Category: World

The Tunisian man suspected of killing three people in the French city of Nice spoke to his family on a video call outside the church hours before the attack, but he had shown no sign that he planned any violence, relatives said on Friday. Brahim Aouissaoui had gone to the Notre-Dame church soon after arriving in Nice […]

Thousands of protesters in Pakistan poured out of prayer services to join anti-France protests on Friday, as the French president’s vow not to “give up cartoons” depicting Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) continues to roil the Muslim world. An estimated 2,000 worshippers celebrating Eid-i-Miladun Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet (PBUH), took to the streets in […]

Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday to normalise relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Sudan the third Arab country to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past two months. US President Donald Trump, seeking re-election on Nov 3, sealed the agreement in a phone call on Friday […]

US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered sharply contrasting views on the still-raging coronavirus pandemic at Thursday’s final presidential debate, seeking to persuade the few remaining undecided voters 12 days before the November 3 election. Trump, a Republican, adopted a more restrained tone than he did during the chaotic first presidential debate […]

An agreement between Israel and Sudan on steps toward normalisation of relations is expected to be announced later on Friday, a senior US official said. President Donald Trump’s decision to remove Sudan from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism helped pave the way for Khartoum to become the latest Arab state to reach a deal […]

Pope Francis defended the right of gay couples to enter into legally recognised civil unions in a documentary that premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday. In the film, “Francesco” by Evgeny Afineevsky, the Argentine pope says that gays have “the right to be in a family”. “These are children of God, they have […]

China has welcomed Pakistan’s decision to lift the ban on the widely popular video-sharing app TikTok. “The government always asks overseas Chinese enterprises to strictly comply with international rules and local laws and regulations, and fully respect local customs and religious beliefs,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian during a regular press briefing on Tuesday. “We […]

At least 15 people were killed in stampede among thousands of Afghans gathered outside Pakistan’s consulate on Tuesday as jostling broke out between people applying for visas, officials in the eastern city of Jalalabad said. An estimated 3,000 Afghans had congregated on the open ground outside the consulate, waiting to collect tokens needed to apply […]