Pakistan reaches $7 bn aid deal with IMF
Pakistan last year came to the brink of default as the economy shrivelled amid political chaos, catastrophic 2022 monsoon floods and decades of mismanagement
Islamabad:...
Iran’s Pezeshkian rejects US pressure, praises Russia, China
Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old heart surgeon, has pledged to promote a pragmatic foreign policy, ease tensions over now-stalled negotiations with major powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact and improve prospects...
Russian deputy PM visits disputed island off Japan’s Hokkaido
Russia's deputy prime minister visited one of the disputed islands off Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido on Friday, a local resident said, as bilateral relations remain strained amid the prolonged Russian...
The son of Asia’s richest man gets married in the year’s most extravagant wedding
The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in what many dubbed the wedding of the year, attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting...
Russia plans ‘response’ to contain ‘serious threat’ from NATO: Kremlin
Western military alliance now ‘fully involved in the conflict over Ukraine’
MOSCOW: Russia is planning “response measures” to contain the “very serious threat” from NATO,...
Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures, including slow response and disorganization
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Thursday acknowledged a string of errors in its response to the deadly Hamas attacks last Oct. 7, including slow response times and disorganization, as it released...
The son of Asia’s richest man is set to marry in one of India’s...
MUMBAI, India — Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians began arriving in India’s financial capital on Friday to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, highlighting the...
Astronauts stuck on space station ‘confident’ Boeing Starliner will bring them home
Their return was pushed back because of thruster malfunctions and helium leaks that came to light during the journey
In 2014, both SpaceX and Boeing were awarded...
60 bodies found after Israeli operation in Gaza City
Gaza’s civil defense agency said the 60 bodies were found under the rubble in Shujaiya neighborhood
Israel’s operation there had left ‘more than 300 residential units and...
Patients receive hearts from donors in Saudi Arabia, UAE
RIYADH: The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre has given hope to three patients, two men and one girl, after it successfully transplanted hearts from donors in Riyadh, Jeddah and Abu...