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Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the United Nations Officehave slated an event to hold in Geneva in commemoration of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.According to the organizer, the event will be held on 17 March 2023.…

Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the Kremlin has said in a snub of the former Soviet leader with whom the Russian President had a fraught relationship.Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said "Putin's work schedule…

The Islamic Military Coalition to Fight Terrorism (ISMAC) announced on Thursday that Kenya joined the alliance, taking the number of member states in the grouping to 42.The declaration culminated in raising the Kenyan national flag…

China's aid for flood victims of Pakistan has reached the country's southern port city of Karachi on Tuesday.The humanitarian assistance consisting of 3,000 tents was handed over to Pakistan at a ceremony held at the Karachi airport. …

Niger State First Lady, Dr Amina Abubakar, has memorized half of the Qur’an.While disclosing this, Abubakar explained that she tried to memorize a page of the Qur’an in a week."I spend about 30mins to an hour (depending on the…

Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market, the two companies said…

Severe rains and flooding have killed at least 1,033 people, including 348 children, and left 1,527 more injured in Pakistan since mid-June.The country's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) added that 119 people had died and…

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Ministry of Finance have signed an audit oversight cooperation agreement with the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Friday.It is an all-win choice to promote…

The Pentagon has released a plan aimed at better preventing civilian casualties and harm to civilian infrastructure in U.S. airstrikes.In January, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tasked a working group with developing a plan after the…

By Abdulrazaq HamzatPrior to the discovery of crude oil, Nigeria is the home of the black oil, now known as the oil palm.In the 19th century, shortly after the end of slavery, a part of Nigeria, now known as Niger Delta was…

A luxury hotel in Mumbai has allegedly received a call threatening that four bombs had been planted in the hotel.According to the police, The Lalit Hotel on Sahar Airport Road received a bomb threat call on Sunday.The unidentified…

The United States and South Korea have began their biggest combined military training in years Monday as they heighten their defense posture against the growing North Korean nuclear threat.The drills could draw an angry response from…

Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, authorities said Monday, escalating political tensions in the country as he holds mass rallies seeking to return to office.The terrorism charges…

Hong Kong police has taken into custody Card Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, a well-known supporter of the local pro-democracy movement, various local citizen media report.The decision to arrest Hong Kong’s 90-year-old bishop emeritus is thought…

A Shanghai court has sentenced Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, not seen in public since 2017, to 13 years in jail and fined his Tomorrow Holdings conglomerate 55.03 billion yuan ($8.1 billion), a record in China.Xiao and…

Plane failed to descend as pilots reportedly fell asleep during flightEthiopian Airlines has suspended two passenger jet pilots following reports they fell asleep midway through a flight on Monday, causing them to overshoot their…

India has delivered the 10th batch of medical assistance to Afghanistan as part of its ongoing humanitarian assistance programme.The medical aid was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kabul.In view of the urgent…

A gunman has opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem's Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in a suspected Palestinian attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza, police and medics said.…

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced on Thursday that those who obtained tourist visas and commercial visas will now be allowed to perform the Umrah pilgrimage during their stay in Saudi Arabia.This facility is available…

The Congress has announced a mega rally ‘Mehangai Par Halla Bol’ on August 28 at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi over inflation.Congress general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said in a statement that the ‘Mehangai Par…

China's factory-gate inflation cooled in July to the lowest it's been since February 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics has said on Wednesday.China's producer price index, which gauges factory-gate prices, increased 4.2 percent…

The Army Design Bureau on behalf of the Indian Army has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Drone Federation of India to collaboratively work towards promoting research, development, testing and manufacturing of drones,…

China has announced Monday it will be extending military drills around Taiwan — a day after the scheduled end of its largest ever exercises, which were conducted in retaliation for last week’s controversial visit to Taipei by House Speaker…

Major telecom operators like Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vi (formerly Vodafone-idea) have been already working on hardware to roll out their 5G services in the country. Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw previously said that 5G services will…

Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes; at least 24 killedIsraeli airstrikes has flattened homes in Gaza on Saturday and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an escalation in a conflict…

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said the biggest risk affecting the peace and stability in the South China Sea is the improper intervention and frequent disruption from major countries outside the region.He expounded…

Killing eight civilians in an area largely inhabited by Afghanistan's minority Shiite Muslim community, a bomb attached to a handcart exploded in Kabul on Friday.Injuring 18 people, the blast took place when Shiites in Afghanistan are…

Loan EMIs have set to rise, with the Reserve Bank of India on Friday hiking key repo rate by 50basis points (bps) to 5.4 per cent in a bid to tame inflation in the country and support growth.RBI's rate-setting panel -- the Monetary…

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has reached National Herald House on Thursday, a day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sealed the Young Indian Limited office located in the National Herald building on Wednesday (August 3).…

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Wednesday has announced punishments on organizations related to die-hard elements seeking "Taiwan independence."Under the guise of "democracy" and "cooperation and development," "Taiwan…