International

WASHINGTON: US Department of State Counsellor Derek Chollet will arrive in Pakistan this week with an inter-agency delegation to reaffirm the US’ commitment to help Pakistan in dealing with the catastrophic floods. The visits, first of its kind, which is taking place after a long gap, demonstrates the US interest in rebuilding ties with Pakistan. A statement issued by the …

NAIROBI: The United Nations warned on Monday that Somalia was on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a decade, and that time was running out to save lives in the drought-stricken country. “Famine is at the door and we are receiving a final warning,” visiting UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths told a press conference in …

Pakistan on Tuesday said it supports China’s efforts for socio-economic development, harmony and peace, and stability in Xinjiang, days after the United Nations released a report detailing a string of alleged rights violations against Uighurs and other minorities in the region. The UN on Sep 1 released a major report into the alleged serious human rights abuses in Xinjiang region, saying torture …

PESHAWAR: At least 289 people were killed including 109 children and 348 others were injured so far due to floods and rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since June 15. The devastating deluge and rains also completely damaged 35,123 houses while 52,327 were partially damaged across the province, according to a report compiled by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). Of the …

An earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least eight people early on Monday, and the toll could rise, the state news agency quoted a regional official as saying. The quake of magnitude 5.3 struck near the eastern city of Jalalabad in the early hours, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The latest quake was felt in the provinces of …

KHARTOUM: More than 100 people have been killed and tens of thousands of homes destroyed by flooding caused by torrential rain since Sudan’s wet season began in May, police said on Sunday. Heavy rains usually fall in Sudan between May and October, and the country faces severe flooding every year, wrecking property, infrastructure and crops. Last month, Sudan declared a …

LOS ANGELES: Record high temperatures were recorded in California’s Central Valley from Sacramento to outside of Los Angeles on Sunday, with officials warning that the dangerous heat wave could afflict the state through the end of the week and test the limits of the electric grid. State officials on Sunday urged residents to limit their power usage for the fifth …

HONG KONG: China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Sunday that its recently developed Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by the country’s drug regulator for emergency use as a booster, potentially benefiting its business. The inhaled version of Cansino’s adenovirus-vectored Covid-19 vaccine has obtained the green light from the National Medical Products Administration, the company said in a filing on Sunday. …

A stabbing spree in an Indigenous community and a nearby town in Canada’s Saskatchewan province left at least 10 people dead and 15 wounded on Sunday, police said, as they launched a manhunt for two suspects in one of the nation’s deadliest incidents of mass violence. Police responding to emergency calls found 10 dead in the remote Indigenous community of …

WILKES BARRE: Donald Trump branded Joe Biden an “enemy of the state” on Saturday as he hit back at the US president’s assertion that the Republican and his supporters are undermining American democracy, and slammed last month’s FBI raid of his Florida home. Making his first public appearance since the August 8 raid, Trump told a rally in Pennsylvania that …