Musk leads Forbes list of billionaires
Popular American magazine Forbes has issued 36th annual ranking of the world’s richest people. Compared to last year, 87 people failed to make it to...
UN suspends Russia from human rights body over Ukraine abuses
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted to suspend Russia from the organisation’s leading human rights body amid allegations that its soldiers killed...
Iran hands documents on undeclared sites to IAEA
Iran on Wednesday said it had sent documents on its undeclared nuclear facilities to the UN atomic watchdog, bringing it a step closer to...
US slaps sanctions on Putin’s daughters, top banks
The White House on Wednesday announced sanctions targeting Russia’s top public and private banks and two daughters of Vladimir Putin, adding pressure on the...
Six hurt in grenade attack on mosque in Afghanistan
Six people were wounded in a grenade blast at a mosque in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, police said, minutes after worshippers offered midday...
Former Amnesty India chief stopped from leaving country
Amnesty International’s former India chief said on Wednesday he was stopped from flying to the United States because of government legal action against the...
China reports highest Covid tally since start of pandemic
China reported more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally given since the start of the pandemic as millions in locked-down...
President will not resign, despite protests: Sri Lankan minister
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, a minister said on Wednesday, despite demonstrations against his handling of the country’s worst economic crisis...
Twitter to start testing much-awaited edit feature in coming months
Twitter Inc said it will begin testing a new edit feature in the coming months, surprising its users on the same day it said...
