Kareena Kapoor recently shed light on Saif Ali Khan’s open minded thoughts regarding the needs of working women. Kareena began by telling Times of India, “I think that he does understand in a way, especially when it comes to working women — be it a mother, sister, wife or daughter. He understands and respects working women a lot.” “He gives us …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday denounced sanctions imposed by the United States on Turkey for buying and testing Russian air defense system and called for resolving disputes through dialogue and diplomacy instead of coercion. “Pakistan is deeply concerned on the imposition of sanctions on Turkey by the United States,” the Foreign Office said in a statement. The United States had imposed sanctions on …

KUNDUZ: At least 13 Afghan policemen were killed when Taliban militants attacked two checkpoints overnight in the north of the country, officials said on Wednesday. The militants stormed and briefly held the checkpoints on the outskirts of Pule Khumri, capital of northern Baghlan province, officials said. The dead, and five wounded, had been taken to the provincial hospital, said Ainuddin …

BERLIN: Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown on Wednesday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new daily infections. The country recorded 179.8 virus infections per 100,000 residents over the last seven days, a new high and significantly more than the 149 per 100,000 reported a week ago …

BRUSSELS: British and EU negotiators were closing in on Wednesday on a deal to oversee fair competition in a post-Brexit trade deal, but remain deeply divided over fishing. As intense talks continued in Brussels, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said “the next days are going to be decisive”. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said separately: “There’s every opportunity, …

PARIS: A French court on Wednesday convicted 14 people of crimes ranging from financing terrorism to membership of a criminal gang in relation to attacks in 2015 against the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket. The trial has reopened one of modern France’s darkest episodes, just as another wave of Islamist attacks on home soil this autumn, including the beheading …

The first days of Pfizer Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout have seen unexpected hitches including some vaccines being stored at excessively cold temperatures and Pfizer reporting potential challenges in its vaccine production, US officials said on a Wednesday press call. At least two trays of Covid-19 vaccine doses delivered in California needed to be replaced after their storage temperatures dipped below …

VIENNA: The remaining parties to the faltering 2015 Iran nuclear accord met on Wednesday after Tehran announced plans for a new breach of the deal, and as uncertainty reigns ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden’s January inauguration. The meeting of the so-called “joint commission” included China, France, Russia, Iran, Germany and Britain and was chaired by senior EU foreign affairs …

Three years after the #MeToo scandal roiled Hollywood, causing dozens of powerful men to lose their jobs, two-thirds of women who took part in a survey of the entertainment business released on Tuesday report continuing incidences of sexual harassment. The survey by the Hollywood Commission also asked about racism, and found that fewer than half of those who took part …

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday landed in Dubai for a two-day visit during which he will hold discussions with the UAE leadership on all areas of mutual interest. According to Radio Pakistan, Qureshi was received by the Consul-General of Pakistan in Dubai Amjad Ali and other officials of the Pakistani embassy and the UAE foreign ministry at the Dubai …