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...
COVID will likely recede into the background, says Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine developer
Dhaka: Sarah Gilbert, who led a team that developed the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, believes that SARS-CoV-2 will likely recede into the background in the...
Japan could invite South Korea, Australia, India to G7: Reports
Tokyo: Japan could invite South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, as well as the leaders of Australia and India, to the G7 summit in May,...
Afghanistan recognized as most insecure nation in world: Reports
Afghanistan has been declared as the most insecure nation in the world, as per a report released by the International Institute for Peace and...
New US border measures not in line with international standards, warns UNHCR
New York: Plans by the Biden administration to expand restrictions on people seeking refuge in the United States are not in line with refugee...
Threat to attack Parliament house: Two TTP ‘terrorists’ arrested
Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IG) Dr Akbar Nisar Khan has said two men, who belong to terrorist group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who threatened...
Retired people in Afghanistan protest in Kabul over unpaid pensions
Kabul: Dozens of retired officials on Monday demonstrated in Kabul city of Afghanistan over unpaid pensions, media reports said.
They claimed they have not been...
North Korea introduces total ban on visitors from China amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Pyongyang: North Korea has now introduced a total ban on visitors from its close ally and neighbor as China is witnessing a surge in...
Scientists warn China can expect repeat Covid infections with new Omicron strains on the way
Beijing: Scientists have warned that China is going to fight against multiple waves of coronavirus infections as the Omicron variant mutates to become better...
China’s air incursions into Taiwan defence zone doubled last year: Reports
Beijing: Chinas warplane incursion into Taiwans air defence zone has doubled last year, media reports said on Wednesday.
The surge occurred at a time when...
Lebanon: Military court charges 7 over attacking UN peacekeepers
Beirut: Lebanons military court charged seven people over the attack in December that killed an Irish peacekeeper and wounded three others in southern Lebanon.
The...
Europe: Warm start to 2023 breaks records and skiers hearts, says WMO
New York: The unusually warm conditions in Europe that marked the festive season broke records and likely skiers hearts - in several countries...
Pakistan: Thousands demonstrate in South Waziristan against rising terrorism
South Waziristan: Thousands of people on Friday reached the streets of South Waziristans Wana region in Pakistan to protest against recent wave of terrorism...
Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all ILO report
New York: Flexible working hours can advance economies and businesses while helping employees and families achieve a better work-life balance, according to a new...
Taliban government of Afghanistan asks Pakistan to avoid provocative statements
Kabul: Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has asked Pakistan government to refrain from issuing provocative and baseless statements.
He said his government desires to establish...
