooting in California during Chinese New Year’s Eve gathering
Los Angeles: At least ten people were killed and 10 others were injured when a gunman opened fire in the US city of Monterey...
