Qatar has summoned India’s ambassador over remarks made by senior members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that insulted the Prophet Muhammad. Qatar’s foreign ministry handed Indian ambassador Deepak Mittal an offic…
Far-right Marine Le Pen egged during election visit
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was egged on Friday during a visit to the northern city of Saint-Armand-les-Eaux, videos of the incident showed. Eyewitnesses told French daily Le Parisien the egg-thrower shouted insults at the parliamentarian. So…
Russia using ‘all its power’ to capture eastern city: Kyiv
Ukraine said on Saturday its forces were managing to push back against Russian troops in fierce fighting in Severodonetsk despite Russia “throwing all its power” into capturing the strategic eastern city. At least seven civilians were reported killed i…
2 Pakistanis killed in Greece as police chase down migrants
Two people, one believed to be a migrant and the other the alleged trafficker, died on Saturday in northern Greece while trying to evade a police checkpoint, police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki said. Twelve more people riding in the passe…
Sweden, Finland joining NATO tough for Russia: US general
Finland and Sweden joining NATO would put Russia in a difficult military position in the Baltic Sea, top US General Mark Milley said on Saturday during a visit to Stockholm ahead of a military exercise. The two Nordic neighbours, which both have long b…
Nigerian man burned to death after argument with cleric
A Nigerian man was burned to death by a mob in the capital Abuja on Saturday following an argument with a Muslim cleric, police said. Josephine Adeh, police spokesperson for Abuja, said Ahmad Usman had an argument with an unidentified cleric, which tur…
India: At least 10 people killed in factory explosion
At least 10 people were killed and 22 injured in a chemicals explosion at an electronics factory in northern India’s Hapur district on Saturday, a police official said. The accident happened at an industrial facility in Dhaulana, about 60 km (37 miles)…
Tunisian judges plan week-long strike against Kais purge
Tunisia’s judges will suspend work in courts for a week and hold a sit-in to protest against a purge of their ranks, amid growing tensions over the president’s attempts to consolidate one-man rule. President Kais Saied this week dismissed 57 judges, ac…
Greece: Wildfire rages outside Athens damaging homes, cars
A wildfire raged out of control on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, damaging houses and cars, the Fire Department said. Fanned by strong winds, the blaze quickly spread across the slopes of Mount Hymettus which overlooks the Greek capital, sending …
Cricket: Afghanistan climbs to third place in Super League
Batsmen Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi starred as Afghanistan climbed to third in the Cricket World Cup Super League after a 60-run one-day international victory over Zimbabwe in Harare on Saturday. Securing 10 point…