China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday blasted the US reaction to what Washington has called a Chinese spy balloon as “hysterical and absurd”, in uncharacteristically strong remarks against the top Western power. Addressing a gathering of world leaders at the Munich Security Con­f­erence, Wang said President Joe Biden’s administration has a “misguided” perception of مزید پڑھیں

African leaders are meeting in Addis Ababa for an annual summit aiming to jumpstart a faltering trade deal while also focusing on the continent’s most pressing challenges, which include armed conflict and a worsening food crisis. According to international media reports, as the continent reels from a record drought in the Horn of Africa and مزید پڑھیں

A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Turkiye on Thursday more than 10 days after a devastating earthquake hit the region, but such rescues have become increasingly rare, leaving sorrow and anger to mount as hope dies. The 17-year-old was extracted from the ruins of a collapsed apartment bloc in Turkiye’s southeastern مزید پڑھیں

China has threatened to take measures against American entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. According to international media reports, at a daily briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures. Wang’s statement was followed مزید پڑھیں

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful quake ripped through his country and neighbouring Syria, with an elderly woman the latest to be pulled from the rubble. The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed over 41,000, and many survivors مزید پڑھیں

Japan has warned China that violations of its airspace by surveillance balloons were “totally unacceptable”, as new information emerged that unidentified aerial objects that had entered Japanese airspace in recent years were likely Chinese spy balloon flights. “As a result of further investigation of specific balloon-shaped flying objects that were confirmed in Japan’s airspace in مزید پڑھیں

A gunman opened fire on Monday night on the main campus of Michigan State University, killing three people and injuring five, before an hours-long manhunt for the suspect ended with his death, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said. The 43-year-old gunman had no known affiliation to the university, and his motive remained a mystery, مزید پڑھیں

Indian tax authorities raided BBC’s New Delhi offices on Tuesday, weeks after it aired a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s actions during deadly sectarian riots in 2002. According to international media reports, police sealed off the building and half a dozen officers were stationed outside the office — which occupies two floors — to مزید پڑھیں

New Zealand declared a national state of emergency for only the third time in its history on Tuesday as Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding, landslides and huge ocean swells, forcing evacuations and stranding people on roof tops. “It has been a big night for New Zealanders across the country, but particularly in the upper North مزید پڑھیں

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will head to China on Tuesday (today) for a three-day visit, aimed at strengthening economic cooperation, state media reported on Sunday. The Iranian president will set out for Beijing in response to an official invitation by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iran’s state news agency IRNA said. Both presidents met for the مزید پڑھیں