UN food agency halts work in North Darfur, affects 2 million
Cairo, Dec 31 (AP) The World Food Programme has suspended its operations across Sudan's province of North Darfur following recent attacks on its warehouses,...
US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist’s killing could upend strategy for countering China
WASHINGTON, 7 Oct: The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S....
Dozens feared dead after Russian bomb levels Ukraine school
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, May 8 (AP) — Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school sheltering about 90 people...
South Korea stages drills simulating downing of North drones
SEOUL, South Korea, 29 Dec: South Korea staged large-scale military drills Thursday to simulate shooting down drones as a step to bolster its readiness...
Allies, innovation key to US competition with China: Defence Secretary
Washington, Dec 5 (AP) The Pentagon intends to work better with private industry to develop high-tech systems and to strengthen relations with allies in...
Pak authorities unearth network of cross-border drug smuggling to India operated by Lahore police...
Lahore, 30 Aug: Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Wednesday said it has unearthed a cross-border drug smuggling network to India via drones which is...
Russia attacks Ukraine as defiant Putin warns US, NATO
MOSCOW, 24 Feb: Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and...
NATO chief urges closer ties with Japan to defend democracy
TOKYO , Jan 01 (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg sharply criticized China on Tuesday for “bullying its neighbors and threatening Taiwan” and stressed...
Long walk to school: 30 years into freedom, many kids in South Africa still...
DUNDEE, South Africa, 13 Nov (AP) — On weekdays, 14-year-old Luyanda Hlali gets up before dawn to fetch firewood and cow dung to start...
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has taken back control in areas of the embattled Kharkiv...
KYIV, 25 May: Ukrainian forces have secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops entered the northeastern Kharkiv region earlier this month, Ukrainian President...
Nawaz Sharif’s chances of becoming Pak PM brightens after PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto withdraws...
Islamabad, Feb 13 (PTI) In a major boost to former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif's bid to secure a record fourth term, Pakistan Peoples...
Imran Khan’s caravan enters Punjab as Pak SC directs govt to allow protest rally...
Islamabad, May 25 (PTI) A defiant former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday marched towards Islamabad with hundreds of his supporters who were removing...
TN sends over 40,000 tonnes of relief material to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Tuticorin/Chennai (TN), 23 Jul: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday dispatched another round of essential items to the economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka, sending over...
Ukraine claims its drones hit a Russian oil facility, sparking a huge blaze
KYIV, Ukraine, 18 Jun: Ukraine claimed responsibility Tuesday for an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil facility that started a massive blaze in...
Japan’s Kishida, ahead of US trip, seeks stronger military ties with Washington and other...
TOKYO, 5 Apr (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday he wants to strengthen military and weapons development cooperation with the United...
Lithuania: Taiwan to set up USD 1B credit fund amid China spat
Vilnius, Jan 11 (AP) Taiwan will set up a USD 1 billion credit program aimed at funding projects by Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies amid...
Japan’s leader holds security, business talks in Poland on his way to NATO summit
WARSAW, 11 Jul: The prime ministers of Poland and Japan held talks on Tuesday on security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the strengthening of...
Seoul: North Korean hackers stole $1.2B in virtual assets
SEOUL, South Korea , Dec 23 (AP) — North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other...
EU cuts forecast for economic growth as war’s fallout widens
BRUSSELS, 16 May (AP) — The European Union has slashed its forecasts for economic growth in the 27-nation bloc amid the prospect of a...
China’s Communist Party expels censor accused of corruption
Beijing, Aug 18 (AP) China's ruling Communist Party has expelled a leading internet censor and accused him of a range of crimes and rule...