Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Amsterdam university after clashes
AMSTERDAM: Pro-Palestinian protesters were occupying a University of Amsterdam (UvA) site on Wednesday, a day after police clashed with protesters in the Dutch capital and broke up an…
TikTok sues to block US law seeking sale or ban of app
WASHINGTON: TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in US federal court seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video…
World’s record-breaking temperature streak extends through April
BRUSSELS: The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring…
Drake’s Toronto mansion guard wounded in overnight shooting
TORONTO: A security guard was seriously wounded in a shooting at Canadian rapper Drake's Toronto mansion early on Tuesday, police said, without confirming whether the five-time Grammy award…
Ukraine claims foiling Russian plot to assassinate Zelenskiy
KYIV: The Kremlin said it had no comment on Ukrainian assertions that Kyiv caught Russian agents plotting the assassination of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but said that it was hardly…
Australia raises minimum savings for student visa
SYDNEY: Australia said it would raise the amount of savings international students will need to get a visa and warned several colleges of fraudulent student recruitment practices, as part of…
Three men accused in Canadian Sikh leader’s death appear in court
TORONTO: Three men accused of murdering Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year in a killing that triggered a diplomatic crisis between Canada and India appeared briefly in a…
Govt proposes increasing retirement age, pension reforms
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said that the country standing at the crossroads was going through transformation and various reforms were being…
No dialogue with ‘anarchist group’, May 9 rioters will be punished: DG…
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army has ruled out dialogue with perpetrators and facilitators of the May 9 attacks when military installations were attacked, in a rebuke to the offer by the Imran…
Alia Bhatt dazzles in saree look at Met Gala
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt made her second appearance at the MET Gala this year on Monday evening.
She was the biggest name from India to attend the gala, and chose to wear a saree…
In Pictures: Fashion A-listers attend garden-themed Met Gala
NEW YORK: Zendaya wore a dark blue gown adorned with grape clusters and Lana Del Rey donned a dramatic headpiece with tree branches, two of the eye-catching looks at this year's…
UK police close Shahzad Akbar acid attack probe
LONDON: The UK police have shut down a probe into a reported acid attack on former federal adviser Mirza Shahzad Akbar after finding no suspects during an around six-month-long…
PM Shehbaz assures all-out support to Saudi investment
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured his government’s blanket support to the Saudi investment, enabling the investors and businessmen to accomplish their future projects in…
Hamas accepts Gaza ceasefire, Israel vows to continue Rafah operation
CAIRO: Palestinian group Hamas agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands and pressed ahead with strikes in Rafah while planning…
Police clear pro-Palestinian encampment at University of Southern California
LOS ANGELES: Police cleared a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California without making arrests on Sunday following turmoil at universities across the United States…