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'Unprovoked and unjustified:' world reacts to attack on Ukraine
World leaders swiftly condemned Russia's military attack on Ukraine on Thursday
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In pictures: Russian forces launch invasion of Ukraine with strikes on defences
Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast on Thursday
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Ukraine closes airspace to civilian flights amid Russian military action
Early morning airline traffic skirted the whole country in crowded corridors to the north and west
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US has informed Pakistan about ‘Ukraine position’
State Dept says every country should voice concern over crisis
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Russian blitzkrieg begins
Dozens killed after Putin declares war on neighbour
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ECC to take up Ramazan package today
Committee will also finalise barter trade pacts with Afghanistan and Iran
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US sanctions international network funding Yemen's Houthis
Treasury says individuals and front companies financed Houthi attacks in Yemen and its neighbours
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French barrister fights for right to wear her hijab in court
Lawyer Sarah Asmeta is banned by her local Bar Council from representing clients in the courtroom
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Iran urges West to be realistic in nuclear talks, recalls negotiator for consultations
Iran has made clear it wants an end to the oil and banking sanctions crippling the economy
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Pakistan to benefit from mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub
WHO creates global training hub for vaccine, treatment production
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UAE to order 12 L-15 planes from China as it diversify suppliers
UAE air force operates mainly American-made F-16 and French-made Mirage fighters
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4 die as US Navy contractor’s helicopter crashes in Hawaii
The copter crashed while offering retrieval support for a training operation; investigation launched
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China accuses US of raising tensions on Ukraine issue
Sanctions have never been fundamental and effective way to solve problems, says foreign ministry spokeswoman
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9,000-year-old ritual complex found in Jordan desert
The complex is thought to be the earliest known large human-built structure worldwide
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UK to end legal self-isolation after positive COVID test from Feb. 24
‘It is time we got our confidence back, rely on sense of responsibility to each other,’ UK Prime Minister
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Amsterdam police end hostage taking at Apple flagship store
About 70 people were able to leave the store while the hostage-taking was going on
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West unveils sanctions with more ready if Russia launches full-scale Ukraine invasion
President Vladimir Putin has amassed more than 150,000 troops near Ukraine's borders
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US sanctions Russia after Putin sends troops to Lugansk, Donetsk
Biden terms Russian counterpart's actions the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Britain mistakenly puts Russian central bank on sanctions list
The sanctions were placed on a bank 'privately owned by elite Russian billionaires with direct links to Putin'
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Russian lawmakers give Putin green light for troops to Ukraine
The approval also allows the Russian leader to deploy 'peacekeepers' to two breakaway Ukrainian regions
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Iran appears ready to swap prisoners with US as talks approach 'finish line'
The demands include unfreezing billions of dollars and release of Western prisoners held in Iran
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Scottish fossil of flying reptile leaves scientists 'gobsmacked'
With a wingspan of 8 feet, Dearc was Jurassic's largest-known pterosaur and the biggest flying creature
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20 injured in India riots after Hindu activist killed
Incidents of arson and rioting were reported as mobs pelted stones at business places owned reportedly by Muslims
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In a first, Saudi Arabia celebrates ‘centuries-old foundation day’
Kingdom holds events that include musical performances on modern history, downplays role of conservative clerics
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Pakistan assails Houthi attempt to target Saudi airport
Islamabad calls for an immediate cessation of Yemeni rebels’ attacks, says Foreign Office
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Australia pledges $578m for surveillance, research in Antarctica
Funds will be used to buy drones, copters and set up mobile stations in Antarctica to strengthen Australia's interests
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China moves closer to Russia, but wary on Ukraine
Some analysts say China may not want to escalate already high tensions with the United States
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UN experts slam online attacks on Indian journalist
UN called end to "misogynistic and sectarian" online attacks against a Muslim Indian woman journalist
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Dubai airport passenger traffic up in 2021 but still way below 2019
The airport has been helped by Dubai reopening to foreign tourists in July 2020
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US slams Russian 'peacekeepers' in Ukraine as 'nonsense'
Putin also on Monday ordered the deployment of Russian forces to the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine
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PM Imran felicitates Saudi leadership on Kingdom’s founding day
Premier hopes for prosperity of Pakistan, KSA and its people
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Putin orders Russian troops to Ukrainian breakaway regions
Russia formally recognises Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic, troops to 'keep the peace'
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Putin recognises Ukraine rebel regions as independent
Putin describes Ukraine as an 'integral part of Russia's history' in a televised address
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Myanmar genocide case clouded by representation dispute
Monday was the first of four days of hearings discussing the junta's objections to the jurisdiction of the World Court
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16 injured as Saudi-led coalition foils drone attack on Jizan airport
Drone was launched from the Yemeni capital Sanaa's airport, reports state media
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Israel hands Muslim judge permanent Supreme Court seat
Country’s top court regularly hears cases that touch on flashpoints in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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Ukraine denies Moscow's allegation that it sent troops into Russia
Russian military says five people were killed when the Ukrainian saboteurs were thwarted
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Iran's Raisi calls on US to lift sanctions to revive nuclear deal
Reuters reported last week that a US-Iranian deal is taking shape in Vienna after months of indirect talks
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Rapprochement with Israel after solving Palestinian issue: Saudi FM
Prince Faisal bin Farhan says the priority is to initiate a peace process between Israelis and Palestinians
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Amid row over hijab, India's minister says he prefers school uniforms
The country's most powerful politician after PM Modi says he would 'accept any court verdict'
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US warns nationals of possible terror attacks in Moscow, Saint Petersburg
‘There have been threats of attacks against shopping centres, railway stations and other public gathering places’
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UNICEF to pay stipend to Afghan teachers
Payments, of roughly $100 per month, would be paid in local currency to around 194,000 school teachers
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US-built military jet crashes in Iran, killing three, state TV reports
The pilot and a trainee pilot were killed, as well as a civilian passing by in a car
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Anti-Muslim tweet by BJP's Gujrat chapter taken down by Twitter
India's Congress condemns ruling BJP's tweet, says 'terrorism has no religion'
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Australia fully re-opens borders after two-year Covid-19 closure
A Qantas flight from Los Angeles was the first to touch down in Sydney at 6:20 am
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New Zealand's Ardern signals mandates will ease after Omicron peaks
About 94% of eligible people are vaccinated, with shots mandatory for some staff in front-line jobs
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Biden agrees in principle to Ukraine summit with Putin
Blinken said on Sunday that the extension of the exercises in Belarus made him more worried
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Italy recommends fourth Covid vaccine dose for immunocompromised
The country has registered 152,848 deaths linked to Covid-19 since its outbreak
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Kremlin says 'daily' Western predictions of Ukraine invasion are provocative
Putin takes no notice of such Western statements, says Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov
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UAE warns of drone threat as it opens defence conference
UAE is part of Saudi-led military coalition that has been fighting in Yemen since 2015














































