Saturday, 22 Mar, 2025

International

6 days from the US Election: Trump, Biden campaigns turn west

Election day in the United States is next Tuesday, November 3 and Donald Trump and Joe Biden continue crisscrossing the country in these final days making their closing arguments to the millions of Americans who have yet to cast a ballot. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a record

25 dead, scores missing after typhoon lashes Vietnam

Vietnam deployed hundreds of soldiers and heavy machinery on Thursday to search for survivors after landslides triggered by torrential rains from Typhoon Molave, one of the strongest typhoons in the region in decades.  The landslides, which hit remote areas in the central province

Azerbaijan says 19 killed, 60 wounded in Armenia missile attack

Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of killing civilians by shelling cities in and around Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday (Oct 28), in an escalation of a month-long conflict over the mountain enclave that has defied three ceasefires. Azerbaijan said 19 people were killed when

Imran Khan likens hate against Islam with Holocaust, seeks ban on Islamophobic content on Facebook

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again drawn an inexplicable parallel between Islamophobia and the Holocaust. In a bizarre letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Khan has sought a ban on Islamophobic content similar to the prohibition put for the Holocaust on the social

J-K: Those youth who want to shun the path of militancy are welcome, says Lt Gen BS Raju

Speaking at Yusmarg festival organised by Indian Army in central Kashmir's Budgam district, Lieutenant General BS Raju of General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps urged the youth of the valley to shun the path of terrorism and surrender. "I want to make it clear that those

After shining on National level, Taekwondo player from J&K aims for Olympics

Danish Manzoor, a rising taekwondo player from North Kashmir's Baramulla district, dreams of going to the Olympics. "Growing up I was always into sports. I started off with Cricket and from there I turned to combat sports, which is taekwondo," said Manzoor, adding that he

How you can be US president without winning most votes

The US presidential election takes place 3 November. But it's possible the candidate with the most votes from the public won't be the winner. This is because the president is not chosen directly by the voters, but what's known as the electoral college. So, who are

Saudi Arabia plans to end ‘Kafala’ labor system: Report

Saudi Arabia is set to announce major labor reforms that could effectively end its controversial “kafala” system for foreign workers, a news outlet close to the government reported. New rules governing foreign labor are scheduled to be unveiled as early as next week and

US election: Biden hits new battleground, Trump blitzes Midwest

Democratic White House challenger Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump as a conman during a campaign foray into traditionally Republican territory. In Georgia, Biden said that Trump's handling of coronavirus amounted to a "capitulation". Trump kept blitzing the

Pak opposition slams Imran Khan-led govt for failing to exit from FATF grey list

The opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) slammed the Imran Khan-led government for its failure to remove Pakistan from the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) alleged that the FATF decision was the result of the “slipshod and

Primary health center in J&K’s Gatipora to benefit 25,000 people

In the Indian union territory, local villagers of Gatipora in Kellar block of Shopian district of South Kashmir expressed happiness that the construction of a Primary Health Centre (PHC) equipped with all modern medical facilities will soon be completed. "Once this PHC is

4 killed, 2 injured in explosion at Pakistan's Quetta

At least four people were killed and two persons sustained injuries after a bomb exploded in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan in Pakistan, on Sunday. The explosion took place within the vicinity of Shalkot police station, reported ARY News. Police officials informed

At least 7 dead in Pakistan school attack

At least seven people have died and more than 50 injured after an explosion during a class at a religious school in Pakistan, police have said. Hospital officials say those killed in the attack, which took place in the northern city of Peshawar, were aged between 20 and 30. Dozens

India to sign defensive agreement with US following Himalayan standoff with China

The United States and India have reaffirmed their defensive and security relationship, as Washington continues to rally allies in Asia amid concerns over increased Chinese military activity in the region. In a meeting Monday in the Indian capital, US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and

Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to US Supreme Court

The US Senate has confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in a victory for President Donald Trump a week before the general election. Trump's fellow Republicans voted 52-48 to approve the judge, overcoming the unified opposition of Democrats. The 48-year-old took

Working with like-minded partners essential to contain China, says US

Given China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour across the India-Pacific from the Himalayas to the South China Sea, it’s more important than ever that we work with like-minded partners such as India, said US State Department on Friday. Speaking at the Washington Foreign

Pakistan Interior Minister Ijaz Shah behind move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP to register FIR against PML-N leaders

Pakistan Interior Minister Brig (retd) Ijaz Shah is suspected to be the person behind the recent Pakistan Rangers' move to 'kidnap' Sindh IGP and subsequent arrest of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader Safdar Awan, media reports said. Targeting former Pakistan PM Nawaz

Chinese Muslims's battle to protect holy Quran from Xi Jinping's Communist govt

The latest reportage coming from China's Xinjiang on confiscation of Quran has left the entire world in a shocking state. Radio Free Asia reported a few disturbing incidents from Xinjiang wherein Muslims were forced to dispose of the holy Quran in rivers to save themselves from

Malaysia PM faces calls to quit after failed bid for emergency rule

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced calls to resign on Monday (Oct 26) as doubts swirled over the support that he commands, after the king rejected his request to declare a state of emergency to fight the COVID-19 epidemic. Muhyiddin had requested emergency rule amid a

Spain imposes national curfew to curb Covid spread

Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the curfew, which came into force on Sunday night, would be in place between the hours of 23:00 and