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China launches crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12 in historic mission
Shenzhou-12 is the third of 11 missions needed to complete China’s first full-fledged space station
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Australian central bank among those hit by widespread internet outages
This is the second major blackout in little more than a week
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China disease expert says COVID-19 origins probe should shift to US
Study showed disease could have been circulating in US there as early as Dec 2019
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More people view crypto assets as acceptable investment, says UK watchdog
The average holding has risen to 300 pounds ($419.58) from 260 pounds
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Websites of major US airlines face outage
Over 1,000 user reports indicated problems at Southwest Airlines, 400 at Delta Air Lines
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Walmart's Flipkart challenges India court order on antitrust probe
Flipkart and Amazon.com Inc file legal challenges against the antitrust probe into their business practices
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Britain facing airline pressure, considers easing restrictions for vaccinated travellers
It is sticking to quarantine requirements which deter travel
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Roger Waters calls Mark Zuckerberg 'one of the most powerful idiots in the world'
Renowned singer, songwriter snubbed latter's request to use Pink Floyd song to promote Instagram
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Russia says it expects US arms control talks agreed at summit to start within weeks
After a first summit both Biden and Putin described as pragmatic rather than friendly
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UAE launches Sinopharm vaccine trial for children under 18
Set to monitor the immune response of 900 children “in preparation to vaccinate children in the near future”
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FM Qureshi leaves for Turkey to participate in diplomacy forum
Minister will highlight Pakistan's vision on regional cooperation, economic development, connectivity
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Biden calls for 'basic rules of the road' at summit with Putin
Biden says he had told Putin 'we need some basic rules of the road that we can all abide by'
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Time running out for Afghan peace process: EU envoy
Says more efforts needed to boost intra-Afghan discussions
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Palestinian woman shot after allegedly attacking Israeli troops
The Palestinian health ministry said the woman had died of her injuries
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Putin sees 'a lot of issues' at first summit with Biden
Biden says they would try to determine areas of cooperation and mutual interest
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Hindutva mob cuts off elderly Muslim man's beard, beats him to pulp in India
72-year-old victim was beaten with sticks as he was going to a mosque in Ghaziabad
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One in three US election officials feels unsafe
Election officials' fears for their safety portend major staffing problems in future votes, study says
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Chinese media mocks US donation of 80 vaccine vials to Trinidad and Tobago
Beijing and Washington have both sought to garner goodwill by pledging to supply vaccines to desperate governments
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Shocked by Covid deaths, young Indians rush for life insurance
Official count puts number of deaths due to Covid-19 at 380,000, the third highest after the United States and Brazil
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Giant Buddhist goddess in Japan gets face mask to pray for end of Covid-19
Temple manager says they plan to keep the mask on the statue until the Covid-19 situation is under control in Japan
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Sydney records first local Covid-19 case in more than a month
Patient was a driver who occasionally transported overseas airline crew
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Opposition questions India gov't on doubling vaccine dosing gap
"India needs quick & complete vaccination," Gandhi said in a tweet
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Flash floods kill 10 people in Bhutan, seven missing in Nepal
“It is believed they were washed away by the flood coming down the stream”
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China to launch high-stakes crewed mission to space
The first of four in a bid to complete the country’s space station by the end of next year
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China says no leak at nuclear plant, no change to detection standards
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment says increase in radiation levels within the parameters for safe operations
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Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in first attack since May fighting
Following a march in East Jerusalem by Jewish nationalists, drawing Palestinian anger and condemnation
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Pakistan takes India’s IIOJK move to UNSC
Islamabad apprises Security Council of New Delhi’s possible plans seeking division and bifurcation of disputed valley
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Forced child labour: China holds up mirror to US
Chinese FM spokeswoman says US has ratified only two of eight ILO conventions, ranking among world’s bottom
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Pakistan holds ground-breaking ceremony for 4th Turkish corvette
Turkey's state-run defense company manufacturing 4 corvettes for Pakistan Navy
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Front-runner for Iran presidency is hardline judge sanctioned by US
Raisi was appointed by Khamenei to the high-profile job of judiciary chief in 2019
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Twin orphaned bear cubs given shelter near Pakistan-India border
Sharda and Narda were discovered last year by villagers at an altitude of 14,000 feet
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French Muslims pay heavy price in Covid pandemic
France is estimated to have the European Union's largest Muslim population
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Five Afghan polio vaccinators shot dead
The workers were gunned down in three separate locations within hours in a 'coordinated attack'
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Pakistan allows AstraZeneca shot for under 40s to help its expatriates
Country has received 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca under the COVAX facility
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Astra antibody cocktail fails to prevent COVID-19 symptoms in large trial
Five more trials are ongoing, testing the antibody cocktail as treatment or in prevention
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Alarm rises in India over Covid-19 risks as crowds return to malls and rail stations
Delhi's top mall saw a footfall of 19,000 people last weekend- as soon as it reopened
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China urges NATO to stop exaggerating 'China threat theory'
NATO leaders on Monday had taken a forceful stance towards Beijing
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Israeli nationalists to march in East Jerusalem, Palestinians plan 'Day of Rage'
Far-right Israeli groups will march in East Jerusalem in a flag-waving procession
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Khamenei set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustrations grow
Iranians elect a new president on Friday in a race dominated by hardline candidates
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Outgoing UN aid chief slams G7 for failing on vaccine plan
Describes G7 pledge to provide 1 billion doses over the next year as a small step
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UAE airline extends ban on ‘travellers from Pakistan until July 7’
'Those who visited Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka past 14 days won't be able to enter UAE'
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US FDA asks J&J to discard millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses
Two sources familiar with situation told Reuters that the agency had cleared about 10 million doses
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Pakistan is not advocate of Taliban: FM Qureshi
The foreign minister reiterates that Islamabad has no favourites in war-torn country
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UK's Johnson delays lockdown easing by a month, citing Delta variant risk
Warns that the more infectious Delta variant meant if he did nothing thousands more people might die
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China nuclear plant operators release gas in bid to fix issue
The gas leaked after the coating on some fuel rods had deteriorated
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Delta variant doubles risk of Covid hospitalisation - Scottish study
Delta coronavirus variant doubles the risk of hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant variant in Britain
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Canadian man accused of killing Muslim family members to face terror charges
Nathaniel Veltman, 20, was arrested shortly after the June 6 attack in a parking lot in London, Ontario
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India’s Taj Mahal reopens as Covid-19 restrictions ease
The monument was closed down for tourists two months ago after deadly surge in coronavirus cases
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NATO designates China as ‘systemic’ challenge, security risk to Western alliance
Beijing stated ambitions, assertive behaviour present challenges to rules-based international order, reads communiqué
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NATO approaches Qatar to seek training base for Afghan forces after withdrawal
NATO's mission in Afghanistan is set to pull out of country in coordination with a US troop withdrawal by Sept 11
















































