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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled to Maldives on a military jet, amid mass protests over economic crisis in the country. Rajapaksa arrived in the Maldian capital, Male early on Wednesday morning. He had been in hiding after crowds stormed his residence on Saturday. The president had earlier pledged…

The funeral of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was held in central Tokyo on Tuesday. Abe was shot dead while delivering a speech last week. Besides Abe’s wife Akie, Japanese Prime Minster Fumio Kishida, some lawmakers, foreign dignitaries and business leaders attended the funeral. Memorial services are scheduled to…

Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated with religious fervour in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries on Saturday. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman have greeted Hajj pilgrims and all Muslims in the world on Eid Al-Adha. They also prayed for…

In Sri Lanka, thousands of protesters broke through police barricades and stormed the President’s official residence in Colombo on Saturday. Some protesters, holding national flags and helmets, broke into the President’s residence and were seen packing into rooms and corridors, shouting slogans against President. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was removed from…

Sheikh Muhammad Bin Abdul Karim on Friday delivered the Hajj sermon with the status of khateeb [speaker] of Hajj at Masjid-e-Nimrah, as Muslims from across the world gathered in Makkah to offer the pilgrimage which is one of the key obligations of Islam. Huge crowds of Muslim pilgrims scaled Mount…

Former prime minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, an official from his political party said. A man opened fire on Abe, 67, from behind with an apparently homemade gun as he spoke at a drab traffic island in…

The process of moving over one million Hujjaj, including more than eighty four thousand Pakistanis, to Mina for performing Hajj Rituals is in progress.   Our special correspondent in Makkah, Ijaz Hussain reports that they will offer five prayers in Mina tomorrow (Thursday).              The…

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is set to have discussions with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran in an effort to move along talks aimed at restoring Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. The top Qatari diplomat arrived in Tehran today (Wednesday) and is also…

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says there is need to build normal relations with other countries. In an interview, he said we are member of the international community and cannot live separate from them. He said therefore, Afghanistan’s interaction with the international community, with our fellow Muslim countries and with…

United States President Joe Biden has announced to enhance US military presence in Europe, strengthening NATO to counter threats from all directions. During his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Madrid on Wednesday, he said that NATO is strong and united and it will be furthered strengthened in…

Dozens of migrants were found dead in an abandoned big rig in San Antonio on Monday in what appears to be the deadliest human smuggling case in modern U.S. history. The bodies of at least 46 people were initially found in the tractor-trailer in the sweltering Texas heat, officials said.…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged world leaders gathered at the G7 summit to do their utmost to end Russia’s invasion of his country by the end of the year. In his closed-door address via video-link to the gathering of leaders in the German Alps, Ukrainian President said battle conditions…

A top UN official in Afghanistan has appealed for greater international aid for the country, after he visited communities affected by last week’s devastating earthquake. Dr Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said in addition to food assistance and emergency shelter and repair,…

Pakistani-American judge Zahid Qureshi has taken over as district judge. According to a foreign news agency, Zahid Qureshi’s swearing-in ceremony took place in New Jersey, after which he took over as US district judge. Zahid Qureshi is the first Muslim in US history to be appointed to a federal bench…

President Joe Biden is “fine,” after falling off his bike Saturday during a ride in a state park near his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, a White House official said. No medical attention is needed, the official added in a statement released to reporters traveling with the President. “As the President…

Three Palestinians have been killed and 10 wounded as Israeli forces raided Jenin in the occupied West Bank. According to Health Ministry of Palestine sources, about 30 Israeli military vehicles raided Jenin in the early hours and surrounded a car, firing shots at four men sitting inside.

The World Oceans Day is being observed on Wednesday with the theme of “Revitalization: Collective action for the ocean”. The purpose of observance the day is to raise awareness among people about the “impact of human actions on the ocean” and to mobilize citizens for their sustainable management. The day…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won the backing of a majority of Tory MPs in a confidence vote despite a significant revolt against his leadership. The PM won 59% of the vote. In all, 211 Tory MPs voted they had confidence in the PM’s leadership while 148 voted against…

The United States has warned North Korea to face a strong response from the United States, South Korea and the world if it conducts a nuclear test. Addressing a news conference in Seoul after her meeting with South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said…

The interim government in Afghanistan has signed a deal to hand over the country’s four key airports to a United Arab Emirates company.  Under the deal, the control and management of four international airports Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, and Mazar-e-Sharif will be handed over to the UAE aviation company. The ceremony…

In India, 24 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced due to severe flooding in the eastern state of Assam. Heavy rains submerged several villages, forcing locals to seek shelter in squalid conditions, sometimes even on roads. Hundreds of rescue camps have been set up to shelter those…

In Australia, the incumbent Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Liberal-National coalition has failed to win enough seats in elections. Labor party grabbed 72 seats thus Anthony Albanese will be the country’s new Prime Minister overseeing the first Labor government in almost a decade.