Palestinian PM urges African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status
AFP :Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh on Saturday urged the African Union to withdraw Israel’s observer status as heads of state from the 55-member body...
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Cyclone Batsirai approaches Madagascar, poses ‘serious threat’
AFP :Cyclone Batsirai was expected to reach eastern Madagascar on Saturday, posing a “very serious threat” to millions with strong winds and torrential rains set...
Spain to drop obligatory use of masks outdoors
BSS :Spain will end the mandatory use of facemasks outdoors on February 8, a minister said on Friday, ending a measure re-imposed in late December...
Enough is enough’: Biden urges end to US gun violence
BSS :US President Joe Biden called on lawmakers to collaborate to end gun violence during a visit on Thursday to New York where recent shootings...
Four top aides desert UK’s Johnson
BSS :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered four staff defections on Thursday as pressure intensified on the embattled leader over lockdown parties and his loose-lipped...
Danish court finds Iranian trio guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia
Al Jaeera :A court in Denmark has found three members of an Iranian separatist group, the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz (ASMLA),...
India’s corona virus death toll crosses 500,000
BSS :India’s official death toll from Covid-19 crossed 500,000 on Friday, even as many experts flag underreporting of cases across the country.The daily update from...
Pakistan army battles separatist militants for third day
BSS :Pakistan troops battled separatists in Balochistan province for a third day Friday, with a security official saying militants timed their assaults to derail Prime...
Long after Covid lockdowns, India’s youth struggle to find work
Al Jazeera :Ravi Bansod lost almost everything when India imposed a nationwide lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus in March 2020.After investing five...
Pakistani forces battle gunmen after Balochistan checkpost raids
Al Jazeera :At least four soldiers and a civilian killed in two raids overnight on security posts in the southwestern province.Gunmen have killed at least...
Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19
BSS/PTI, Mumbai : Filmmaker Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth on Tuesday night said she tested positive for COVID-19 and is under treatment at a hospital. The 40-year-old director,...
India, Nepal sign MoU to construct bridge over Mahakali river
BSS/PTI, Kathmandu : India and Nepal on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for construction of a motorable bridge with the Indian grant assistance...