Biden urges gun control after shooter kills 19 children at Texas school
WASHINGTON: “When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” US President Joe Biden asked his nation on Wednesday, hours...
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Another meltdown as PSX sheds over 1,000 points after govt maintains fuel subsidies
Bears were in firm control of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 index shed 1061.98 points in the first hour...
Indian Court Prohibits Large Religious Gathering at Mosque After Hindu Idols Found-Lawyers
LUCKNOW,India (Reuters) – A court in north India on Monday ordered authorities to limit large Muslim prayer gatherings in the historic Gyanvapi mosque after a...
Sri Lanka gives emergency powers to military, police after clashes kill seven
Sri Lanka gave emergency powers on Tuesday to its military and police to detain people without warrants, after a day of clashes that killed seven...
Sri Lanka prime minister resigns, curfew imposed after clashes
Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned on Monday, hours after clashes with pro- and anti-government demonstrators in the commercial capital Colombo amid the country’s worst economic...
Ukraine evacuees head to safety after ordeal in Mariupol steel works
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – The first evacuees from the ruins of Mariupol’s Azovstal steel works were expected to reach the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia on...
Pakistan facing long ban after six weightlifters suspended for doping
LAHORE: It’s taken barely nine months for the bubble to burst. Talha Talib’s sensational performance at last year’s Tokyo Olympics, where he finished fifth in...
Businesses weigh options after court decision on Riba-free banking
ISLAMABAD: As religious segments welcomed the decision of the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) to implement an interest (Riba)-free banking system by December 2027, business and...
Zelenskiy urges ‘strong response’ after Russia strikes Kyiv during UN Ukraine visit
Russia hit Kyiv with cruise missile strikes in a menacing display of defiance while the UN secretary general was visiting the city and a few...
Japan finds wreck of boat missing after accident that killed 14
Japan located on Friday the hull of a tour boat off its northern coast, the coast guard said, six days after the vessel disappeared in...