Pakistan seeks billions for flood recovery, climate resilience

According to Pakistan's so-called Resilient Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Framework, which it will officially present during Monday's conference, $16.3 billion will be needed in all.

Greece is planning to build 140-km fence along Türkiye border

Greece is planning to build a new 140-km fence to cover its whole European border with neighboring Türkiye in an effort to contain the significant flows of illegal migrants, Minister of Citizen Protection Takis Theodorikakos has announced.

Ukrainian drone destroyed near Crimea

A Ukrainian drone was destroyed near Sevastopol in Crimea, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Saturday morning.

War in Ukraine still going on despite unilateral Russian Cease Fire

War in Ukraine is going on despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks for 36 hours for the Orthodox Christmas.

Man arrested for urinating on female passenger during flight

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued a notice to Air India for the unprofessional handling of the incident. The notice observed that the air carrier was in dereliction of duty in the handling of the urination incident.

Russian hackers target U.S. nuclear scientists

Russia's embassy in Washington did not return a request seeking comment about the attempted hack against CIJA.

Muhammad the second-most popular baby boys name in Netherlands

Combining the various spellings of the name, Muhammad took second place among the names given to baby boys with 671. Last year, Muhammad remained the most popular name for baby boys in the UK, revealed the list compiled by online media company BabyCenter.

Gas cooking linked to 12.7% of childhood asthma in US: Study

Around 35 percent of American kitchens have gas stovetops, which previous research has shown have higher levels of nitrogen dioxide that has in turn been linked to higher asthma rates.

US approves new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

Taliban government signs oil deal with Chinese firm

The Taliban government of Afghanistan has signed an oil extraction deal with a Chinese company, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

Taliban hits out at Prince Harry over claims of killing 25 Afghans

Following his confessions, Senior Taliban official Anas Haqqani has released his statements. “Mr. Harry! The ones you killed were not chess pieces, they were humans," says Anas Haqqani in his tweet.

On anniversary of US Capitol assault, Biden decries violence

"Despite our differences in opinion, we must say clearly with a united voice... there's no place, zero, zero place in America for voter intimidation... for political violence," Biden said in a speech.