18 women killed in Pakistan wedding boat capsize
BSS :At least 18 women drowned and dozens more people had gone missing after an overcrowded boat carrying a Pakistan wedding party capsized on Monday,...
International
UAE inks energy deal with France as Macron hosts MBZ
BSS :France secured promises of new energy supplies from the United Arab Emirates on Monday after talks between President Emmanuel Macron and UAE leader Sheikh...
G20 chair Indonesia says ‘many’ nations condemned Russia at talks
BSS :Many nations in the Group of 20 major economies condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called for it to end the war during ministerial...
Macau extends Covid shutdown, including for Casinos
BSS :Macau is set to begin another working week of partial lockdown, after the city extended the closure of its casinos and non-essential businesses to...
India crosses milestone of administering ‘200cr’ Covid vaccine doses
BSS :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the citizens as the country crossed the milestone of administering ‘200 crore’ Covid-19 vaccine doses today (Sunday). According...
Ukraine war must not blind West to African needs: French minister
BSS :The war in Ukraine “concerns the West as a whole” but at the same time must not lead to “forgetting Africa’s security” needs, France’s...
Saudi warns against ‘unrealistic’ policies to curb emissions
BSS :Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned Saturday that “unrealistic policies” to curb emissions could fuel inflation, as he chaired a summit bringing together...
US House passes bills to protect abortion access, Senate approval unlikely
BSS :The US House of Representatives adopted two bills on Friday aimed at protecting access to abortion after the Supreme Court ruled that individual states...
UK Tory leadership contenders spar over tax in first TV debate
BSS :The five remaining Conservative candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister clashed on Friday night over tax and honesty in politics in their first...
Russia deploys missiles from Europe’s largest nuclear plant: Ukraine agency
BSS :Russia is using Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as a base to store weapons including “missile systems” and to shell the surrounding areas of...
Khashoggi fiancee says ‘blood’ of Saudi victims on Biden’s hands
BSS :The fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi said 0n Friday that President Joe Biden had blood on his hands after meeting and fist-bumping Saudi...
14 dead in military helicopter crash in Mexico
BSs/AFP :Fourteen people were killed when a military helicopter crashed on Friday in northwestern Mexico, the navy said. “A Black Hawk helicopter was involved in...