International

Kyiv: Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, a regional official said Monday. Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of Kherson's administration, wrote on Telegram that the casualties occurred over...

Vatican City: Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died Monday December 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to Mario Jose Bergoglio, an accountant from Italy, and Regina...

Vatican City: Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, has died Monday. He was 88. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of...

Toronto: A prominent gurdwara in Vancouver, Canada, was vandalised with pro-Khalistan graffiti overnight, sparking outrage among the local Sikh community. The incident occurred at the Khalsa Diwan Society (KDS) gurdwara, commonly known as the Ross Street gurdwara. The gurdwara administration shared images on its official...

Islamabad: A Hindu state minister in Sindh province of Pakistan has been attacked by protestors who took out a rally against a plan for new canals. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmaker Kheal Das Kohistani, the minister of state for religious affairs, was driving through the Thatta...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia Sunday of creating a false appearance of honouring an Easter ceasefire, saying Moscow continued to launch attacks overnight after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a unilateral temporary truce in Ukraine. “As of Easter morning, we can say that...

Sanaa: At least three people were killed and four others wounded in fresh US airstrikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa, its outskirts, and other provinces. The US military launched 21 airstrikes on Sanaa and its western outskirts, killing two people and wounding two others in the...

Islamabad: The lawyers' association in Pakistan has warned that in the next phase of their protest against the canal project on the Indus River, scheduled April 21, they will begin blocking the railway tracks to disrupt the movement of trains between Sindh and Punjab. The...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has requested Interpol to issue a red notice against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others in connection with a case alleging conspiracy to overthrow the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, according to local media reports. According to reports, the request was submitted...