WASHINGTON (AA) – US forces stationed at a base near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), used multiple Patriot missile batteries to intercept missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the military confirmed on Monday. The Houthi attack was the second in a week as a Saudi-led coalition, of which the UAE [&hellip...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Justice Ayesha Malik on Monday took oath as a Supreme Court judge in Pakistan, becoming the first woman in the country’s history to reach the top court. She was sworn in by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed at a ceremony broadcast live by state media. Malik’s elevation to the apex court, though historic, […]
ANKARA (AA) – The US State Department has ordered families of its embassy staff in Ukraine to start leaving the country as soon as Monday, according to media reports. Fox News, citing US officials, said the State Department is also expected to encourage US citizens to begin evacuating Ukraine next week by commercial flights while […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The UN mission in Sudan on Sunday decried the arrest of a female activist, saying the detention was a reduction of women political participation in the country. “Outraged by arrest of women’s rights advocate Amira Osman overnight,” the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Sunday released 20 Indian fishermen who were imprisoned for unlawfully entering its territorial waters, the Interior Ministry said. The fishermen were released from a jail in the port city of Karachi and transported to the northeastern Lahore city, where they will be handed over to Indian authorities at the...
LONDON (AA) – The UK will stand “shoulder to shoulder” with Ukraine, but it is “extremely unlikely” that they will send troops, the British deputy prime minister said on Sunday. Speaking to Sky News, Dominic Raab said: “We will support them (Ukraine) in defending themselves. But also, to the international community, to NATO allies in […...
