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...
Indonesian clerics declare Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine halal
JAKARTA: A Covid-19 vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech is deemed halal, or permissible under Islam, the Indonesian Ulema Council said on Friday, days...
Nine killed in armed attack on wake in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY: Unidentified gunmen burst into a wake in the central Mexican city of Celaya late on Thursday and shot dead nine people,...
Attacks in southern Afghanistan kill at least 11
KABUL: Separate attacks in southern Afghanistan left at least 11 civilians and security forces dead, officials said on Thursday, even as Afghan...
Moderna CEO says vaccine likely to protect for ‘couple of years’
Moderna’s Covid-19 mRNA vaccine is likely to offer protection of up to a couple of years, its chief executive said on Thursday,...
Trump finally acknowledges defeat, says transition will be orderly after Congress certifies Biden’s victory
President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov 3 election and announced there would be an “orderly...
Analysis: Trump’s rage ignites mob assault on democracy
NEW YORK: The riotous mob that laid siege to the US Capitol on Wednesday was the product of the destructive forces that...
In occupied Kashmir, empty grave for teenager killed by Indian forces
On a recent chilly winter day in Indian-occupied Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed shoveled the earth, laboriously digging a grave for his teenage son....
With eye on US ties, Saudi Arabia leads pack on Gulf detente
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will move faster than its allies to reconcile with Qatar, sources familiar with the matter said, aiming to impress...
Facebook, Instagram to block Trump’s account for rest of his presidential term
Facebook Inc and Instagram will extend a ban on US President Donald Trump’s accounts for at least the next two weeks until...
Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies Congress
WASHINGTON: “Where are they?” a Trump supporter demanded in a crowd of dozens roaming the halls of the Capitol, bearing Trump flags...