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Washington: The US had successfully tested a hypersonic missile in mid-March but did not make any statement for two weeks to avoid escalating tensions with Russia as President Joe Biden was scheduled to travel to Europe, according to a...

Moscow: The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 125 planes and 91 helicopters since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Monday."In total, since the start of the special...

United Nations: The United Kingdom's refusal to hold a UN Security Council meeting requested by Russia on allegations of atrocities in the Ukrainian town of Bucha is unprecedented in UN history, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said...

Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman have asked the military authorities to clear their position on the PTI government's claim that the National Security Committee (NSC) had declared the opposition's...

Colombo: Sri Lanka's economic crisis took a turn for the worse on Tuesday when the country's top medical body declared a public health emergency in the country due to a shortage of medicines and equipment, BBC reported on Tuesday....

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan-led PTI on Monday recommended the name of former chief justice Gulzar Ahmed as the caretaker prime minister, said Pakistan's former Minister for information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary.He said that the party has finalised...

Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Sunday that the United States has by no means any compassion toward Muslim nations in the region, according to the president's official website.Making the remarks in a phone conversation with his...

Colombo: The worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka saw cabinet ministers resigning en masse after protests over the government's handling of the situation, BBC reported on Monday.Except for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa,...

Geneva: More than 90 migrants died in the Mediterranean waters after the boat carrying them from Libya got shipwrecked, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said."More than 90 people have died in another Mediterranean tragedy. Europe...

Las Vegas: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared onscreen at the 2022 Grammy Awards here and delivered a powerful message to the world about the war on his homeland.Ahead of singer-songwriter John Legend took the piano to launch a...