Boris Johnson has been pictured with wine and cheese alongside his wife and up to 17 staff in the Downing Street garden during the lockdown, raising questions over No 10’s insistence a “work meeting” was taking place.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov late Monday that China supports Russian-led forces deployed in Kazakhstan to assist settle unrest.

The Pacific may easily be the region of the world most likely to see "strategic surprise," according to US Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell, who appeared to be referring to Chinese plans to create Pacific-island bases.

New Zealand's defeat in the opening match may have marred Ross Taylor's farewell test series but the retiring stalwart believes Bangladesh's shock victory at Mount Maunganui was a massive boost for the game and the format.

The United Nations warned Tuesday that Afghanistan will need $5 billion in aid in 2022 to avoid a humanitarian disaster and give the country a future after 40 years of suffering.

Following this request, the Deputy Commissioner Office has issued the notification and new timings would be applicable with effect from January 10, 2022 on 24 educational institutions located at PWD, DHA Phase-II, Rawat and G.T Road.

The country's all-important textile industry is at the centre of this export-led growth strategy, said Abdul Razak Dawood, advisor to Pakistan's prime minister, as the government targets ambitious growth of 4.8% in the 2021-2022 financial year.

Efforts by "all parties" to restore Iran's 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers resulted in "excellent progress" during negotiations in Vienna, according to a spokesman for the foreign ministry.

The PIA will save around Rs8 billion annually with reduction of its staff strength, CEO said.

The high-ranking US and Russian officials began important discussions on escalating tensions over Ukraine on Monday, amid fears of a Russian invasion of its pro-Western neighbor.

Over the past week videos on social media have shown three foreign samba dancers displaying their moves in a main street of Jazan, in the southwest.

A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced on Monday ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail on charges including possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, a source familiar with the proceedings said.