International

APP United Nations: The UN Security Council (UNSC) has called for an immediate end to attacks by Yemen Houthi on ships in the Red Sea, adopting a resolution that received four abstentions, including those from Russia and China. The…

AFP/APP Kabul: At least to two people were killed and 12 others injured in an explosion in western Kabul on Thursday, police said. It is the third deadly blast to hit the Afghan capital in less than a week, the police added. Kabul police…

AFP/APP Dhaka: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a fifth term on Thursday after a landslide victory in an election boycotted by the opposition. Hasina's ruling Awami League party won nearly three-quarters of…

AFP/APP Des Moines: Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis pitched Republicans Wednesday on their bids to be the 2024 presidential candidate in the final debate before nominating begins, but spurned repeated chances to make the case for abandoning…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 31km ENE of Moyobamba, Peru on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The epicenter, with a depth of 115.3km, was initially determined to be at 5.91 degrees…

News Desk Islamabad: Former United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday took center stage during a prime-time Fox News town hall in Iowa, where he explicitly asserted that he had no intentions of becoming a dictator. In response to…

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AFP/APP New Delhi: Indian purchases of Russian crude in defiance of Western pressure over the Ukraine war have fallen to an 11-month low as the price tag on the discounted oil rises, figures show. Since the invasion of Ukraine nearly two…

AFP/APP Niger: A succession of high and low sounds from the Nigerien musician's drum is a kind of telegram, but few today understand its message. Each beat is a syllable in the Hausa language. "You see, he heard his name!" said…

Xinhua/APP Tokyo: A tsunami measuring about 3 metres high reached Japan's Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa prefecture following a powerful earthquake that struck the region on New Year's Day, according to the plant's operator.…