The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Wednesday that the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever recorded. Speaking to reporters, he said that at its current pace, the 2026 outbreak would “eclipse” the 2014-2016 […]
Pakistan’s military on Wednesday issued a rare public denial of viral rumours that jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan had died in custody at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, following 24 hours of severe political unrest and public anxiety across the country. The crisis erupted after US-based Pakistani journalist Wajahat Saeed Khan published a two-part video broadcast,
China said on Wednesday that the India-China border situation is “generally stable,” while declining to comment on reports of increased Chinese military activity near Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun instead pointed to the 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on China-India Border Affairs (WMCC), held in New Delhi
Typhoon Dolphin, the strongest storm to hit China this year, has weakened after making landfall but continues to cause widespread disruption across the country, with torrential rain flooding roads, disrupting transport and forcing more than a million people to evacuate their homes. Beijing was among the areas hit by heavy rain on Wednesday as the
N Chandrasekaran has stepped down as chairman of Tata Sons, the principal holding company of the Tata Group, in a decision announced on August 12 — six months ahead of when his current term was due to expire in February 2027. He will continue in the role until his tenure formally ends. The resignation follows
Syria’s transitional judicial authorities have issued a historic death sentence against ousted ruler Bashar al‑Assad, finding him guilty in absentia of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s brutal civil war. This marks the first time Assad has been formally sentenced by a Syrian court since his government collapsed, signalling a dramatic
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Tuesday that the United States and Iran are close to reaching “some sort of an arrangement,” raising fresh hopes of a breakthrough in the prolonged conflict over the Strait of Hormuz. “Things are shaping up again in favour of a peace arrangement or a deal,” Asif told Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft while leaving Turkey last month after officials received a credible threat that Iran was planning to assassinate him, an elaborate deception operation first reported by The Washington Post and since confirmed by CBS News, Reuters and other US outlets. Trump had travelled to Ankara for a NATO summit
BOGOTÁ: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 in magnitude struck western Colombia early Monday morning, killing at least 111 people, trapping residents under rubble, and prompting the government to declare a national emergency, authorities said. The quake’s epicenter was located near San José del Palmar in Chocó department, roughly 250 miles west of Bogotá, at a
The day begins before sunrise in the mist-covered hills of Kandy. As the rest of the world is still waking up, thousands of women are already moving through the emerald plantations of Giragama, a village located about 30 minutes from Sri Lanka’s Kandy city. With woven baskets tied across their foreheads, they carefully handpick leaves
