Britain is ‘gung ho’ about world role after Brexit: UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS: Britain’s new UN ambassador says the government is feeling “gung ho” about continuing its role as an important player on...
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone
BOSTON: One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers...
Pompeo voids restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Saturday that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how US diplomats and others...
Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet
JAKARTA: Indonesia detected signals on Sunday that could come from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the...
North Korea’s Kim calls US ‘our biggest enemy’ in challenge to Biden
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more advanced nuclear weapons and said the United States is “our biggest enemy,” state...
First Qatari vehicles cross border into Saudi after Gulf detente
DUBAI: Qatari vehicles crossed into Saudi Arabia through a land border on Saturday for the first time since Arab states severed diplomatic and...
Young designer pays tribute to Lollywood with iconic cinema photoshoot
Mohsin Naveed Ranjha, country’s leading couturier hailing from Gujranwala, recently paid tribute to Lollywood’s legacy by shooting for his new collection at...
Indonesian plane crashes after take-off with 62 aboard
JAKARTA: A Sriwijaya Air plane crashed into the sea on Saturday minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on a domestic flight...
A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets
WASHINGTON: @realDonaldTrump, the Twitter feed that grew from the random musings of a reality TV star into the cudgel of an American...
10 babies killed in India hospital fire
NEW DELHI: Ten newborns were killed on Saturday in a massive fire at a hospital in Maharashtra, India’s richest state, a doctor...
N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites US hostility
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal as he disclosed a list of high-tech weapons systems...
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
WASHINGTON: Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence” following the deadly insurrection at the...
Canadian families of Iran plane crash victims hold first anniversary vigil
KYIV/TORONTO: Canadian relatives of those killed when a Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iranian Revolutionary Guards one year ago on Friday...
Democrats inch toward second Trump impeachment after Capitol siege
WASHINGTON: Congressional Democrats on Friday weighed impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, two days after his false claims of election fraud...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf: report
DUBAI: Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian state media reported, at a...