A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-breaking 70 years on the British throne. The 96-year-old monarch appeared on the balcony alongside her family, but the palace later said she had experienced a recurrence مزید پڑھیں

Some officials in India are ignoring or even supporting rising attacks on people and places of worship in the country, a United States official said late on Thursday after the release of a report on religious freedom globally in 2021. The report said attacks on members of religious minority communities, including killings, assaults, and intimidation, مزید پڑھیں

Turkey has told the United Nations that, at the behest of its president, it wishes from now on to be called “Turkiye” in all languages, the UN announced on Thursday. “The change is immediate,” Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief’s spokesperson, told AFP by email. He noted that Ankara’s official letter requesting the change had been مزید پڑھیں

The Biden administration plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with Hellfire missiles for battlefield use against Russia, three people familiar with the situation said. The sale of the General Atomics-made drones could still be blocked by Congress, the sources said, adding that there is also a risk of مزید پڑھیں

Occupation forces in West Bank on Thursday shot dead a Palestinian youth during a raid, the health ministry said. The slain youth was identified as Ayman Muhaisen, 29. The violence erupted in the Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem, a ministry statement said. He was the third Palestinian killed in 24 hours after a woman allegedly مزید پڑھیں

The United States is currently undergoing one of its worst nightmares as four more people were killed by a gunman at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma in a fresh gun violence incident. The police Wednesday said the gunman was also killed in the incident. It however not clarified if the assailant was shot by مزید پڑھیں

A 33-year-old ex-pat in Dubai has been imprisoned for stabbing his partner multiple times. The Dubai Criminal Court deported the Asian man and sentenced him to imprisonment for three years. He attacked his girlfriend while she was asleep. The case was reported by a neighbour in the shared residence. He testified that he heard the مزید پڑھیں

President Joe Biden asked New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for advice Tuesday after the latest US mass shooting but the White House also acknowledged the limitations it faces on gun control compared to its close allies. Meeting in the Oval Office with Ardern, Biden referred to the 2019 Christchurch slaying of 51 people in مزید پڑھیں

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a proposed freeze on handgun ownership in Canada that would effectively ban their importation and sale, following recent mass shootings in the United States. The bill must still be passed by Parliament, with the ruling Liberals holding only a minority of seats. “We’re introducing legislation to implement a national مزید پڑھیں

Torrential rains in northeastern Brazil have left at least 79 people dead and dozens missing, civil defence officials said on Sunday, as rescuers capitalised on a lull in downpours to search for survivors. “As of 6pm (2100 GMT) this Sunday, the number of people killed as a result of the rains has reached 79,” the مزید پڑھیں