BEIJING: Ten years on, the families of Chinese passengers who disappeared on board a lost Malaysia Airlines flight still are searching for answers. On Friday, a few dozen relatives of the passengers met officials at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing as part of their long journey for answers. They also visited the Malaysian…
NEW DELHI: An overnight “bombing” wounded several individuals at the Calso military base in Babylon province, south of Baghdad, where Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, or Hashed al-Shaabi, is stationed. The interior ministry official reported one death and eight injuries from the “aerial bombing,” while the military source said that three Iraqi military personnel were wounded.Hashed…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, arrived in Belarus for a two-day visit. He was received by his Belgian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko assured Putin that they would discuss “security issues at the forefront, and tomorrow we will discuss economic issues together with our colleagues from the governments.”Earlier, Putin traveled to China earlier…
GENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced deep concern Monday over the United States’ “fundamental shift” in direction since Donald Trump returned to power and decried the “unchecked power” of “unelected tech oligarchs”.Addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council, Volker Turk voiced his strongest rebuke to date of the dramatic about-face seen in the United States…
Nithin Kamath, the founder and CEO of Zerodha says it’s ‘wrong’ to stop SIPs. Stock market crash: Indian equity markets have been sliding and how! BSE Sensex and Nifty50 have corrected around 14-15% from their peaks in September and in the current uncertain global environment, there is no clarity on when this bear phase of…
NEW DELHI: Following a dominant 44-run victory over New Zealand on Sunday, Team India continued their unbeaten run in the Champions Trophy, winning all three group-stage matches to finish atop Group A. With this triumph, India secured a semifinal clash against Steve Smith-led Australia in Dubai on Tuesday, as both teams vie for a spot…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to continue his rule for another six years after a three-day with limited opposition. The election, held in a controlled environment, saw no public criticism of Putin or his actions in Ukraine. Putin’s political rival, Alexei Navalny, passed away recently, leaving other critics either in jail or…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) greets Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street, London, England. (Picture credit: AP) LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday he does not see the US as an unreliable ally but Europe must continue to provide funding for Ukraine to put it in a stronger position if peace…
Bhutan cuts daily fees by half to lure tourists (Reuters) KATHMANDU: The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the $200 daily fee it charges tourists in an effort to boost a sector still struggling to recover a year after the end of COVID-19 restrictions. Bhutan raised its “Sustainable Development Fee” to $200 per visitor…
ISLAMABAD: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan‘s party on Tuesday demanded chief election commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja’s immediate resignation for failing to hold “free and fair” elections after allegations of massive poll rigging emerged.The 71-year-old’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said that the CEC had “no right to stay in the position for a single…
