Row over ‘immoral’ women’s yoga retreat erupts in Kuwait, event postponed-
By AFP KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti women’s yoga retreat that was denounced as “immoral” has been postponed after authorities said […]
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Jens Stoltenberg to leave NATO after battle to keep US in and Russia out-
By AFP BRUSSELS: NATO’s outgoing leader Jens Stoltenberg will leave the alliance late this year after a diplomatic battle to
White House disputes claims China’s economic support may handicap Russian sanctions
The White House has insisted that economic sanctions against Russia, should it invade Ukraine, will prove effective even if China
Amid Imran’s China visit, Pakistan army battles separatist militants for third d-
By AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan troops battled separatists in Balochistan province for a third day Friday, with a security official saying
Long COVID-free, isolated Pacific islands Tonga now hit with outbreaks-
By PTI BANGKOK: For more than two years, the isolation of the Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga helped keep COVID-19
EXPLAINER | All you need to know about death of IS chief Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi
By AFP BEIRUT: A day after the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi during a US raid in
Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ lawyers demand GoFundMe lift frozen funds
Legal counsel retained by the Freedom Convoy 2022 in Canada is demanding that GoFundMe lift the ban on the organization
Amid standoff with Russia, YouTube blocks Ukrainian separatists’ channels-
By AFP MOSCOW: YouTube on Friday blocked several channels with links to Ukrainian separatists as tensions soar between Moscow and
Investigative reporter Elena Milashina leaves Russia over death threats from Chechnya leadership-
By AFP MOSCOW: An award-winning investigative journalist, Elena Milashina, is temporarily leaving Russia after receiving death threats from the leadership
UK’s Johnson scrambles to reset premiership after staff exodus-
By AFP LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Friday scrambling to save his premiership after four of his