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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan appointed its first female Supreme Court judge on Monday, after a nomination process that proved unusually contentious. Justice...

NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 infections, led by the Omicron variant, may see a sharp rise in the coming weeks, some...

NUKU’ALOFA: The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, Nasa scientists have...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said today he was following “with concern” rising tensions in Ukraine, and called for a day...

RIYADH: Thailand’s prime minister will visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Saudi foreign ministry said, in what will be the...

WASHINGTON: The U.S. government said on Friday it would suspend 44 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's flagship budget airline AirAsia Group is in early acquisition discussions for air cargo carrier Raya Airways to...

MELBOURNE : Simona Halep continued her rampaging start to the season with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Montenegrin trailblazer Danka...

In a joint statement, the ministers expressed concern at Russia's military build-up on the border with Ukraine and "their absolute...

U.S. officials had expressed low expectations for Blinken’s meeting with Lavrov, and in brief remarks beforehand both envoys expressed little...

MELBOURNE : As Ash Barty was ascending the ranks of women’s tennis, renowned Australian coach Darren Cahill regularly predicted the...

Co-chief executive officer and chief content officer for the streaming service Ted Sarandos confirmed Squid Game season 2 during Netflix’s...

TOKYO : Japan could open up to blank-cheque listings but with its own safeguards for investors, the head of the...

OSLO : Norway's Telenor said on Thursday it had partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to speed up the modernisation...

MELBOURNE : Sam Stosur's 69th and final appearance in a Grand Slam singles draw ended in a 6-2 6-2 second-round...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden came in facing extraordinary challenges: A nation divided after the Donald Trump years, the Covid...

Netflix series Arcane is a show that delivers uniformly. A narrative-rich video game adaptation with stunning visuals and stellar background...

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Jan 19) said it was too soon to make commitments on lifting US tariffs...

SYDNEY: The undersea telecommunications cable connecting Tonga to the rest of the world that was damaged by a volcano eruption...

VILNIUS: Russian troops arriving into Belarus for what Moscow and Misnk say will be joint military exercises are a direct...