At least four people were killed and several others were injured in a car explosion inside the premises of the University of Pakistan in Karachi, according to media reports on Tuesday. As per Geo TV, the blast took place in a van near Confucius Institute at Karachi University. Following the …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned about a “real” danger of World War III breaking out as 40 prepared to meet in Germany to bolster Ukraine’s military. The meeting called by the US at its Ramstein airbase in southwestern Germany is “focused on doing things to generate additional capability …

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh confirmed in a press conference on Monday, that the fifth round of talks with Saudi Arabia was positive. The spokesman said: The Iranian-Saudi talks that took place in Baghdad last Thursday thanks to the efforts of the Iraqi and Omani governments, were positive and …

Putin also said Russia foiled an assassination plot targeting state TV propagandist Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday is accusing the United States and its allies of trying to “split Russian society” following its invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a meeting with top officials at the Prosecutor General’s office, Putin …

Rebellious Tigrayan forces are completely withdrawing from the neighboring region of Afar in Ethiopia, a spokesman said on Monday, saying he hoped it meant that desperately needed food aid could finally pour into famine-hit Tigray. “Our forces have left all of Afar,” Getachew Reda, a spokesman for the Tigray People’s …

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday that it had declared 40 German diplomatic staff “personae non-gratae” in a retaliatory move after Berlin expelled the same number of Russian diplomats. In a statement, Russia’s foreign ministry said it had taken the decision after Germany on April 4 declared a “significant number” …

“The Black Sea should be away from competition,” the Turkish defense minister said in response to NATO and the US’s demand to send warships to the Black Sea during the Ukraine conflict. The third countries, particularly the NATO allies, should better not demand to send their warships to the Black …

A series of blasts tore through the ministry of state security in the capital of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria, the TSV television station reported. The station showed the windows and doors of the building blown out. Fire crews were shown at the scene. Officials from the breakaway region’s interior …

Pictures | The heroes of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (Al-Hashed Al-Sha’abi – PMF) from the operations of “Solid Will” in Anbar province  

A Palestinian farmer found a rare 4,500-year-old stone sculpture while working his land in the southern Gaza Strip, ruling Hamas authorities announced Monday. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the 22-centimeter (6.7-inch) tall limestone head is believed to represent the Canaanite goddess Anat and is estimated to be dated …

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City cannot compete with Real Madrid’s European pedigree but says they can write a new chapter in the club’s history in their Champions League semi-final against the Spanish giants. La Liga leaders Real, who face City in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, …

Beijing plans to ‘track and attack’ an asteroid to change its orbit as early as 2025, a high-ranking official has said. China seeks to build a system capable of effectively monitoring asteroids and potentially altering their course to protect Earth from a possible impact. The deputy head of China’s National …

The Russian rouble strengthened on Monday, firming past 77 against the euro to a near two-year high, helped by tax payments that companies are due to make this week and as the market looked ahead to a central bank rate decision on Friday. By 1453 GMT, the rouble had gained …

Britain will send a small number of Stormer armoured vehicles fitted with launchers for anti-air missiles to Ukraine, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Monday. Wallace added that British assessments showed that around 15,000 Russian personnel had been killed in the conflict while 2,000 armoured vehicles including some 530 tanks …

UN experts have blamed the United States for making life worse for Afghan women, saying Washington’s move to freeze Afghanistan’s assets is contributing to the suffering of women in the war-ravaged country. In a statement on Monday, 14 independent human rights activists held Washington responsible for making the situation worse …

Beijing residents snapped up food and other supplies as the city’s biggest district began mass COVID-19 testing of all residents on Monday, prompting fears of a Shanghai-style lockdown after dozens of cases in the capital in recent days. Authorities in Chaoyang, home to 3.45 million people, late on Sunday ordered …

Iraq recorded 161 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, to bring its total to 2,324,384, the Ministry of Health and Environment said. It reported two deaths. Its coronavirus death toll reached 25,207. It also reported 278 recoveries to bring its total to 2,296,548 (98.80%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count …

Beijing has dismissed claims that it is going to set up a military base in the Solomon Islands Beijing has dismissed as “fake news” allegations made earlier by Canberra and Washington that China is intending to set up a military base in the Solomon Islands. At a press conference on …

Clashes between rival groups in Sudan’s Darfur killed at least 160 people on Sunday, an aid group said, in the latest bout of deadly violence to hit the restive region. Darfur, which was ravaged by the civil war that erupted in 2003, has seen a spike in a deadly conflict …

Twitter’s board is negotiating with CEO Elon Musk over his bid to buy the social media platform and a deal could be announced as early as Monday, according to media reports. Twitter and Musk negotiated into the early hours Monday over his bid to buy the social media platform, The …