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Pakistan’s embattled prime minister Imran Khan faces a tough no-confidence vote Saturday introduced by his political opponents, who say they have the votes to defeat him. A combined opposition that spans the…

Saudi Arabia will let up to one million people join the Hajj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key event to participants from outside the kingdom after two years of tight COVID restrictions, state media…

Russian leader Vladimir Putin was seen attending a Moscow funeral on Friday, with an aide carrying one of three ‘secret nuclear briefcases’. The Russian president arrived at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow,…

The European Union has agreed to freeze the assets in the EU of the boss of Russia’s top lender Sberbank, Vladimir Putin’s two daughters and more oligarchs, according to a document published in the EU’s official…

China warned on Thursday it would take strong measures if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and said such a visit would severely impact Chinese-U.S. relations, following media…

More than a year later, former U.S. President Donald Trump has shown no remorse for the historic assault on the Capitol by his supporters on 6 January 2021. In an interview published Thursday by Washington Post,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, Katerina and Maria, are hiding Putin’s wealth, U.S. officials believe. This explains why latest round of U.S. sanctions on Russia has targeted them.…

Ukraine on Thursday accused its neighbour, Kremlin-ally Hungary, of appeasing Russian aggression and disrupting EU unity following a telephone call between the Hungarian and Russian leaders. “Apparently, after the…

The U.S. FBI has wrested control of thousands of routers and firewall appliances away from Russian military hackers by hijacking the same infrastructure Moscow’s spies were using to communicate with the devices,…

The United States says it will impose a fresh round of sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden announced the sanctions in a speech on Wednesday. He said the sanctions would be…

Hong Kong is running short of traditional wooden coffins and authorities scramble to add mortuary space as the city battles with COVID-19 deaths. “I have never seen so many bodies piled up together,” said funeral director…

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on January 30. Photo: AFP Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un,…

Former U.S. President Barack Obama will return to the White House in Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office in 2017. He is returning to tout the benefits of his signature healthcare law and…

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to introduce visa restrictions for citizens of nations that Russia considers…

Pope Francis came the closest he has yet to implicitly criticizing President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying on Saturday a “potentate” was fomenting conflicts for nationalist interests.…

Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday, an incident the Kremlin said set an unfavourable tone for peace talks with Kyiv. Ukraine’s foreign…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding foreign buyers pay for Russian gas in roubles from Friday or else have their supplies cut. EU nations have rejected the ultimatum and Berlin said it amounted to…

The Governor of Chernihiv region in Ukraine has said there is no let-up in attacks by Russia, despite its pledge to reduce military activities in the region. The governor, Viacheslav Chaus, told the BBC that…

India on Wednesday increased petrol and diesel prices, making it the eighth time in the last nine days. According to a price notification by state fuel retailers, in the capital city of Delhi, petrol and diesel prices…

The United States and its allies plan new sanctions on Russia, including its military supply chains, Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Tuesday. The aim is to hit entities critical to sustaining…

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said Tuesday in a CNN interview that if former President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, the NATO alliance would be…

The UN on Tuesday warned that millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict and amid reports that people are facing life-and-death decisions. People are facing life and…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release any damaging information he has about the Biden family. According to CNN, Trump made the brazen and reckless request to…

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning earlier this month after a…