Worldnews

UK court to rule on Assange bid to prevent US extradition-
By Associated Press LONDON: Britain’s High Court is set to rule Monday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can take ...

UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi-
By PTI DUBAI: The UAE defence forces on Monday intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles that the Houthi terror group ...

NATO sends ships and fighter jets to Eastern Europe-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: NATO said Monday that it’s putting extra forces on standby and sending more ships and fighter ...

Pakistan reports over 7,000 Covid cases for second straight day-
By ANI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) reported more than 7,000 new COVID-19 cases for the second ...

Burkina Faso’s President Kabore held by mutinous soldiers-
By Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is being held by mutinous soldiers, two of the ...

Pakistan launches anti-polio drive as COVID-19 cases rise-
By Associated Press ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Monday launched this year’s first nationwide anti-polio campaign even as coronavirus infections surge. ...

UK to withdraw some staff from embassy in Ukraine due to threat from Russia
The British Embassy in Ukraine announced Monday that it will withdraw some staffers from Kyiv in response to the growing ...

WHO to bring global system to update COVID shots based on flu jab-
By IANS LONDON: The World Health Organisation is working to devise a central system to update Covid vaccines, much like ...

US draws down Ukraine embassy presence as war fears mount-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: The State Department on Sunday ordered the families of all American personnel at the U.S. Embassy ...

China sends 39 warplanes toward Taiwan, largest in new year-
By Associated Press TAIPEI: China flew 39 warplanes toward Taiwan in its largest such sortie of the new year, continuing ...