Three-day vote runs through Sunday; ruling United Russia expected to retain dominanceMOSCOW: Voting is under way in Russia from Friday to Sunday to elect members of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament. It is the first parliamentary election since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.The vote comes as Russians face…
President Lee Jae-myung says Seoul will not be drawn into overseas conflict, but must carry out minimum activities to protect citizens and crude oil routesSEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has announced that Seoul will not deploy combat troops to the Strait of Hormuz, saying his country will not send forces that could draw it…
More than 100,000 displaced; Houthi leader denies drone attack on MeccaSANAA: At least 68 people have been killed in the past 24 hours in heavy fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.According to AFP, a Yemeni government official said 23 government soldiers were killed in Houthi missile and drone attacks in the southwest….
Two countries remain in a state of war; Hormuz, nuclear programme and sanctions still divide Washington and TehranWASHINGTON: The Trump administration has approved visas for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to attend the high-level session of the UN General Assembly in New York next week.The US State Department said it had…
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid urges Saudi mediation, calls for stronger intelligence-sharingKABUL: Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has warned Pakistan that Afghanistan will give a “crushing response” to any military action on its territory carried out in the name of the “right to self-defence.”In an interview, Mujahid said: “If Pakistan invokes Article 51 to violate the sanctity of…
Family sources say he suffered a fatal heart attack; funeral prayers to be offered after Isha prayersLAHORE: Well-known actor, stage artist and comedian Asif Iqbal has passed away in Lahore.According to family sources, Iqbal suffered a heart attack that proved fatal. The sources said the late Asif Iqbal Butt was 60 years old and hailed…
State policy is clear: no talks with terrorists, says Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif ChaudhryRAWALPINDI: Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that it is the responsibility of the Taliban regime to prevent terrorism launched from Afghan soil under Indian patronage.Stating Pakistan’s position in categorical terms, the military spokesman…
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett stepped down on Friday as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, a post he had held since 1970. He ended his decades-long tenure as the company’s chief executive late last year.Buffett, 96, will remain on the board as chairman emeritus. His son Howard Buffett, a board member since 1993,…
TEL AVIV, Sept 18 — Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot leads Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 48% to 40% in a head-to-head question on who is preferred as prime minister, according to a poll published on Friday by Israeli daily Maariv.Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett also led Netanyahu, 44% to 41%, while Netanyahu was ahead of…
ABU DHABI, Sept 18 — Sermons at mosques across the United Arab Emirates on Friday described water as a divine blessing and a trust, urging worshippers to avoid waste and to teach their children to value it.Titled “And We made from water every living thing,” the sermon cited the Quranic verse of the same name…
