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Finland, Sweden still undecided on joining NATO...

Berlin: The leaders of Finland and Sweden have indicated that their governments haven’t yet decided whether to join NATO, bu Read more...

Pak govt may overturn Nawaz’s graft conviction...

Islamabad: Pakistan’s new government is considering quashing or suspending former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ’s convi Read more...

France: Centrist Emmanuel Macron faces challenge from ...

Paris: A government headed by hard-left veteran politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon is hardly a prospect Macron would relish at a Read more...

Gotabaya extends invitation to form all-party govt...

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday extended an invitation to form an allparty government Read more...

China facing Omicron ‘tsunami’, says top official...

Beijing: China is facing a”tsunami” of Omicron, a senior official said on Friday, as the country reported over 20,000 Read more...

NATO chief says Finland, Sweden may join soon...

Brussels: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Finland and Sweden would be embraced with open arms should th Read more...

Pak PM Shehbaz leaves for Saudi Arabia

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday left for Saudi Arabia on his maiden three-day official visit abroad Read more...

Lankan President Rajapaksa ready for all-party govt...

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday convened a meeting of political parties on April 29 Read more...

European nations accuse Russia of gas ‘blackmail’...

Warsaw: Polish and Bulgarian leaders accused Moscow of using natural gas to blackmail their countries after Russia’s state-c Read more...

Top Russian diplomat warns Ukraine against provoking W...

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia’s top diplomat warned Ukraine against provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflic Read more...