21-12-2025 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there will be no more wars after Ukraine, if Russia is treated with respect and dismissed claims that Moscow is planning to attack European countries as “nonsense”. In a televised event lasting almost four and a half hours, he was asked by …
Read More »Ex-Pak PM Imran & wife given further jail after fraud case
21-12-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to further jail terms following a fraud case involving state gifts. They were convicted of breaking Pakistan’s rules on gifts after Bibi was given a luxury jewelry set …
Read More »US interdicting, seizing vessel off Venezuelan coast
21-12-2025 WASHINGTON: The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, three US officials told media on Saturday, a move which comes just days after US President Donald Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. The …
Read More »Seven elephants killed in India train accident
21-12-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ GUWAHATI: A high-speed train carrying 650 people has collided with and killed seven wild Asiatic elephants and injured a calf in northern India. Five train coaches and the engine derailed following the impact, but there were no reported human casualties, Kishore Sharma, Indian Railways spokesman …
Read More »UNSC condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for offensive in Congo
21-12-2025 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned Rwanda for backing a rebel offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and urged it to withdraw its forces and stop supporting the M23 armed group. The UNSC unanimously adopted the resolution on Friday, and also extended the …
Read More »Tens of thousands join funeral of slain Bangladesh activist
21-12-2025 DHAKA: Bangladesh is observing a national day of mourning as the funeral was held for Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent leader of its 2024 student-led uprising, after his death triggered two days of protests across the country. Tens of thousands of people poured into the area surrounding Bangladesh’s parliament …
Read More »US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes
21-12-2025 WASHINGTON/ ROCKY MOUNT: The United States military “hit the ISIS (ISIL) thugs in Syria”, President Donald Trump has said, a week after two US soldiers and an interpreter were killed in Syria’s Palmyra city. In a speech in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Trump said he “ordered a massive strike …
Read More »Australian PM announces crackdown on hate speech
20-12-2025 CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will crack down on hate speech following Sunday’s deadly shooting at Bondi Beach that targeted a Jewish festival. Fifteen people were killed when two gunmen opened fire at an event to mark the first day of Hanukkah. New laws will …
Read More »Pope Leo names new Archbishop of NY in major shakeup
20-12-2025 VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo replaced Cardinal Timothy Dolan as leader of the Catholic Church in New York, the Vatican announced on Thursday, sidelining a prominent US Church figure in a major shake-up of the country’s Catholic leadership. Leo, the first US pope, appointed a relatively unknown cleric from Illinois, …
Read More »India signs trade pact with Oman as it expands Middle East ties
20-12-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies DUBAI/ NEW DELHI: India signed an economic partnership agreement with Oman on Thursday to boost bilateral trade and investment as it seeks to expand Middle East ties and diversify trade to beat steep US tariffs. Oman has offered zero-duty access on over 98% of its …
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