International News

French right chooses Valerie Pecresse as Paris region chief to challenge Emmanuel Macron

Members of The Republicans (LR) in the primary run-off vote chose Valerie Pecresse, who will be its first-ever female presidential candidate and presents herself as a voice of moderation

China's Communist Party bashes US before Biden summit, says 'such democracy brings disaster to voters'

Party officials questioned how a polarized country that botched its response to COVID-19 could lecture others, and said that efforts to force others to copy the Western democratic model are 'doomed to fail'

Sri Lanka’s Parliament condemns lynching of Lankan national in Pakistan; urges authorities to ensure safety of others

In a grisly incident on Friday, Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, in his 40s, was lynched and his body burnt by angry supporters of a hardline Islamist party over blasphemy allegations

After Alpha, beta, gamma and delta, world scurries to contain new COVID variant omicron

There was an increasing evidence that the variant is already spreading with cases being reported in travelers in Belgium, Israel and Hong Kong, and Germany also has a probable case

China conducts combat readiness drills near Taiwan Strait after US lawmakers' visit

Tensions between Beijing and Washington have soared over the fate of democratic self-ruled Taiwan, which China has vowed to one day retake, by force if necessary.

Iran accuses UN nuclear watchdog of bowing to West's pressure

Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said the IAEA were 'under the influence of powerful countries' which 'finance them and in exchange apply pressure on them'

'I can consider it a miracle': Survivor found in coal mine accident in Russia's Siberia

Acting Emergency Minister Alexander Chupriyan identified the survivor as rescuer Alexander Zakovryashin who had been presumed dead.

France President Emmanuel Macron lashes out at Britain's latest proposal on migrants

Macron scolded the office of Prime Minister Boris Johnson for making public a letter that the British leader sent to the French leader on Thursday

PSG women's football star Aminata Diallo arrested over attack on teammate Kheira Hamraoui

Diallo was detained by police specialised in organised crime at her home in Marly-le-Roi, a suburb west of Paris.

T20 World Cup 2021: Considering we came here three days before tournament we did alright, says Gulbadin Naib

Afghanistan won two and lost three games in the Super 12. Afghanistan have also secured an automatic qualification into next year's T20 World Cup in Australia.