Daily Archives: October 22, 2023
Lanka to use IMF tranche to settle outstanding credit
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka would utilise the IMF’s second tranche of the bailout deal to settle arrears owed to multilateral creditors while expediting...
US sanctions 3 Chinese firms for providing missile components to Pakistan
The US has imposed sanctions on three China-based companies for supplying missile-applicable items for Pakistan's ballistic missile programme, the State Department said....
1L join anti-Israel protest march in London
LONDON: About 1,00,000 people joined a pro-Palestinian demonstration in central London on Saturday, marching through the British capital to demand an immediate...
EAM, Singapore minister talk on strengthening ties
SINGAPORE: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday met Singapore Minister of Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam and discussed with...
6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Kathmandu Valley, no casualty
KATHMANDU: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale on Sunday hit Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.
According...
Back from 4-year exile, Nawaz vows to work towards Pak economic recovery
LAHORE: Pakistan’s three-time PM Nawaz Sharif kick-started his party’s campaign for next year’s election on Saturday after arriving home from four years...
Australian PM announces China visit hours before leaving for US to meet Biden
CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he will visit China in early November, making the announcement Sunday hours before he was...
Israeli jets pound southern Gaza, ground invasion looms; US pushes for more aid
JERUSALEM: Israel pounded southern Gaza with air strikes early on Sunday and said it would intensify its attacks in the enclave's north,...
US sending additional air defence systems to Middle East: Defence Secretary Austin
WASHINGTON: The US has decided to send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system as well as additional Patriot battalions to the...
Aid trickles into besieged Gaza as UN chief urges Israel to avoid ‘collective punishment’
GAZA: Aid deliveries began moving into the besieged Palestinian territory through the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Saturday, for the...