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President Vladimir Putin said his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, something he confirmed for the first time had already happened, was a reminder to the West that it could not inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.…

GREECE: At least 12 Pakistanis are among 100 people who have been rescued after the shipwreck near Greece that left 78 people dead.   The fishing boat was overloaded with migrants and capsized and sank off Peloponnese in southern Greece.…

WASHINGTON: A prominent Kashmiri advocacy group has announced that Kashmiris and their supporters will stage a protest rally near the White House on June 22 when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US President Joe Biden in…

BEIJING: China’s Hangzhou is fully prepared to host the 19th Asian Games as construction of all venues and facilities was completed in April. The two-week sporting event, which was postponed last year because of Covid-19, will be held from…

The conflict in Sudan has displaced more than one million children, 270,000 of them in the Darfur region, the UN children’s agency (UNICEF) has said, warning more were at “grave risk”. Fighting has raged in Sudan since mid-April between…

UNITED NATIONS: The UN refugee and migration agencies called for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following Wednesday’s tragedy in the Mediterranean. With 78 bodies retrieved, 104 people rescued and hundreds more…

WASHINGTON: A Pakistani law enforcement officer, Zaheer Ahmed, has been presented with the prestigious Trafficking in Persons Hero award by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The annual award, which was given at a ceremony held in…

ISLAMABAD: A bill seeking amendments to the Elections Act 2017 aimed at empowering the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to announce poll dates unilaterally without having to consult the president, sailed through the Senate. The…

ISLAMABAD: Peace and Culture Organisation Chairperson Mushaal Hussein Mullick has expressed serious concerns over jailed Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik’s deteriorating health conditions and urged US President Joe Biden to press Narendra Modi…

ISLAMABAD: Danish Minister for Development Assistance and Climate Change Policy Dan Jorgensen on Thursday witnessed the signing of two projects that include one scheme to increase communities’ resilience to climate change in Kalash valley…