Serbia secures new gas deal with Russia BELGRADE: Serbia, which has been trying to tread a delicate balancing act between East and West since Moscow invaded... Published 29 May, 2022 06:42pm
World Russia advances in east; Ukraine calls for longer-range weapons KYIV: Russian forces intensified their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Sunday after claiming to... Updated 29 May, 2022 05:02pm
Perspectives Technology weaponisation: Pakistan needs homegrown solutions Amidst the fourth industrial revolution, the world has become digitally interconnected and the lives of people have... Published 28 May, 2022 09:39pm
World Russia says carried out hypersonic missile test MOSCOW: Russian forces Saturday announced a latest successful test of their Zircon hypersonic cruise missile as... Published 28 May, 2022 03:45pm
World Ukraine says ‘everything’ being done to defend Donbas from Russian onslaught LYSYCHANSK: Ukraine has pledged to do “everything” to defend Donbas, where an intensifying Russian offensive is... Published 28 May, 2022 10:09am
Business & Finance Musadik dismisses PTI claims that previous govt was looking to buy oil from Russia Says poverty-stricken masses will be safeguarded from recent petroleum price hike through a procedure which will be announced soon by PM Shehbaz Sharif Published 27 May, 2022 05:08pm
World West has declared ‘total war’ on Russia: Lavrov MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused Western countries of waging a “total war” on Russia... Published 27 May, 2022 03:11pm
World ‘Stop playing’ with Russia, end war: Zelenskiy tells West KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to stop playing around with Russia and impose tougher sanctions... Published 27 May, 2022 11:26am
World China, Russia veto U.S. push for more U.N. sanctions on North Korea UNITED NATIONS: China and Russia vetoed on Thursday a U.S.-led push to impose more United Nations sanctions on North... Published 27 May, 2022 11:12am
World Ukraine’s Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘genocide’ in Donbas onslaught KHARKIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of carrying out a “genocide” in the eastern region of... Published 27 May, 2022 09:41am
World Russia prepares to seize western firms looking to leave Russia is advancing a new law allowing it to take control of the local businesses of western companies that decide... Published 26 May, 2022 04:12pm
Business & Finance Iran and Russia eye more cooperation in energy, trade TEHRAN: Tehran and Moscow are seeking to expand cooperation in energy and trade, officials said Wednesday, as ... Published 26 May, 2022 07:13am
World West lacking ‘unity’ over Ukraine war, Zelensky says at Davos DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that the West remained divided over the extent of its... Published 25 May, 2022 01:48pm
Perspectives Russia-Ukraine: a war that desperately needs to end It has been three months since the outset of the Russia-Ukraine war. Before examining possible scenarios of ... Published 25 May, 2022 01:05am
World Americans now prioritising economy over punishing Russia: survey Earlier, majority residents had voted for effective sanctioning of Moscow Published 24 May, 2022 07:07pm
World Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now U.S. President Joe Biden said at the Quad meeting on Tuesday that the Ukraine crisis in Ukraine was a global issue... Published 24 May, 2022 12:09pm
World Russian invasion of Ukraine is a global issue, says Biden LVIV: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the crisis in Ukraine was a global issue which heightened the... Published 24 May, 2022 10:20am
Markets Russia eases forex requirements for exporters MOSCOW: Russia on Monday said domestic exporting companies would have to sell 50 percent of their income in foreign... Published 23 May, 2022 10:12pm
World Ukraine jails Russian soldier for life at war crimes trial KYIV: A Kyiv court on Monday found a 21-year-old Russian soldier who killed a civilian guilty of war crimes and... Published 23 May, 2022 05:20pm
World U.S. President Biden supports Japan becoming permanent member of the U.N. Security Council TOKYO: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he supports Japan becoming a permanent member of the U.N.... Published 23 May, 2022 11:59am
Print 26 new Canadians added to list: Russia says 963 Americans including Blinken, Biden banned from entering LONDON: Russia said on Saturday it had so far banned 963 Americans from entering the country - including previously... Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am
World Russian military says it destroys Western arms consignment in Ukraine LONDON: The Russian military said on Saturday it had destroyed a major consignment of Western arms in Ukraine’s... Published 21 May, 2022 02:35pm
World Zelensky says only ‘diplomacy’ can end Ukraine war KYIV: The Ukraine war can only be resolved through “diplomacy”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday... Published 21 May, 2022 01:47pm
World Russia’s Gazprom confirms halting gas supplies to Finland MOSCOW: Russian energy giant Gazprom said Saturday it had stopped all natural gas supplies to Finland as it had not... Published 21 May, 2022 12:20pm
World Ukraine slams Russian campaign in Donbas ‘hell’, US readies $40 bn in aid KYIV: The renewed Russian offensive in Ukraine’s Donbas has turned the eastern region into “hell”, President... Published 20 May, 2022 10:46am
World ‘No shortcuts’ to Ukraine EU membership: Scholz BERLIN: Ukraine’s bid to join the EU cannot be sped up despite the country’s invasion by Russia, German Chancellor... Published 19 May, 2022 03:20pm
World Nearly 60mn people internally displaced worldwide in 2021 GENEVA: Conflicts and natural disasters forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, pushing... Published 19 May, 2022 11:25am
Markets ECB tells banks to buckle up as Ukraine war hits economy FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank has told banks to buckle up and prepare for a bumpy road ahead as the Ukraine... Published 18 May, 2022 02:46pm
Business & Finance UK inflation jumps to 40-year peak LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate surged to a 40-year high last month on rocketing energy costs, official data... Published 18 May, 2022 12:39pm
World Fears for Mariupol defenders after surrender to Russia KYIV/MARIUPOL: Concerns grew on Wednesday for the welfare of more than 250 Ukrainian fighters who surrendered to... Published 18 May, 2022 11:01am
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