08-05-2023 MOSCOW: Russia has sparked a “mad panic” as it evacuates a town near the contested Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, a Ukrainian official says. Russia has told people to leave 18 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, including Enerhodar near the plant, ahead of Kyiv’s anticipated offensive. The Ukrainian mayor of …

08-05-2023 OTTAWA/ EDSON: Raging wildfires spreading across Alberta have forced the Canadian province to announce a state of emergency, with 25,000 people forced to flee their homes due to the out-of-control blazes. The huge wildfires, fanned by strong dry winds, have grown in number to around 110 as of Sunday, …

08-05-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to host a day-long trilateral dialogue with China and Afghanistan in Islamabad after the arrival of the Chinese and Afghan foreign ministers, Qin Gang and Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, on Friday. In addition to attending the fifth round of the trilateral …

08-05-2023 ANKARA/ KHARTOUM: Turkey will move its embassy in Khartoum to Port Sudan after the Turkish ambassador’s car was hit by gunfire, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. “With recommendation from the transitional government and Sudan army, we decided to move our embassy temporarily to Port Sudan for security reasons,” …

08-05-2023 CAIRO: Foreign ministers from Arab League member states have agreed to reinstate Syria’s membership after its suspension more than 10 years ago, according to Iraqi state media. The ministers voted for Syria’s return into the fold at the Arab League’s headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. The decision was made …

08-05-2023 HOUSTON: A lone gunman went on a mass killing spree at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, near Dallas, shooting at least nine people dead before he was taken out by the police who responded rapidly to the situation to restrict the shooter from doing further fatal damage, CNN …

crowds gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday in a show of defiance against plans which they see as an existential threat to Israeli democracy TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests across the country on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bitterly disputed plans to tighten controls …

Syria’s membership of the Arab League was suspended in 2011 after a bloody crackdown on street protests against Assad DUBAI ‘May 7:Arab League foreign ministers adopted a decision to readmit Syria after more than a decade of suspension on Sunday, a spokesperson for the league said, consolidating a regional push …

Hyderabad, May 7 (Zahid Hussain-  PMI): A special cell was established to monitor the situation in the strife-torn Manipur State to protect Telangana students. “Chief secretary  A Santhi Kumari and DGP Anjani Kumar IPS  are in touch with the Manipur government officials to ensure safety of Telangana students and workers,” …

Government has set up 40 new police stations within the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. It has issued orders to this effect on Saturday Hyderabad ‘May 7 ‘(Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI) Government of Telangana has set up 40 new police stations in the Hyderabad-Secunderabad twin cities. It has issued orders to this effect …