London/IBNS: Japan has secured the first rank as the world's most powerful passport, allowing visa-free entry to 193 global destinations, according to the latest Henley Passport Index.
Ottawa: The Canadian government has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan state officials, including former presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, over human rights violations, officials said on Tuesday.
Beijing/IBNS: Disturbing satellite images have emerged showing a funeral home in Beijing clearing the way for a car park as more bodies arrive for cremation revealing the true scale of China's Covid situation even as the government tried to downplay it.
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Minister of Housing and Diversity Ahmed Hussen has announced a combined investment of nearly $132 million to support the construction of over 380 units in the province.
Washington/IBNS: After over 5,400 United States domestic flights were halted or delayed over a technical glitch, air traffic services resumed in the country on Wednesday evening (India time), the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.
Kabul: The chargés d'affaires of Afghanistan’s embassy in Islamabad, Sardar Ahmad Shakib, has asked Pakistan not to arrest Afghanistan citizens in the country.
Islamabad: About seven million people in textile and textile-related industries have been laid off due to dwindling exports and the government’s failure to end the economic crisis, experts associated with the industry said.
Dera Ismail Khan: Unknown gunmen attacked the Yarik police station in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan region on Sunday.
Washington: All domestic flights in America have been halted until 0900 ET (1400 GMT) due to a glitch, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday.
Paris: At least six people were hurt due to an attack in Gare Du Nord train station in the French capital city of Paris on Wednesday, media reports said.
Japan's worst pathogenic avian influenza epidemic has forced the culling of 10 million chickens, reports said.
Taipei: Taiwan’s latest decision to ban imports of crabs from China due to the presence of the hazardous chemical Dioxin has triggered fear about the hazardous effects of food items imported from China.
Swat: People from different regions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Sunday demonstrated against rising prices of flour and other essential commodities.
Muzaffarabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Raja Farooq Haider has cautioned against alleged land grabbing in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
Beijing/UNI: China stopped issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens in connection with Tokyo's "discriminatory" requirement for Chinese travelers to submit negative PCR tests, the Chinese Embassy in Japan said.
Moscow/Kiev/UNI: An air raid warning has been issued in Ukraine's Kharkiv Region, Strana.ua reported.
Lahore: Two Karachi girls, who went missing last week from the city's Korangi area, have been recovered from Lahore city of Pakistan, media reports said.
Toronto/IBNS: Canada is witnessing a big increase in 3D-printed guns, homemade firearms referred to as “ghost guns,” even as more than 100 of these were seized by the Canada Police last year, media reports said.
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said his country's so-called "golden era" of relations with China is over.
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres responded to the storming on Brazil’s Congress by insisting that it would not shake the country’s strong democratic foundations.
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the launch of the final phase in the political process towards restoring a civilian-led transition in Sudan, more than one year after the military coup, his Spokesperson said on Monday.
New York: Trucks transporting food, medicine and other desperately needed aid into northwestern Syria from Türkiye, will continue their lifesaving journeys for another six months following a vote in the UN Security Council on Monday.
New York: UN-led efforts to encourage the international community to stand with Pakistan after deadly floods last summer, continued on Monday in Geneva, where Secretary-General António Guterres urged radical reform of the global financial system, in favour of developing countries.
Tokyo: About 100,000 chickens will be culled in Japan due to a new outbreak of bird flu, registered in Miyazaki Prefecture on Tuesday, the Agriculture Ministry said.
New York: UN-led efforts to encourage the international community to stand with Pakistan after deadly floods last summer, continued on Monday in Geneva, where Secretary-General António Guterres urged radical reform of the global financial system, in favour of developing countries.
Washington/UNI: The United States struggles to supply the Ukrainian troops with effective counter drone systems to address the modern aerial threat, the Wall Street Journal said in a report, citing Western officials and analysts.
London/UNI: The UK Foreign Office provides support to the families of two British nationals missing near the city of Soledar in Donbas, where clashes are under way, The Guardian reported citing a Foreign Office spokesperson.
Mexico City/UNI: Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola called the attack on the airport in the city of Juliaca in the Puno Region, where, according to the latest reports, 17 anti-government protesters died, a planned action and called on the prosecutor's office to find and punish those planning a coup.
Tokyo/Rome/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will pay an official visit to Italy on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations and international issues, including Ukraine.
Balkh: Several women, who run shops at a market in Balkh region of Afghanistan, have been directed by the Taliban's vice and virtue department to close their shops by next Thursday, media reports said.
