International

News Desk United Nations: More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in “severe” food poverty, according to a recent UNICEF report. This alarming statistic underscores the urgent need for action to address the…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Saudi Supreme Court has announced that the Zul-Hajj Moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia. According to the Arab website Gulf News, the Saudi Supreme Court has announced that the moon of Dhul-Hijjah has been…

AFP/APP New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was in talks with key allies to form a government Wednesday, after failing to secure an outright majority for the first time since sweeping to power a decade ago. Party…

AFP/APP Mexico City: Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum's team reassured investors Tuesday that she would ensure the stability of Latin America's second-biggest economy, after her landslide election win rattled financial markets.…

AFP/APP Johannesburg: At least 18 people have died due to flooding caused by torrential rain on South Africa's eastern coast, local authorities reported on Tuesday. In the Eastern Cape province, a spokesperson from Nelson Mandela Bay…

News Desk  New Delhi: India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies appeared poised for victory in the country's general election count on Tuesday, although they faced a reduced parliamentary majority as the…

AFP/APP New Delhi: A total of 642 million Indians voted in the just-concluded six-week-long polls, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar told reporters on Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi widely expected to win a third term.…

AFP/APP Mexico City: Mexicans were expected to make history Sunday by electing their first woman president -- a milestone in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. Voters flocked to polling stations across…

AFP/APP Tokyo: A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook central Japan on Monday but there was no tsunami warning, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The shallow jolt, which hit at 6:31 am (2131 GMT), was centred in the Noto…

AFP/APP Mexico City: Mexican voters are expected to make history Sunday by electing their first woman president, a milestone in the crime-plagued country where gender-based violence and discrimination have long been rampant. Ruling…