KHARKIV - Ukraine said Sunday that its forces were pushing back Russia’s military from strategic holdouts in the east of the country after Moscow announced a retreat from Kyiv’s sweeping counter-offensive. In another hotspot of the…

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned his French counterpart of the potential “catastrophic consequences” of what he said were Ukrainian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine.…

STOCKHOLM - Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, the head of the opposition conservative Moderates Ulf Kristersson, and far-right leader Jimmie Akesson face off as the three main candidates in Sunday’s general election. Andersson…

WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden invoked the memory of America’s united response to the September 11, 2001 attacks by al Qaeda and vowed to “never give up” in the face of terrorist threats in a solemn commemoration on Sunday at the…

TUNIS - At least 11 people are thought to have died in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia, with 12 others still missing. Tunisia’s coastguard rescued 14 people after the boat, which was carrying 37 migrants to Italy, sank on Sunday Five…

DUBAI     -     A brilliant performance from Sri Lanka helped them beat Pakistan by 23 runs to clinch the Asia Cup crown here at the jam-packed Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday night. Winning the toss, Pakistan came out all…

JOHANNESBURG -At least three people were killed and dozens injured after a mine dam burst and sparked flooding that swept away houses and cars in central South Africa, officials said on Sunday. Television footage showed a river of mud and…

Port Moresby    -    An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck eastern Papua New Guinea on Sunday killing at least five people, injuring others and damaging property and essential infrastructure. The quake hit about 67 km east of Kainantu and…

NEW DELHI    -    India said Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan that according to Russia will see face-to-face talks between Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The…

Son of Peoples Party Azad Kashmir’s senior leader Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf breathed his last in London, family sources said on Sunday. Saqib Ashraf has been under treatment at a hospital in London after he was seriously injured in a road…

Masood Khan briefs US, international media persons about flood situation in Pakistan.   Washington    -   Ambassador Masood Khan has alerted international community about the serious perils of erratic climate change that was threatening…

QUETTA    -    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday briefed United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres about the devastation caused by rains and floods during their flight to visit flood affected areas of Balochistan and Sindh…

KHARKIV - Russian forces have withdrawn from key eastern towns, as a rapid Ukrainian counter-attack makes further gains. Ukrainian officials said troops entered Kupiansk, a vital eastern supply hub for Russian forces, on Saturday. Russia’s…

Hong Kong - Five speech therapists in Hong Kong have been jailed for 19 months each after being found guilty of publishing “seditious” children’s books. Authorities interpreted the books - about sheep trying to hold back wolves from their…

HEMET - Firefighters battling a growing blaze outside Los Angeles were bracing Saturday for mudslides and flooding as a storm barrels into burn areas. The remnants of a hurricane that hit Mexico were bringing strong winds that are likely…