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Beijing December 13 : China has again bailed out Pakistan as it has agreed to provide USD 1.5 billion financing line to repay the USD 2 billion Saudi Arabia debt. Pakistan is set to return the USD 1 billion on Monday and remaining USD 1…

Tehran , December 13 : Iran has executed once-exiled journalist Ruhollah Zam for his online work that inspired nationwide economic protests in 2017. According to Al Jazeera report, Zam, who was captured in 2019 after years in…

London, Dec 13  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said scientific advances can be used to battle climate change, a challenge which he described as being "far worse, far more destructive than coronavirus". Johnson made the remarks…

Washington , December 13 : Indian Embassy in the United States said on Saturday it has lodged a strong protest with the law enforcement agencies against the "mischievous act" by "Khalistani elements" who masqueraded as protesters…

Islamabad , December 12 A Pakistan investigative agency has started a probe in a complaint filed against Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman for illegally buying expensive land, hours before opposition…

Baghdad , December 12 An unidentified object blew up near the Iraqi military college at the Baghdad International Airport, a security source told Sputnik on Saturday. The device reportedly detonated by the college fence. There…

Wellington , December 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown announced on Saturday the "Arrangement to Facilitate Quarantine-Free Travel between the…

Moscow , December 11 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin pledged on Friday that the country would start COVID-19 vaccination at the end of the week and authorities would not miss the deadline. "I can say today that we meet…

New Delhi , December 11  Israel embassy here has collaborated with several NGOs in different parts of India to help and support communities, which have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This collaboration was in the form of…

Last week, Trudeau had extended his support to India's farm protests, claiming that the situation was "concerning" and Canadians were "all very worried about family and friends" in Punjab. Sources in Toronto told IANS that soon after the…

London , December 12   The United Kingdom will stop funding and promoting fossil fuel projects overseas as part of the country's transition to low-carbon energy to tackle climate change, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected…

Brussels, Dec 12  Leaders of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement to cut the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 per cent by the end of next decade from the 1990 level, European Council President Charles Michel announced.…

Washington , December 12  US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday (local time) announced Chinese-American trade lawyer Katherine Tai as his nominee for the US Trade Representative and said that a key priority of his administration…

Washington , December 12 : US Supreme Court on Friday (local time) rejected a bid by Texas' attorney general to block the ballot of voters in battleground states that favoured President-elect Joe Biden. According to a CNN report,…

Islamabad, Dec 11 The UK's Virgin Atlantic commenced flight operations in Pakistan on Friday, becoming the latest international airline to start serving passengers in the country. The first flight arrived in Islamabad earlier in the day…

Washington , December 11 : After rescuing "the world's loneliest elephant" from Pakistan, American singer Cher is now attempting to rehome Bua Noi, a gorilla who has spent the last 30 years behind bars above a Bangkok shopping…

Washington , December 11 : The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on Wan Kuok Koi, a notorious Chinese gangster and triad boss known as "Broken Tooth", and Huang Yuanxiong, the Chief of the Xiamen Public…