Three dead as Russian drones attack Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities
Russian forces attacked Kyiv and other cities early on Sunday, injuring at least 11 people in the capital, killing three people in towns around it and damaging dwellings and other…
Judge blocks Trump admin from revoking Harvard enrollment of foreign students
A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students, a policy the Ivy League school called part of President Donald Trump’s broader…
UNSC condemns ‘cowardly’ terrorist attack on school bus in Khuzdar
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council strongly condemned the “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan, and called for bringing the…
Who is Elias Rodriguez? Israel embassy staff shooting suspect
WASHINGTON: A Chicago-born man, Elias Rodriguez, arrested as the lone suspect in the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington was charged in federal court with two counts…
Yemen’s Houthis launch two missiles on Israel
Israel’s military said it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen and that sirens had sounded twice across the country including in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, as the Iran-aligned…
Pakistan’s economy will have to pay for every attack: Modi
NEW DELHI, May 22: Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty,…
Bangladesh army chief wants elections ‘by December’
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s powerful army chief has said the first elections since the country’s former leader was ousted in a mass uprising should be held by December, local media reported, and…
Massive floods strand over 50,000 in eastern Australia
SYDNEY, Australia: Rising floodwaters stranded more than 50,000 people in eastern Australia on Thursday, as torrential rain pummelled water-logged towns for a second day and engorged rivers swallowed roads, leaving…
6.1-magnitude quake hits off Greek island of Crete: USGS
ATHENS, Greece: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off the Greek islands of Crete and Santorini on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The strong quake struck 82 kilometres (51 miles) northeast…
Macron party backs banning hijab in public spaces for under 15s
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron’s political party wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public, with the government set to review a report Wednesday on…