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Russian fighter jet dumps fuel on American drone, then collides with it over Black Sea

Brussels/IBNS: A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea then collided with it, causing the drone to crash, the US military said.

Pakistan: 40 percent of Karachi plunges into darkness as transmission line trips

Karachi: Almost 40 percent of Pakistan's Karachi city plunged into darkness on Monday after a high tension transmission line tripped due to ‘technical fault’, media reports said on Tuesday.

Ex-Pakistan PM faces arrest: Police use water cannons, tear gas to disperse PTI workers assembled outside Imran Khan's residence

Islamabad: PTI workers pelted stones at the policemen who had assembled outside party chief Imran Khan's Lahore residence to arrest him in the Toshakana case.

Heavy contingent of police reach Zaman Park residence of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan to arrest him

Karachi: A heavy contingent of police have reached  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan's Zaman Park residence to arrest the former Prime Minister of the country.

UN stresses ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine grain deal as Russia offers 60-day extension

New York: The UN chief on Monday confirmed the UN would “do everything possible to preserve the integrity” of the Black Sea Grain Initiative – the deal agreed between Ukraine and Russia last July that is due to expire in just a few days.

Japan govt approves bill to raise age of consent, amend range of sexual offense charges

Tokyo: Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to amend the country's Penal Code regarding the age of sexual consent and a range of sexual offense charges.

Digital technology new source of discrimination against women: Guterres

New York: During a dialogue with women civil society leaders in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres heard about the critical need to make the internet safer for women and girls – and to ensure that they are equal participants in global conservations, both online and in-person.

China to reopen borders to foreign tourists for first time since COVID-19 outbreak in 2020

Beijing: China, a nation that was hit hard by COVID-19, has decided to issue visas to foreign tourists for the first time since the pandemic broke out three years ago.

UN experts call on South Africa to create torture prevention body

New York: South Africa must swiftly set up a watchdog mechanism to examine prisons, detention centres, and other facilities, UN independent experts on torture prevention said on Monday, citing “entrenched” ill treatment.

Step up support to Syria-Türkiye earthquake survivors: UN refugee chief

New York: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday underlined the need for greater and urgent international support for survivors of the recent deadly earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye following a five-day visit to the two countries.

Myanmar: Social media companies urged to stand up to junta

New York: UN-appointed independent rights experts on Myanmar have urged social media companies to do more to resist the military junta’s “online campaign of terror”.

UN expert calls for ‘new philosophy’ to better serve persons with disabilities

New York: A “new philosophy” and broader approaches can transform services for persons with disabilities, a UN-appointed independent expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday.

Islamabad Police may arrest Imran Khan today: Reports

Lahore: The Islamabad Police will visit Zaman Park in the next 24 hours to arrest PTI chief and former PM Imran Khan, media reports said.

Pakistan: Two policemen die as suspected terrorists attack census teams

Dera Ismail Khan: Suspected terrorists attacked census teams in Pakistan's  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Monday which left at least two policemen dead and four others injured.

Tibetans mark 64th anniversary of National Uprising in Rome

Rome: A large section of Tibetans marked the 64th anniversary of the Tibetan national uprising in Rome recently.

Toshakhana-judge threatening case: Non-bailable warrants issued against Imran Khan

Islamabad: Two non-bailable warrants were issued against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan after he failed to appear in courts in cases linked to the Toshakhana reference and threatening woman additional district and sessions judge, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Dacoits abduct police check-post in Kandhkot, 2 cops abducted

Kandhkot: Dacoits targeted a police check-post and abducted two cops at   Sindh’s Kandhkot region in Pakistan recently, media reports said.

Rights violation: Overseas Pakistan Christian Association protests in Netherlands

The Overseas Pakistan Christian Association (OPCA) last week protested in the Netherlands over the violation of the rights of Christian women and girls in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Karachi Police Office attack mastermind killed during encounter

Karachi: The mastermind behind the Karachi Police Office attack on Feb 17 has been killed during an encounter, media reports said.

Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest nine terrorists from Bandarban

Dhaka: The Rapid Action Battalion personnel of Bangladesh have arrested nine members of the terrorist group Jamaatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya from Bandarban, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Two security guards killed in IED blast

Quetta: At least two security guards died in an IED blast that targeted the convoy of Mir Sardar Khan Rind, son of MPA Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind, at Kachhi region in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: 4 die in road mishap in Mymensingh

Mymensingh: At least four people died when a microbus in which they were travelling turned over and caught fire in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city on Monday.

Twenty-two killed after migrant boat capsizes off Madagascar

Antananarivo: At least 22 people have been killed after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Madagascar in Southern Africa, Madagascar's port authority said on Sunday evening.

No FIR still filed in PTI worker's death

Islamabad: Pakistan police are yet to register a case on the death of PTI worker Ali Bilal even as his post-mortem result showed he died due to excessive injuries.

Pakistan likely to miss wheat production target once again

Islamabad: Pakistan might once again miss the target of producing  1.7 million tonnes of wheat in the current fiscal year, media reports said.

Pakistan: Police officials involved in baton-charging Islamabad Aurat March participants have been suspended

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said the police personnel in Islamabad, who were involved in baton-charging the participants of Aurat March, an event held in different cities of Pakistan on International Women's Day, have been suspended.

Afghanistan: Carpet weavers of Badakhshan facing challenges everyday to execute their task

Female carpet weavers of Afghanistan's Badakhshan region are facing regular challenges despite working hard regularly to create their handicrafts due to the lack of a carpet processing center and a suitable market for selling them.

US spy agency sees China will exert more pressure on Taiwan during Xi's third term

Taipei: A report released by a US intelligence community has said Beijing will continue to press Taiwan on unification and try to undercut US influence in the region as Chinese leader Xi Jinping begins his third term as the President of the country.

Tibetans protest in Vienna to mark National Uprising Day

Vienna: Tibetans marked the National Uprising Day in Vienna city of Austria on Friday by protesting  in front of Chinese Embassy against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan diaspora members protest in Vienna against Taliban atrocities against women, children

Vienna: Austrian city of Vienna recently witnessed Afghanistan diaspora members, including women associated with Afghan diaspora organizations AKIS (Afghanische Kultur, Integration und Solidaritat), staging a protest against the Taliban rulers of the South Asian country.