A chemical blast at a factory in Iran has left more than a hundred people injured, the country’s state TV reported. A leak from an ammonium tank reportedly caused the explosion on Monday evening in the city of Firouzabad, which is 770km away from the capital city Tehran. Firemen timely managed to bring the fire مزید پڑھیں

Russian forces cut off all routes for evacuating citizens from the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk by destroying the last bridge linking it to a Ukrainian held city on the other side of the river, a Ukrainian official said. Regional governor Sergei Gaidai said on social media that some 70% of Sievierodonetsk was under enemy مزید پڑھیں

In a bid to combat online Hajj scams, the Saudi government has asked would-be Hajj pilgrims from many Western countries to apply for visas via a government portal online. The new system was put in place as the Kingdom prepares to welcome 850,000 Muslims from abroad for the annual Hajj after two years during which مزید پڑھیں

China will “fight to the very end” to stop Taiwanese independence, the country’s defence minister vowed on Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States over the island. The superpowers are locked in a growing war of words over the self-ruled, democratic island, which Beijing views as part of its territory awaiting reunification. Frequent مزید پڑھیں

Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) made by two members of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party. The message to avoid big gatherings was circulated after demonstrations took a violent turn last week, leading to مزید پڑھیں

Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) made by two members of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party. The message to avoid big gatherings was circulated after demonstrations took a violent turn last week, leading to مزید پڑھیں

The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the risk of such weapons being used is the greatest in decades, a leading conflict and armaments think tank said on Monday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv has heightened tensions مزید پڑھیں

Authorities in China’s capital Beijing on Monday raced to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a raucous 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns. The outbreak of nearly 200 cases linked to the city centre Heaven Supermarket Bar, which had just reopened as مزید پڑھیں

Russian forces fired cruise missiles to destroy a large depot containing U.S. and European weapons in western Ukraine’s Ternopil region, Interfax reported on Sunday, as street fighting raged in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk. The governor of the Ternopil region said a rocket attack on the city of Chortkiv fired from the Black Sea had مزید پڑھیں

Civic authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj started demolishing the house of Welfare Party of India activist Javed Mohammed on Sunday afternoon, claiming that it was an illegal construction. Earlier on Sunday, the Prayagraj Development Authority had asked Mohammed’s family to vacate the house by 11 am. The authority claimed that it had given a show مزید پڑھیں