International
Pakistan formally appoints Asim Munir as first CDF
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday approved the appointment of the army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, as Pakistan's first Chief...
Russia says US peace plan not rejected, just lingering on differences
MOSCOW, Dec 4 : Clarifying its official stance over the US-proposed peace plan for ending the war, Russia on Thursday confirmed that it has...
Trump hosts leaders of Congo, Rwanda to sign key deal for peace in eastern...
WASHINGTON, Dec 4: US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Thursday for a deal-signing...
Air Force pilot safely ejects before F-16 fighter jet crashes in California desert
TRONA (US), Dec 4: A fighter jet with the Air Force's elite Thunderbirds demonstration squadron crashed in the Southern California desert, but the pilot...
Turkiye’s energy minister warns of threat to oil and gas supplies after tankers targeted
ISTANBUL, Dec 4: Turkiye's energy minister issued a call for the supply of oil and gas in the Black Sea to be protected after...
Trump admin orders H-1B, H-4 visa applicants to make social media profiles public
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Dec 4: The US Government has expanded screening and vetting measures for H-1B visa applicants and their H-4 dependents, directing them to...
Singapore’s LoP loses appeal against conviction for lying to parliamentary panel
SINGAPORE, Dec 4: Singapore's Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh on Thursday lost his appeal against his conviction for lying to a parliamentary privileges...
Identification of Thai agricultural worker’s remains leaves 1 final hostage in Gaza
BANGKOK/JERUSALEM, Dec 4: Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of...
India rushes Bailey bridge, water units to Sri Lanka; shares digital disaster-response toolkit
COLOMBO, Dec 4: India has sent a Bailey bridge and hundreds of water-purification units to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka as part of its ongoing humanitarian...
Japan’s Takaichi awarded catchphrase of year for her ‘work, work, work’ mantra
TOKYO, Dec 4: The pledge by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to "work, work, work, work and work" for her country has been named the...
Vietnam’s capital to invest USD 340 million in technology, innovation from 2026
HANOI, Dec 4: Vietnam's capital Hanoi will allocate 4 percent of its annual budget, equivalent to over 9 trillion Vietnamese dong (about 340 million...
‘Dangerously high’ toxins in Air India crash bodies repatriated to UK: Report
LONDON, Dec 3 : Mortuary workers in London were exposed to "dangerously high" levels of toxic substances when handling bodies repatriated to the UK...
Indian man charged with criminally negligent homicide after crash kills two in Oregon
NEW YORK, Dec 3: An Indian man who entered the US illegally three years ago has been charged with homicide after two persons were...