Attack blamed on IS militants kills 22 people in central Syria
(): An attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the Islamic State group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters, an opposition war monitor and pro-government media reported on Friday. Gunmen attacked a bus carrying members of the Quds Brigade, a government and Russian-backed faction of mostly Palestinian fighters in...
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Jury selection could be nearing close in Trump’s hush money trial
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US vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at UN
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Israel warned US about drone attack on Iran, Italian foreign min says at G7
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Man detained after police op at Iranian consulate
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Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones
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NSE to launch derivatives on Nifty Next 50 index from April 24
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Sri Lanka government, opposition trade barbs
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Indonesia visit: China’s minister criticises US role in Gaza talks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked the United States for earlier blocking United Nations resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting with his counterpart in Indonesia. The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers reiterated their countries’ calls for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in...
US envoy to UN vows support for families held captive in N Korea
The United States ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that America will stand with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation. Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the comments on Thursday as she began her visit to Tokyo by meeting with the...
Russia reports downing 5 Ukrainian military balloons in Kyiv’s latest war innovation
Russian air defences downed what authorities described as five Ukrainian balloons overnight, the defense ministry in Moscow said Thursday, as the sides kept up long-range strikes that have featured heavily in what has largely become a war of attrition. Neither Russian nor Ukrainian officials have provided details about the secretive balloons,...
China dumps USD 22.7 bn in US treasury bills
China has offloaded USD 22.7 billion US treasury bills recently over concerns over security and a further delay to expected interest rate cuts by the American Federal Reserve, amidst its intensified strategic rivalry with Washington. The world’s second-largest economy offloaded USD 22.7 billion of the bills in February, with its total...
Belgian, Czech leaders exhort EU to react amid concern
The leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic are warning their European Union partners to take urgent action to prevent Russian interference in June’s Europe-wide elections, after the two countries’ intelligence services uncovered evidence of attempts to bribe EU lawmakers. “We simply cannot allow Russia to get away with such a...
X says ‘continue to work’ with Pakistan govt to understand its ‘concerns’
A day after the Pakistan government told a high court that the popular microblogging website X has been banned in the country due to national security issues, the social media platform on Thursday for the first time said that it continues to work with the relevant authorities on their concerns. The...
High-level inquiry panel to probe allegations against former ISI chief
The Pakistan Army has constituted a high-level inquiry committee headed by a major general to look into the allegations against Lt-Gen (retd) Faiz Hameed that he as the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director-general misused his authority, according to a media report on Thursday. The inquiry has been ordered according to the orders...
