US, South Korea condemn North Korean arms transfers to Russia SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday condemned North Korea for sending arms to help the Russian... Published 09 Nov, 2023 10:46am
Print Alleged supply of arms to Ukraine: Pakistan again rejects media reports ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has once again rejected the media reports about the alleged supply of arms to Ukraine, saying... Updated 09 Nov, 2023 10:21am
Editorials World on edge EDITORIAL: The war of attrition in Ukraine and the shameless, torturous genocide in Gaza have exposed, perhaps... Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am
World Zelensky says EU membership talks recommendation ‘right step’ for Ukraine, Europe KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that the European Commission’s recommendation to open... Published 08 Nov, 2023 06:15pm
Life & Style Picasso, Monet and a Ferrari - New York auction houses eye monster sales NEW YORK: A $120 million Picasso, a $40 million Monet and even a $60 million Ferrari: New York’s major auction... Updated 08 Nov, 2023 05:17pm
World Global fashion factories in Bangladesh resigned to slimmer margins ahead of wage hike DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Several clothing factory owners in global fashion manufacturing hub Bangladesh are asking clients... Updated 08 Nov, 2023 01:36pm
World Ukraine says bolstered air defence for winter attacks KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukraine had deployed more Western air defence systems, as it... Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:37pm
World Russia says destroys 17 Ukraine-launched drones over Black Sea, Crimea Russia’s air defence systems destroyed and intercepted a total of 17 Ukraine-launched drones early on Tuesday over... Published 07 Nov, 2023 11:26am
World Russia formally withdraws from key post-Cold War European armed forces treaty Russia formally withdrew on Tuesday from a key post-Cold War security treaty designed to de-escalate potential... Published 07 Nov, 2023 11:18am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Blinken’s body language “Plus ca change plus c’est la meme chose – the more things change the more things remain the same.” “I... Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:33am
World Close advisor to army commander killed in explosion in Ukraine: statement KYIV: A close advisor to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, General Valery Zaluzhny, was killed in an... Published 07 Nov, 2023 12:26am
World IMF mission starts second review of Ukraine programme KYIV: International Monetary Fund monitoring mission started work on Monday to review an ongoing multibillion dollar... Published 06 Nov, 2023 05:18pm
Markets KSE-100 hits new high with 737-point gain as bull-run continues Benchmark index closes at 53,860.37 with cement and food sectors leading rally Updated 06 Nov, 2023 10:37pm
World Russia, Ukraine give conflicting Zaporizhzhia frontline accounts Russia and Ukraine gave clashing accounts over the weekend about what is going on along the frontline in the... Published 06 Nov, 2023 10:15am
World Ukraine's Zelensky says 'not ready' to talk to Russia KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he was "not ready" for talks with Russia unless its troops... Published 05 Nov, 2023 10:01pm
World EU’s von der Leyen visits Kyiv ahead of report on accession progress KYIV: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv on Saturday ahead of a report the European... Published 04 Nov, 2023 12:35pm
World Some Western arms for Ukraine ending up in Taliban’s hands: Putin MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that some Western weapons supplied to Ukraine were finding... Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am
World Ukraine ‘optimistic’ on opening EU accession talks: FM BERLIN: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Thursday that Kyiv was confident about its quest to open EU... Published 02 Nov, 2023 04:59pm
World Ukraine says Russian attacks easing around embattled town KYIV: Ukraine said Thursday that Russian assaults on the nearly encircled eastern town of Avdiivka had eased as the... Published 02 Nov, 2023 04:56pm
World Two wounded, shipyard buildings damaged in Russian missile attack on Odesa KYIV: The governor of Ukraine’s southern Odesa region said two people were wounded and buildings damaged in a... Published 30 Oct, 2023 01:43pm
World Russians remember Stalin’s victims amid crackdown on dissent MOSCOW: Russians commemorated the victims of Stalinist terror on Sunday, more than 20 months into Moscow’s Ukraine... Published 30 Oct, 2023 05:24am
World Belarus’ Lukashenko says Ukraine-Russia war at stalemate, urges talks Russia and Ukraine are locked in a stalemate on the frontlines of their war and the two sides need to sit down and... Published 29 Oct, 2023 10:43am
World China's foreign minister suggests road to Xi-Biden summit will not be smooth BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the “road to the San Francisco summit will not be a smooth one”, the... Updated 29 Oct, 2023 10:57pm
World EU broadly supports more cash for Ukraine, needs time to work out details BRUSSELS: The European Union broadly favours a plan to support Ukraine with 50 billion euros ($53 billion) over the... Published 27 Oct, 2023 02:13pm
World US announces additional $150 million security assistance for Ukraine WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday announced additional security assistance for Ukraine amid the Russian... Published 26 Oct, 2023 09:21pm
World Record 114 million people now displaced worldwide: UN GENEVA: The number of people worldwide living in forced displacement from their homes is estimated to have exceeded... Published 25 Oct, 2023 05:47pm
World Ukraine says drone debris damages critical facility in west KYIV: A critical infrastructure facility in western Ukraine’s Khmelnytskiy region was damaged during an overnight... Published 25 Oct, 2023 11:24am
World Russian shelling wounds eight in Ukraine KYIV: Russian shelling wounded at least eight people overnight in frontline regions of Ukraine, officials in Kyiv... Published 24 Oct, 2023 06:56pm
World Russian strike on Ukraine mail depot kills six KYIV, (Ukraine): Russian missile strikes killed at least six postal workers and wounded 17 others Saturday when they... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
World Ukraine's positions at Avdiivka still 'protected': Zelensky KYIV: Ukraine's positions around the frontline city of Avdiivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, are "protected",... Published 22 Oct, 2023 11:17pm
