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Any new attack would be ‘another failure’: Iran
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Gunmen kill Pak militia chief, 5 others
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Blast at central Russian plant kills 10: governor
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No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO
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Saudi prince strikes conciliatory tone with Iran
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince on Tuesday struck a conciliatory tone towards the kingdom’s arch-nemesis Iran, saying he sought “good” relations, after sources said the rivals held secret talks in Baghdad.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden eyes to end inequality
President Joe Biden was scheduled to use his first address to Congress yesterday to call for an epic effort to make the United States fairer, funded in part by reversing Donald Trump’s tax cuts on the wealthy.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
No dialogue until all prisoners are freed
Myanmar’s pro-democracy unity government, formed to oppose the military junta that seized power nearly three months ago, yesterday ruled out talks on the crisis until all political prisoners are released.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
US orders staff to leave Kabul due to threats
The United States has ordered non-essential staff to leave its Kabul embassy, citing increased threats as Washington prepares to end its 20-year war in Afghanistan.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Panic as strong quake hits Assam
A strong earthquake and nerve jangling aftershocks cracked walls and sent inhabitants pouring onto the streets in several towns across northeastern India yesterday.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Brexit saga completes
The European Parliament yesterday overwhelmingly ratified the EU’s post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, but promised to keep a close eye on London with cross-channel hostility still high.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Single dose halves transmission: study
One dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines reduces the chances of someone infected with coronavirus from spreading it to other household members by up to 50 percent, according to a English study published yesterday.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
200 endangered species threatened by conflict: IUCN
Civil unrest and military exercises pose heightened risk to more than 200 threatened species, including elephant populations and the critically-endangered Eastern gorilla, conservationists warned yesterday.
28 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Russia expels diplomats from Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
Russia's foreign ministry on Wednesday ordered the expulsion of seven diplomats from Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, in retaliation for the expulsion of Russian envoys.
28 April 2021, 11:52 AM
Study: 1 in 10 women experience miscarriage
One in seven pregnancies worldwide ends in miscarriage, and eleven percent of women endure a failed pregnancy at least once in their lifetime, experts said yesterday.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Army deployed in Pakistan to enforce rules
Pakistani troops have been deployed in 16 major cities to assist civilian authorities in enforcing measures meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus, including the wearing of masks in public and the closing of non-essential businesses after 6pm.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
EU lawmakers debate Brexit accord before decisive vote
EU lawmakers debated the post-Brexit trade agreement between the European Union and Britain for the last time yesterday, ahead of a vote that is expected to give the accord overwhelming approval.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
US SC to take up gun rights case
The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge backed by the gun lobby to a New York law that restricts the carrying of firearms outside the home.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
17 found dead off Canary Islands
Seventeen people were found dead on a boat drifting off El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands, officials said, as migrant arrivals to the archipelago surge despite the deadly dangers of the crossing.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Clean energy innovation slowing globally: report
Innovation in the clean energy sector has slowed, a report released yesterday found, a worrying development as plans to meet carbon emissions reductions targets rely on yet-to-be-developed technologies.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran orders probe into Zarif audio ‘conspiracy’
Iran’s president has ordered a probe into the “conspiracy” of leaked audio in which the foreign minister says the military was too influential in diplomacy, a government spokesman announced yesterday.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
HRW: Israel committing ‘crime of apartheid’ against Palestinians
Human Rights Watch yesterday said that Israel is committing the crime of “apartheid” by seeking to maintain Jewish “domination” over Palestinians and its own Arab population, an explosive allegation fiercely denounced by Israel.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Unnecessary rush to hospitals a problem
People in India are rushing unnecessarily to hospital, exacerbating a crisis over surging Covid-19 infections caused by mass gatherings, more contagious variants and low vaccination rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday.
27 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Spanish PM confirms two Spanish journalists killed in Burkina Faso
Two Spanish journalists who went missing on Monday in Burkina Faso have been murdered, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said today.
27 April 2021, 14:22 PM
Ready to hold talks if India revisits decisions
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said Pakistan would be happy to talk out differences and resolve outstanding issues through dialogue if India was willing to revisit the unilateral decisions it took on Aug 5, 2019.
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM