Iran says has enriched over 210 kilograms of uranium to 20%
Tehran, Nov 5 (AP) Iran's atomic agency said Friday that its stockpile of 20 per cent enriched uranium has reached over 210 kilograms (463...
European ‘star survey’ reveals celestial treasure trove
BERLIN , Jun 13 (AP) — The European Space Agency has released a trove of data on almost 2 billion stars in the Milky...
US Navy says new task force to patrol Red Sea amid Yemen war
Dubai, Apr 13 (AP) The US Navy on Wednesday said it will begin a new task force with allied countries to patrol the Red...
Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades...
US envoy to Taiwan declares ties ‘rock solid’ amid military threats from China
TAIPEI, Taiwan, 4 Sep (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to Taiwan on Wednesday said American support for the island is “rock-solid, principled, and...
Taliban capture Mazar-e-Sharif, 4th largest Afghan city
Kabul, Aug 14 (AP) Mazar-e-Sharif, the fourth-largest city in Afghanistan, fell to the Taliban on Saturday after a multipronged assault launched by insurgents, according...
China lodges protest over Modi’s response to Taiwan president’s greetings
BEIJING, 6 Jun: China on Thursday protested to India over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's social media statement that he looked forward to having closer...
Forty dead in heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan; 17 killed in bus accident
ISLAMABAD, 16 Jul (AP) — Heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others, Taliban officials said...
US Government May Run Out Of Funds By October Unless Debt Limit Raised
Washington, Sep 28 (AFP): The US Treasury is likely to exhaust measures to keep funding the government on October 18, and will run out...
Hopes for historic Pacific visit dashed after Biden cancels trip to Papua New Guinea
WELLINGTON, New Zealand , 17 May (AP) — Papua New Guinea had declared next Monday a public holiday in anticipation of an historic visit...
China to build Xinjiang-Tibet rail link: Report
BEIJING, 11 Aug: China is set to build the most ambitious rail link connecting Xinjiang province with Tibet, part of which will "run near"...
Japan, South Korea protest China visa stoppage in COVID spat
TOKYO , 11 Jan (AP) Japan and South Korea defended their public health restrictions on travelers from China on Wednesday, a day after China...
Germany hosts the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan for peace talks
BERLIN, 28 Feb: Germany sought to move forward talks on a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday, welcoming the two countries’ foreign...
Pakistan’s Punjab province decides to impose ’emergency’ due to rising rape cases
Lahore, 20 Jun: Authorities in Pakistan's Punjab province have decided to declare an "emergency" following a spike in cases of sexual abuse against women...
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait to cut Oil supply by 772,000 barrels per day
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2 Apr: Gulf oil giants Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates led a coordinated cut in production by Middle East...
Biden signs USD 768.2 billion defense spending bill into law
Washington, Dec 28 (AP) US President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Monday, authorising USD 768.2 billion in military spending,...
Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees
Moscow, Dec 21 (AP) The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that NATO will not...
Bitcoin tops $66,000, hits high on mainstreaming excitement
New York, Oct 20 (AP) Bitcoin jumped to a record Wednesday, topping 66,000 for the first time, as it rides a wave of excitement...
Imran Khan’s assassination bid: Police in Pakistan’s Punjab province finally register FIR
Islamabad/Lahore, Nov 8 (PTI) Punjab police on Tuesday registered an FIR over the failed assassination bid on Imran Khan and named the detained attacker...
Long-haul carrier Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with $52 billion aircraft purchase from Boeing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 13 Nov (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates opened the Dubai Air Show with a $52 billion purchase of Boeing Co....