Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted a US strategy to deepen its Asian treaty alliances, offering to boost defence and intelligence work with partners in an Indo-Pacific region increasingly concerned over China’s “aggressive actions”. During a visit to Indonesia, Blinken described the Indo-Pacific as the world’s most dynamic region and said everyone had مزید پڑھیں

At least one person has died in Britain after being infected with the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, as the country launched an ambitious Covid booster shot programme to stop the virus’ spread. Britain — among the countries worst hit by the global health crisis since last year — is believed مزید پڑھیں

A Russian teenager tried to blow himself up at an Orthodox school near a 14th century convent outside Moscow on Monday, wounding at least another student, the interior ministry said. Russia has seen a rise in similar attacks on schools in recent years but incidents at religious premises are rare. “An 18-year-old graduate of this مزید پڑھیں

Boris Johnson on Sunday faced fresh questions about alleged government breaches of coronavirus restrictions after a photo emerged of him at a Christmas event last year. The British prime minister has faced a barrage of criticism and calls to quit over claims of an illegal Downing Street party on December 18, 2020. He has repeatedly مزید پڑھیں

More than half a billion (500 million) people globally were pushed into extreme poverty last year as they paid for health costs out of their own pockets during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation and the World Bank said on Sunday. The pandemic disrupted health services globally and triggered the worst مزید پڑھیں

Booster jabs will be offered to everyone over 18 in England from this week, the PM has announced, as he declared an “Omicron emergency”. Boris Johnson said “No one should be in any doubt, there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming,” He said The target to offer a booster to all adults by the مزید پڑھیں

Police on Saturday said that armed officers shot dead a man in the British capital, near Kensington Palace, the home of Prince William and Kate Middleton. According to reports, the shooting took place a short walk from the Kensington Palace. A specialist unit was called out after reports of a man seen with a firearm مزید پڑھیں

Dozens of devastating tornadoes roared through six US states overnight, leaving more than 80 people dead and dozens missing Saturday in what President Joe Biden said was likely to be “one of the largest” storm outbreaks in American history. “It’s a tragedy,” a shaken Biden said in televised comments. “And we still don’t know how مزید پڑھیں

A large explosion rocked a Palestinian camp in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Friday night, injuring about a dozen people, according to rescue workers on the scene and a Palestinian source inside the camp. NNA reported an unspecified number of deaths, but local media and civil defence workers on the scene said مزید پڑھیں

The United States won an appeal in London’s High Court to have Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited to face criminal charges, including breaking a spying law and conspiring to hack government computers. “The court allows the appeal,” Judge Timothy Holroyde said. The judge said he was satisfied with a package of assurances given by the مزید پڑھیں