UN official decries deadly Ukraine strikes, urges return to diploma
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), renewed the call for an immediate ceasefire and a return to diplomacy to end the devastation. “Ukrainian people have endured nearly three-and-a-half years of unimaginable
New Zealand will make it easier to run businesses in conservation areas
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will make it easier to run businesses in conservation zones and charge foreign tourists to enter some areas in an effort to create jobs and increase economic growth, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Saturday. The decision by the centre-right
India will remain friendly to Russia despite Trump’s threats: NYT
NEW DELHI: India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite US President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources said, not wishing to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. “These are long-term oil contracts,” one of the sources
Climate Changing may extend monsoon to end of September
KARACHI: Due to climate change, weather patterns are shifting, and this year the monsoon may continue until the end of September, instead of mid-September as typical, meteorologists have said. Experts noted that monsoon currents have so far had limited impact on southern Pakistan,
COAS stresses national unity as Pakistan Army inducts Z-10ME attack helicopter
The Pakistan Army has inducted Z-10ME attack helicopters to reinforce its “integrated battlefield response”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir presided over the induction ceremony of the Z-10ME attack helicopter into
Irania President Masoud Pezeshkian lands in Pakistan on two-day visit
Iranian President to discuss Trade Tai, regional peace during official 2-Days visit. LAHORE: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday arrived in Pakistan on a two-day official visit as he aims at strengthening bilateral trade and economic relations between the two countries. He was received
France: Begins sending humanitarian aid airdrops to Gaza.
PARIS(Web Desk) France on Friday started to air-drop 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza as it urged Israel to allow full access to the area which it said was slipping into famine. “Faced with the absolute urgency, we have just conducted a
Indonesian president pardons two political rivals
JAKARTA:(Web Desk)Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has pardoned a former trade minister and a senior politician from an opposition party. Prabowo granted amnesty to Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary general of parliament’s largest party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Law Minister Supratman Andi
Russia’s drone and missile attack on Kyiv, 18 killed, 159 injured
Kiev: (Web Desk) Russia launched an airstrike on the Ukrainian capital Kiev, killing 18 people and injuring 159, including children. According to Ukrainian officials, Russia targeted a residential apartment in the Kramatoruk area of Kiev, which also damaged vehicles, and several people are
Storm in China: More than 60 dead, 9 missing
Beijing: Tropical storms wreak havoc in China, killing more than 60 people and leaving 9 missing. Dozens of roads were closed due to rains and floods, more than 130 villages lost power, and more than 283,000 people were evacuated to safer places due
