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China steps up military presence near Taiwan

China steps up military presence near Taiwan

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Sunday said that it detected four sorties of Chinese aircraft and seven…

January 26, 2026

Pakistan faces genocide charges over Baloch

BALOCHISTAN: The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has accused the Pakistani state of pursuing what it described as a deliberate and…

January 26, 2026

Earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.6 strike Myanmar

MYANMAR: Two earthquakes of magnitudes 3.5 and 3.6 respectively struck Myanmar at a gap of mere 14 minutes, a statement…

January 26, 2026

Jaishankar Discusses Ties, Indo- Pacific, Ukraine with US Delegation

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met with a US congressional delegation and held wide-ranging discussions on…

January 26, 2026

Trump’s Greenland ambitions strain MAGA ties with Europe’s far-right

Trump’s push to take control of Greenland has triggered backlash from Europe’s far-right, exposing cracks in the once close MAGA-nationalist…

January 26, 2026

Russian strike on Kyiv leaves 1,700 buildings still without heat, mayor says

MILAN: Around 1,700 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were still without heating following a Russian missile and drone…

January 26, 2026

Zelenskyy says trilateral talks ended constructively

KYIV: Two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the United States wrapped up Saturday with “constructive” discussions…

January 26, 2026

US sees over 14,000 flight cancellations as winter storm intensifies

WASHINGTON DC: As the winter storm intensified in the United States over the weekend, more than 14,000 flights have been…

January 26, 2026

Putin Tells Trump Envoys Territorial Issue Key to Ukraine Peace Deal

KYIV: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with the U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys during marathon overnight…

January 24, 2026

Zelenskyy says his repeated warnings to Europe feel like ‘Groundhog Day’

DAVOS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and…

January 24, 2026