A New York grand jury on Thursday indicted Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges. The historic indictment of the 76-year-old Republican — who denies all wrongdoing in connection with the payments made ahead of the مزید پڑھیں

Two US Army helicopters crashed during a nighttime training mission in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers on board, a general said on Thursday. The helicopters — variants of the Black Hawk designed for medical evacuation — were taking part in a routine training mission the night before when the crash occurred, Brigadier General John Lubas مزید پڑھیں

The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, has appointed his eldest son, Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Zayed, as the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. According to Arab media reports, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed has appointed his brother Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the Vice President of the United Arab مزید پڑھیں

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body’s top court to outline legal obligations related to climate crisis. According to international media reports, pushed for years by Vanuatu and Pacific islander youth, the measure adopted Wednesday asks the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to مزید پڑھیں

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet approved on Wednesday a decision to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as Riyadh builds a long-term partnership with China despite US security concerns. Saudi Arabia has approved a memorandum granting the kingdom the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the state news agency SPA said. The SCO مزید پڑھیں

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is set to leave for the United States, a stop on her way to firm ties with Guatemala and Belize after China snapped up another of the self-ruled island’s few diplomatic allies last week. “We are calm and confident, will neither yield nor provoke,” Tsai said on Wednesday at Taiwan’s main مزید پڑھیں

A bus ferrying pilgrims to Makkah burst into flames after a collision on a bridge on Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others. The incident in the southern province of Asir highlights persistent challenges to safely transporting worshippers to Makkah and Madina. “According to preliminary information we have now received, the مزید پڑھیں

Scottish nationalists picked Humza Yousaf to be the country’s next leader on Monday after a bitterly fought contest that exposed deep divisions in his party over policy and a stalled independence campaign. The 37-year-old practicing Muslim succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the governing Scottish National Party (SNP) and will take over as head of مزید پڑھیں

At least six people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a powerful blast ripped through a highly fortified area near the Afghan foreign ministry in downtown Kabul on Monday. According to international media reports, the explosion occurred at around 1:00 p.m. local time (0830 GMT) in close proximity to the Afghan foreign مزید پڑھیں

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea’s military said, the latest in its flurry of weapons tests in recent weeks. Monday’s launch comes as Seoul and Washington are carrying out a joint amphibious landing exercise, and just days after they wrapped up their largest combined military drills in five years. “Our military مزید پڑھیں