Pakistan's former prime minister Abbasi says general elections could be further delayed September 30, 2023 at 06:14AM

Amidst an acrimonious political environment and clouds hanging over the upcoming general elections in Pakistan, a former prime minister on Saturday predicted further delay in polls due to the extreme winter.The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced that it would hold polls in the last week of January after the completion of the delimitation process and fulfilling other legal requirements prior to elections.

Shutdown imminent as House, Senate hold split courses on US government funding September 30, 2023 at 05:35AM

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown, according to Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The bill, which would extend funding for 45 days, requires Democratic votes and may face opposition from hardliners in both parties. However, time is running short, as the bill may not make it through the Democratic-majority Senate and be signed into law by President Joe Biden before funding expires.

China says US is the true 'empire of lies' September 30, 2023 at 03:07AM

The United States is the true "empire of lies", the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday, lashing out at a US State Department report that accused Beijing of ploughing billions of dollars annually into information manipulation efforts.China is manipulating global media through censorship, data harvesting and covert purchases of foreign news outlets, the US State Department said in the report on Thursday.

Italy and Libya resume commercial flights after 10-year hiatus, officials say September 30, 2023 at 01:00AM

Italy and war-torn Libya on Saturday resumed commercial flights for the first time in a decade, authorities in the Libyan capital said. Flight MT522, operated by the Libyan carrier Medsky Airways, departed Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli for Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, according to Libyan airport authorities.

Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian militant in the West Bank, saying he threw explosives September 30, 2023 at 12:35AM

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest death in a monthslong surge of violence in the occupied territory. The Israeli military said that soldiers late Friday shot two Palestinians who hurled Molotov cocktails at an army post near the West Bank city of Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian authority.

Maldivians vote in a runoff presidential election that will decide whether India or China holds sway September 29, 2023 at 11:45PM

Maldivians were voting Saturday in a runoff presidential election that has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power - India or China - will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. Neither main opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz nor incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih got more than 50 per cent in the first round of voting earlier in September.