DUBAI: Iran said on Monday it could quit the global nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European countries refer it to the UN Security Council over a nuclear agreement, a move that would overturn diplomacy in its confrontation with the West. The 1968 NPT has been the foundation of global nuclear arms control since the Cold War, including a 2015 deal …

BAGHDAD: Six Iraqis including two police officers were killed and scores were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Monday in clashes with security forces, medical and security sources said, as anti-government unrest resumed after a lull of several weeks. Three protesters succumbed to their wounds in a Baghdad hospital after police fired live rounds in Tayaran Square, security and …

WASHINGTON: “Tell Washington it’s time to bring our troops home,” says a new anti-war campaign launched in the US capital and three swing states this weekend. This multimillion-dollar ad blitz is aggressive and has been launched by a conservative veterans’ group, which has many supporters among those who are likely to vote for President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. …

Britain’s Prince Harry has left the United Kingdom (UK) to rejoin his wife Meghan and son Archie in Canada, British media reported, as the couple start a new life after their shock exit from the royal fold. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are bowing out entirely from representing the British monarchy, in a crisis that has shaken the centuries-old …

A government-appointed panel established in Myanmar to probe allegations of abuses in Rakhine state in 2017 that drew global outrage, said on Monday they have found no evidence of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority. More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Rakhine state during weeks of brutal violence, which the United Nations says gang rapes and mass killings were carried out …

Bollywood King Shah Rukh Khan, whose estimated net worth is over $600 million, has revealed how much his first salary was and where he spent that money. The Zero actor visited Taj Mahal to shoot the latest episode of Dance Plus 5, a reality show of choreographer and director Remo D Souza, recently. Reminiscing about his first visit to the historic place, he …

WASHINGTON: Washington, Jan 21, 2020 (AFP) -President Donald Trump’s historic impeachment trial begins in earnest on Tuesday in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him — and quickly, if possible. Four months after the Ukraine scandal exploded and went on to overshadow the end of Trump’s term, and 10 months before …

Marvel buffs are in for several pleasant surprises as the Studios unveils back to back treats for all hyped-up fans waiting for upcoming projects to roll out. As Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani and Kit Harrington’s upcoming The Eternals makes progress, getting one step closer to completion, Marvel Studios dropped the first look into the film’s pivotal characters. First look of Kit Harrington’s …

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday advised the federal government to independently challenge stay of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in London if it did not trust his medical reports. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Tariq Abbasi and Justice Ch Mushtaq Ahmad was hearing a petition by Mr Sharif he had filed last year for bail on medical grounds …

KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday asked the relevant authorities to raid the warehouses across the province where wheat had been hoarded and take action against those involved in it. Keeping in view the artificial wheat shortage created by hoarders in the province, he ordered crackdown on the traders to ensure illegally stored grain could be floated …