US says Bangladesh elections were not free and fair
WASHINGTON: The United States shares the view that the weekend's elections in Bangladesh were not free and fair, the US State Department said, adding that Washington was concerned by reports…
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US boxer Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player Leipsic get Russian citizenship
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to U.S. boxer Kevin Johnson and Canadian ice hockey player Brendan Leipsic.
Russian media outlet reported in…
Gabriel Attal becomes France’s youngest PM
PARIS: Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister on Tuesday, as the French President seeks to breathe new life into his second mandate…
Pakistan rejects US designation on religious freedom list
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected its designation as a 'Country of Particular Concern' on religious freedom by the US State Department
In a press statement, Foreign Office…
South Africa batter Klaasen announces Test retirement
CAPE TOWN: Big-hitting South African batter Heinrich Klaasen has announced his retirement from Test cricket.
Klaasen, a prolific performer for South Africa in the limited-overs format,…
‘Animal’ team responds to Javed Akhtar remarks
Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar recently said the commercial success of films with problematic scenes was a "dangerous" trend.
At the Ajanta Ellora International Film Festival in…
US investigators recover key part from Alaska Airlines 737 MAX jet
WASHINGTON: The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said late on Sunday the "key missing component" from the Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet involved in an Alaska Airlines emergency landing…
India court quashes early release of 11 men in Muslim woman’s gang-rape case
NEW DELHI: India's top court quashed the remission in sentence given to 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman and murdering her relatives during…
Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PM
MALE: The Maldives government has suspended three deputy ministers for disparaging India's prime minister, during a dip in ties with its powerful neighbour.
Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna…
Gaza journalist’s son killed in Israeli attack
GAZA CITY: The eldest son of media outlet Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh, has been killed by an Israeli missile strike in the western part of Khan Younis, Gaza.
Hamza…
Bangladesh PM Hasina wins polls boycotted by opposition
DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina swept to a fourth straight term in power, with her party winning almost 75% of the seats in a general election that was boycotted by the main…
‘Oppenheimer’ triumphs at Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES: Historical drama Oppenheimer dominated the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, and gothic comedy Poor Things upset summer blockbuster Barbie, as Hollywood threw its biggest party…
IBA gets $1.5 million donation for construction of new building
KARACHI: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and the Jaffer Family Foundation and United Global Initiative for the…
UN Security Council members call for Houthis to stop attacks on shipping
NEW YORK: Members of the UN Security Council called on Yemen's Houthis to halt their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, saying they are illegal and threaten regional…
Iran vows revenge as blasts kill nearly 100 at Soleimani’s memorial
TEHRAN: Two explosions killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran on Wednesday to commemorate commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed by a US drone in 2020, Iranian…