Russia is seeking payment in United Arab Emirates dirhams for oil exports to some Indian customers, three sources said and a document showed, as Moscow moves away from the U.S. dollar to insulate itself from the effects of Western sanctions. Russia has been hit by a slew of sanctions from the United States and its مزید پڑھیں

A fierce heatwave in western Europe has left much of the continent wilting under a scorching sun, feeding ferocious wildfires and threatening to smash more temperature records on Tuesday. In Britain, forecasters said the current national record of 38.7 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) could be broken and 40C breached for the first time, with مزید پڑھیں

A gunman killed three people when he opened fire in the food court of a shopping mall outside the US city of Indianapolis on Sunday before a bystander fatally shot the assailant, Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison said. Two other people were injured in the incident, which took place in the early evening at Greenwood مزید پڑھیں

North Korea is on the path to “finally defuse” a crisis stemming from its first acknowledged outbreak of COVID-19, the state news agency said on Monday, while Asian neighbours battle a new wave of infections driven by Omicron subvariants. The North says 99.98 percent of its 4.77 million fever patients since late April have fully مزید پڑھیں

Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in the crisis-ridden island nation in an effort to head off unrest ahead of a vote in parliament later this week to elect a new president. Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in the crisis-ridden island nation مزید پڑھیں

Billionaire Bill Gates has vowed to donate all his wealth and leave the list of the world’s richest people. The Microsoft CEO has a net worth of about $113 billion making him the world’s fourth richest person, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He announced that he would give away $20b to his fund, Bill & مزید پڑھیں

China on Saturday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May, with millions in lockdown this weekend as authorities persist with their zero-Covid policy. Using snap lockdowns, long quarantines and mass testing, China is the last major economy still pursuing the goal of eliminating outbreaks, even as the strategy takes a heavy toll on مزید پڑھیں

A man reportedly shot his wife along with his two daughters and later killed himself at their home. The incident took place this afternoon in Delhi, India. The 40-year-old man killed his daughters aged four and 13 as well as his wife. The man has been identified as Israr Ahmed. He was a resident of Jafrabad. مزید پڑھیں

Italy might need early elections to overcome a political impasse, government officials said on Friday, after Prime Minister Mario Draghi tendered his resignation in the wake of a mutiny by a coalition partner. President Sergio Mattarella rejected Draghi’s resignation on Thursday and asked him to address parliament next week to get a clearer picture of مزید پڑھیں

The US House of Representatives, with a majority of voice votes, has passed an India-specific legislative amendment — proposed by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khana — giving an expemtion to New Delhi over its missile purchase from Moscow. According to a report, under the amendment, India would be protected from punitive actions under the Countering America’s مزید پڑھیں