Suspected Islamic State group chief killed in Syria: Erdogan

"The suspected leader of Daesh, codename Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, has been neutralised in an operation carried out yesterday (Saturday) by the MIT in Syria," he announced on television, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State organization.

US committed to Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process: Blinken

Armenia and Azerbaijan are engaged in a decades-long standoff, and have fought two wars over the mountainous enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh that have left tens of thousands dead.

UAE opens largest visa center of Asia in Karachi

UAE Consul General Bakheet Ateeq Al Remethi says the center has been established to save the time of the people. People have also expressed satisfaction over the start of the visa services in Karachi.

Fatima Bhutto ties the knot in Karachi in intimate ceremony

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said that the Nikkah ceremony was organized at their Clifton residence 70 Clifton in Karachi in the presence of close family members and friends.

US, Iran confiscate each other’s oil tankers amid sanctions tension

As oil markets remain jittery, the cargo seizure is the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran after years of sanctions pressure by the US over Iran’s nuclear program.

Trump unveils new nickname for Biden

The former president repurposed the moniker he once used against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton

Russia won’t play by ‘rules’ invented by anyone – Putin

The country’s “former partners” have been “manically” destroying international law and communication channels, the Russian president has said

Heavy battles in Sudan despite latest truce

Black clouds rose over the capital Khartoum in fresh fighting and the United Nations reported bitter urban battles in the war-ravaged Darfur region where scores were reported dead.

Kim Jong Un’s sister says US-S. Korea plan risks ‘serious danger’

The United States and South Korea vowed this week that North Korea would face a nuclear response and the "end" of the leadership there should it use its own nukes against the allies, as the two countries' presidents met in Washington.

Biden to get roasted at White House journalists’ dinner

The ritual is a landmark on the US capital's social calendar and once again takes place in the same Hilton Hotel where Ronald Reagan was shot and nearly killed by John Hinckley Jr in 1981, as he left from delivering a speech to trade unions.

Hate crime suspected in arson attacks on Minneapolis mosques

Arson attacks at two Minneapolis mosques leave Muslim community fearful. Suspect charged with second-degree arson.

Trump’s return to politics and the spectre of the travel ban

Donald Trump vows to reinstate the controversial travel ban on citizens of Islamic nations if he is elected president in 2024.