The United States has rebuffed Ukraine's requests for ATACMS missiles
Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23 million: WHO
The situation is particularly dire in northern Syria, which has already been decimated by years of war
Indian Man Arrested For Killing Fellow Countryman In US
An Indian national has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a compatriot in the US state of Alabama, police said.
Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon: White House
U.S. officials say that efforts ordered by President Joe Biden to strengthen defenses against Chinese espionage helped identify last weeks spy balloon and determine that similar flights were conducted at multiple points during the Trump administration
Sub-Saharan Africa is 'new epicentre' of extremism: United Nations report
A significant increase of 92% of new recruits to extremist groups are joining for better livelihoods compared to the motivations of those interviewed in a previous report released in 2017, according to UNDP report.
Hillary Clinton to visit Ellora Caves, Grishneshwar temple in Aurangabad
Ms. Clinton was on a visit to Gujarat for the last two days where she attended a programme to mark 50 years of SEWA as a trade union.
Indias earthquake relief | First C-17 with aid and personnel takes off for Turkey
The move comes after PM Narendra Modi declaredon Monday that India will provide all possible assistance to Turkey.
U.N. chief fears world is heading toward a wider war
The United Nations chief is warning that the world is facing a convergence of challenges unlike any in our lifetimes.
Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharrafs body arrives in Karachi from UAE for burial
Arrangements have been completed at the Malir Cantt where Musharraf will be buried at Karachi's Old Army Graveyard
Russian forces keep up pressure as Ukraine anniversary nears
Officials in Ukraine say Russian forces are keeping Ukrainian troops tied down with fighting in the eastern Donbas region
India to send disaster relief teams to quake-hit Turkey
Apart from the special NDRF teams, medical teams consisting of doctors and paramedics with medical supplies are also being readied to help quake-hit Turkey
Facebook can be sued, rules Kenyan labour court
Following the judge's decision that Meta can be sued in Kenya, the next step in case will be considered by the court on March 8.
Balloon bickering over Biden's actions, China's intentions
Republican lawmakers are accusing China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon
Dubai receives 14.36 mn int'l visitors in 2022, close to pre-Covid levels
Dubai received 14.36 million international overnight visitors in 2022, growing 97 per cent YoY from the 7.28 million tourist arrivals in 2021, as per city's Department of Economy and Tourism (DET)
Turkey earthquake live updates | 15 dead, multiple buildings collapse
At least 15 people died in the earthquake, local officials said, although the toll threatened to climb much higher because many buildings were destroyed
Ukraine to replace Defence Minister in wartime reshuffle
Oleksii Reznikov would be transferred to another ministerial job and replaced by Kyrylo Budanov, head of the GUR military intelligence agency
Before Partition, young Musharraf lived in a haveli at Daryaganj in Delhi
Pervez Musharraf, who died on Sunday, spent half a decade of his childhood in a Mughal-style haveli in old Delhis Daryaganj
Pakistan PM Sharif reiterates diplomatic, and moral support to Kashmiris
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reiterated diplomatic, political, and moral support to the Kashmiri people until they attained their right to self-determination as per UN resolutions. Addressing a special session of the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) assembly in Muzaffarabad, Sharif said that Pakistan always laid emphasis on a peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute as per relevant UN Security Council's resolutions. He said that East Taimur, Darfur, and other areas of the world were given independence on ethnic grounds but the same is not applied in Kashmir and Palestine. He was speaking on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day', which was observed in Pakistan to express support to the Kashmiris. Separately, Prime Minister Sharif in his special message said that the people of Pakistan renew our commitment of our unflinching support to them (Kashmiris) in their just struggle for inalienable right to self-determination. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhut
Blowout jobs: A headache for Federal Reserve, or a back-to-2019 gift?
The dissonance in the data will be a key puzzle for policymakers to resolve as they plot their next interest rate moves
In pictures | Pervez Musharraf Pakistan's last military ruler
Pervez Musharraf, the architect of Kargil War, brought Pakistan and India to the brink of war
The Democratic Congresswoman, one of the strongest critics of Americas Israel policy, was ousted from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over alleged anti-Semitism
As Adani Group faces market storm, Indias neighbours watch closely
The Adani Group has interests in a number of power and port projects across the region, and the Indian government has been keen to emphasise that any setback to projects will not affect ties
Chinese balloon | Many questions about suspected spy in U.S. sky
A massive white orb flying across U.S. airspace has triggered a diplomatic maelstrom and is blowing up on social media
ASEAN Ministers urge Myanmar junta to implement agreed peace plan
Indonesian officials have said the lack of progress by Myanmar's junta tests the bloc's credibility and are working to find solutions to the crisis.
Germany's exports, imports up in 2022 amid energy crisis, high inflation
Germany's imports and exports both increased year-on-year in 2022 amid the energy crisis and high inflation, according to preliminary figures published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)
Bank of England expected to raise interest rates to tame inflation
The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by as much as half a percentage point Thursday as it seeks to tame the double-digit inflation fuelling a cost-of-living crisis, public-sector strikes and fears of recession. The move would push the UK's key rate to 4 per cent. Economists suggest this may be the last big rate increase for Britain's central bank, which has approved 10 consecutive hikes since a post-pandemic surge in the world economy and Russia's war in Ukraine drove inflation to 40-year highs. The US Federal Reserve has already begun tapering its response, boosting its key rate by just a quarter-point on Wednesday. The European Central Bank, meanwhile, is expected to go big again, with a half-point hike on Thursday. Optimism grew that rate increases may begin to tail off after UK inflation eased for a second straight month to 10.5 per cent in December, down from a peak of 11.1 per cent in October. That's still far higher than in the US and the 20-country eurozon
