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France discriminated against hijab-wearing vocational trainee: UN
Naima Mezhoud was barred from taking a training course for wearing the Islamic headscarf
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Israeli airlines obtain permit to fly over Saudi airspace
Permission reduces trips between Israel, other destinations
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Kremlin says China has the right to hold military drills around Taiwan
Moscow accuses the US of artificially fuelling tensions in the region
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China fires missiles into waters off Taiwan in largest ever drills
Beijing launches unprecedented military drills a day after a visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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China warns that its temperatures are rising faster than global average
As many as 131 Chinese weather stations have recorded temperatures that equalled or exceeded historical highs
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Taliban say investigating US claim of killing al Qaeda leader
Top Taliban leaders have been holding lengthy discussions about how to respond to the US drone strike
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China cancels bilateral meeting with Japan after G7 Taiwan statement
The foreign ministers of G7 nations called on China on Wednesday to resolve tension around the Taiwan
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WATCH: Pilgrims allowed to touch Hajar al Aswad as barriers around Kaaba removed
Faithfuls can now touch and kiss the Black Stone – one of Islam's most revered relics
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112 hospitalised in India industrial gas leak
Official says those hospitalised are in a stable condition; investigation initiated
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US to resupply Saudi and UAE missile defence systems
The Pentagon said Raytheon Technologies was the prime contractor for the Patriot interceptors and equipment
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UAE's Coral Energy becomes Pakistan's top fuel oil supplier
Coral Energy won tenders to sell eight fuel oil cargoes to PSO during April-August
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China summons US envoy to Beijing over Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan
Calling US House speaker’s trip as ‘vicious’ whose ‘consequence is very grave,’ Beijing says it ‘won't sit idle’
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Sri Lanka to restart IMF bailout talks, president calls for unity government
Discussions with the IMF for a four-year programme that could provide up to $3 billion would resume in August
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Bangladesh seeking $2 Billion from World Bank, ADB - Bloomberg News
The government wrote letters to the two lenders seeking $1 billion each, the report said
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Indian school faces criminal probe over Islamic prayers
Hindu outfits and parents stage street protests against the development
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Blinken says Taliban 'grossly' violated Doha agreement by sheltering Zawahiri
Says Washington will continue to support Afghan people with humanitarian assistance
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Police charge UK man over crossbow threat to Queen
Jaswant Singh Chail has also been charged with making threats to kill
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Pelosi defies China threats and lands in Taiwan
People's Liberation Army says it will ‘launch a series of targeted military actions in response’ to the visit
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US has no DNA on Zawahiri, confirmed death by other sources: White House
We have visual confirmation, says national security spokesperson
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China population to begin shrinking by 2025: officials
World's most-populous country has been grappling with looming demographic crisis as it faces rapidly ageing workforce
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Russia backs China over 'provocative' Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Moscow says such a step would put Washington on a collision course with Beijing
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Crackdown seeks to stifle Iran's critical voices
The current crackdown is intimately linked with the upsurge of protests in Iran
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Digital friendships promoting peace in India, Pakistan
People from both sides of border discuss books, famous authors on Facebook page
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Reaction to killing of al Qaeda leader Zawahiri
Zawahiri's killing is biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011
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Taliban condemns US drone strike as violation of int'l principles
Says 'such actions' against the interest of US, Afghanistan and region
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How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri
Until the US announcement, Zawahiri had been rumored variously to be in Pakistan's tribal area or inside Afghanistan
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India confirms Asia's first monkeypox death
The 22-year-old Indian man died on Saturday, adding the government had isolated 21 people
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US drone strike kills al Qaeda chief Zawahiri in Afghanistan
Two intelligence sources say Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a 'successful' counterterrorism operation
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'Glimmer of hope' as Ukraine grain ship leaves Odesa
Sailing was made possible after Turkey and UN brokered a grain and fertiliser export agreement b/w Russia and Ukraine
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Richer childhood friends boost future income, Facebook data shows
Economic connectedness termed one of the strongest predictors of economic mobility
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UN chief warns of 'nuclear annihilation'
‘Today, humanity is just one misunderstanding away from nuclear annihilation’, Guterres says at NPT conference
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Pelosi set to visit Taiwan despite China warnings
Beijing earlier warned US that the visit would lead to 'very serious developments and consequences'
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Putin says no one can win a nuclear war
We stand for equal and indivisible security for all members of the world community, says Russian president
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Iran arrests Baha'i citizens, accuses them of Israel link
The community terms arrests part of govt's 'escalating persecution' against it
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Russia puzzled by Biden proposal to replace nuclear arms treaty
Is this serious statement or has White House website been hacked, questions Russian foreign ministry source
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Saudi Arabia among nations interested in hosting Women's Asian Cup
Winning bid will be announced next year
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Japan sounds alarm over faltering global push to eliminate nuclear weapons
Ahead of UN conference in New York, Japanese premier says divisions around nuclear disarmament deepening
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India confirms Asia's first monkeypox death
The 22-year-old man visited a hospital in Kerala when he displayed fatigue and fever, says official
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Indian nursing student arrested for using same syringe in 30 Covid inoculations
Students ‘who were vaccinated are safe,’ police officer tells Anadolu Agency
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Year's largest fire burns through dry terrain to destroy California homes
More than 2,000 residents were under evacuation orders and some 200 under evacuation warnings
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Pelosi's Asia tour set to kick off under Taiwan cloud
Xi issued an oblique warning to the United States not to "play with fire" over the island
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New Zealand's borders fully open after long pandemic closure
Most visitors arriving still need to be vaccinated against COVID and must take two COVID tests after arriving
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Iran nuclear chief: We have technical means to produce atom bomb, no intention of doing so
Iran is already enriching uranium to up to 60% fissile purity, far above a cap of 3.67%
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Meta's pandemic-era forecast was too rosy: Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg says he had hired too aggressively and failed to account for the possibility of an economic downturn
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Bitcoin rises 3.4% to $24,584; up 39.7% from year low in June
World's biggest cryptocurrency is up 39.7% from the year's low of $17,592.78
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Iran says it responded to EU proposal aimed at salvaging 2015 nuclear deal
We stand ready to conclude the negotiations in a short order, says top Iranian negotiator
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Unemployment rises above 20% in IIOJK
Joblessness among the educated youth in occupied valley is more than 45%, according to official source
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Osama bin Laden’s family donated £1m to Prince Charles charity: report
'The advisers had advised Charles against taking donation from family patriarch Bakr bin Laden and his brother Shafiq'
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Inside the super-secure Swiss lab trying to stop the next pandemic
With a setting straight from a spy thriller, the super-secure facility is researching world's deadliest pathogens
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Modi’s BJP accused of encouraging persecution of Muslims in India
Muslims are facing systematic discrimination, prejudice and violence despite constitutional protections, say analysts













































