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دنیا Published 30 Sep, 2021 10:52pm

US, Russia hold 'productive' arms control talks in Geneva

US State Department number two Wendy Sherman and Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov met for most of the...

لائف اسٹائل Published 30 Sep, 2021 01:15pm

Britney Spears' father removed as her guardian

The verdict ends long, bitter legal battle by the pop princess

کاروبار Published 29 Sep, 2021 11:10pm

US stocks open higher after steep losses

The lack of progress in Washington on a deal has raised the possibility of a default on US government debt, while...

دنیا Published 29 Sep, 2021 09:31pm

Top Rohingya leader in Bangladesh shot dead

Mohibullah emerged as the main civilian leader of the persecuted Muslim minority community when more than...

دنیا Published 29 Sep, 2021 12:16pm

At least 29 dead in Ecuador's latest prison violence

Inmates were equipped with firearms and grenades

دنیا Published 29 Sep, 2021 10:48am

Prices soar at opium market in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Since the Taliban overran Kabul on August 15, the price for opium has more than tripled

کاروبار Published 28 Sep, 2021 10:49pm

Stocks dip as oil tops $80 mark

Brent crude oil briefly jumped above $80 per barrel for the first time in almost three years on expectations for...

دنیا Published 28 Sep, 2021 06:57pm

Taliban to 'temporarily' adopt monarchy constitution, with caveats

The Taliban's acting justice minister issued a statement saying the the Taliban planned to introduce a constitution used...

کاروبار Published 28 Sep, 2021 03:39pm

Lego posts record profit, turnover as stores reopen

The company has already performed well last year despite pandemic, lockdowns

دنیا Updated 28 Sep, 2021 02:31pm

Women banned from Kabul University by new Taliban chancellor

"As long as real Islamic environment is not provided for all, women will not be allowed to come to universities or work. Islam first," Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat tweeted

لائف اسٹائل Published 28 Sep, 2021 12:09pm

Met Opera reopens with landmark first show by Black composer

Metropolitan Opera in its 138 years of existence has never before presented an opera by Black composer

دنیا Published 28 Sep, 2021 12:01pm

Drones and jets: China shows off new air power

The country's biggest airshow comes as Beijing pushes to meet a 2035 deadline to retool its military for modern warfare

دنیا Updated 27 Sep, 2021 10:59pm

US Deputy Secretary of State to visit Pakistan, India after Taliban takeover

Wendy Sherman, after CIA chief Bill Burns, will be one of the first high-level officials under President Joe Biden to visit...

دنیا Updated 27 Sep, 2021 11:01pm

Gunmen kill 34 people in northwest Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen attacked Madamai village in Kaura... 34 residents have been confirmed dead following...

دنیا Published 27 Sep, 2021 09:39pm

Afghan envoy cancels address on final day of UN meeting

The Taliban, in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last Monday, requested that its new foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi be...

دنیا Published 26 Sep, 2021 10:55pm

Two reported dead as cyclone slams into eastern India

Cyclone Gulab made landfall between the coastal states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh just after 6:00 pm local time, bearing gusts of up to 95 kilometres...

دنیا Published 26 Sep, 2021 06:09pm