The European Union's Iran nuclear talks coordinator Enrique Mora is to visit Tehran on Tuesday, the semi-official agency Nour News reported on Saturday, as the bloc said it was seeking to break a deadlock and save the 2015 accord. Talks to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have …
Read More »Putin to send ‘doomsday’ warning to West at Russia’s WW2 victory parade
President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine. Defiant in the face of deep Western isolation since he …
Read More »WATCH: Afghan man embarks on Hajj pilgrimage on his bicycle
Every year, Muslims across the globe embark on the long and cumbersome journey to perform Hajj to fulfill one of the fundamental tenets of Islam, but some aspirants go the extra mile and astonish the rest with their passion and enthusiasm for the sacred obligation. Among such aspirants is Noor …
Read More »Bangladesh to regulate digital media to check ‘misuse’
Rights organisations in Bangladesh are opposing a draft submitted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) aimed to regulate digital platforms, social media, and streaming services. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, government officials claimed that such regulations were necessary to monitor online platforms amid the rising digital crimes and misinformation circulating …
Read More »Intense heat causes water scarcity in many parts of India
The early heatwave sweeping across India has brought water and power crises in many cities. Like many people, Ankit Jaiswal an executive at a private company living in the Wazirabad locality of the capital New Delhi is awaiting water tankers instead of going to work. “I don't know how much …
Read More »Indian opposition seeks higher compensation for COVID deaths after damning WHO report
India's main opposition Congress party on Friday demanded a hefty rise in compensation for the families of those who died of COVID-19, after the World Health Organization estimated the country's toll was nearly 10 times the reported figure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has rejected the WHO estimate released on Thursday that …
Read More »‘Engagement with mutual respect’, Bilawal tells Blinken
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari sought to strengthen a “mutually beneficial and broad-based” relationship with the United States in a maiden telephone call with his American counterpart Anthony Blinken on Friday. Using his Twitter handle, Bilawal said he had received the telephone from Secretary Blinken, who felicitated him on his assumption …
Read More »Covid led to 15 million deaths globally, not the 5 million reported: WHO
Almost three times as many people have died as a result of Covid-19 as official data show, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far. There were 14.9 million excess deaths associated with Covid-19 by …
Read More »Pakistani worker shot in Greece in suspected hate crime
A Pakistani worker was shot in the head in Greece in a suspected hate crime ahead of a key appeal trial involving the notorious neo-Nazi organisation Golden Dawn, an anti-racism group said. The Keerfa group said Ali Riaz, 26, had been repeatedly fired at by a passing taxi driver in …
Read More »IIOJK redrawn constituencies give Hindus greater representation
India published on Thursday a new list of redrawn political constituencies for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, giving greater representation to the Muslim-majority region’s Hindu areas and paving the way for fresh elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government broke up IIOJK into two federal territories in 2019 as part …
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