the end of nuclear arms control may be nigh
Ayan KhanRussian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov arrives for a meeting with a US special envoy in Vienna, Austria June 22, 2020. — Reuters.LONDON: Russia told the United States on Monday…
Odds ‘very high’ of US military conflict with China, says top Republican
A photograph of guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), forward-deployed to the US 7th Fleet area of operations, conducting underway operations in the South China Sea. Reuters/FileWASHINGTON: A top Republican…
Iran, Russia link banking systems amid Western sanction
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) shakes hands with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022. — ReutersDUBAI: Iran and Russia have connected their interbank…
The COVID-19 pandemic in 10 figures
A medical worker prepares a syringe with a dose of China's Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, in Bangkok, Thailand.…
Fight climate change without slowing growth: UAE COP28 chief
CEO of oil giant ADNOC Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. — Reuters/FileABU DHABI: The…
‘World dangerously unprepared for next crisis’
A logo of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pictured in Geneva, Switzerland. —Reuters/FileGENEVA: All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned…
India’s top court to consider cases against block on BBC documentary
A television journalist sets his camera inside the premises of the Supreme Court in New Delhi February 18, 2014.— ReutersBJP govt blocked sharing of any clips from the film on…
Israel appears to have been behind drone strike on Iran factory: US official
Eyewitness footage shows what is said to be the moment of an explosion at a military industry factory in Isfahan, Iran, January 29, 2023, in this still image obtained from…
Iranian military factory hit by drone attack
Eyewitness footage shows what is said to be the moment of an explosion at a military industry factory in Isfahan, Iran, on January 29, 2023. — ReutersDrones target plant near…
Blinken arrives in Egypt as Middle East violence erupts
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on January 17, 2023. — AFP.Blinken will visit Jerusalem, Ramallah after Cairo.Visit follows worst violence in years in…
In a first, women drive high-speed train in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH: Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Makkah, a beneficiary of Saudi Arabia's bid to employ its booming female workforce.Saudi…
US trade shifts on COVID and China tensions, but no ‘decoupling’ yet
A ship stacked with shipping containers is unloaded on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, US. — Reuters/File WASHINGTON: US trade flows are realigning on the back of pandemic shocks…
Trump warns 2024 election ‘our one shot’ to save America
Former US president Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a 2024 election campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 28, 2023. — AFPCOLUMBIA: Donald Trump warned Saturday that the…
Over 55,000 Sikhs vote for Khalistan Referendum in Australia
Members of Melbourne's Sikh community line-up to cast their vote for the Khalistan Referendum. — Photo by authorMELBOURNE: More than 55,000 Sikhs voted for Khalistan Referendum in a strong show…
Israel seals off home of Palestinian synagogue shooter
Israeli Border police officers stand at the house of Palestinian gunman Khaire Alkam in A-Tur in East Jerusalem. — Reuters/FileIsrael PM Benjamin Netanyahu promises "a swift response".Attack on Israelis in…
‘Ideology of hate’ consuming India: Gandhi’s great-grandson
The great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi, speaks during an interview at his home in Mumbai. — AFP/File MUMBAI: India's rising tide of Hindu nationalism is an affront to the legacy…
Thousands of Sikhs line up to vote for Khalistan Referendum in Australia
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Thousands of Australian Sikhs formed queues in Melbourne’s Federation Square to cast their votes for the Khalistan Referendum voting at the sprawling local arts centre.Sikhs living in and…
Pro-Khalistan Sikhs, BJP supporters clash during Khalistan Referendum voting
MELBOURNE: Several men were injured as a bloody clash broke out between pro-Khalistan activists and BJP-RSS supporters outside the Shaheed Satwant Singh-Shaheed Kehar Singh Khalistan Referendum voting centre.The police had…
Strong quake in northwest Iran kills at least three people
A damaged car is seen under the ruins, after an earthquake hit the Varankesh village in Eastern Azerbaijan province, northwest of Tehran, Iran November 08, 2019.— Reuters DUBAI: An earthquake with…
Memphis disbands police unit after fatal beating as protesters take to streets
People take part in a protest following the release of a video showing police officers beating Tyre Nichols, the young Black man who died three days after he was pulled…