MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Ukraine war was escalating towards a global conflict after the United States and Britain allowed Ukraine to hit Russia with their weapons, and warned the West that Moscow could strike back. Russia, Putin said, had responded to the use of US and British missiles by firing a new kind of hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile at a Ukrainian military facility. More could follow, Putin warned. He said civilians would be warned ahead of further strikes with such weapons. After approval from the administration of President Joe Biden, Ukraine struck Russia with six US-made ATACMS on Nov 19 and

“I feel extremely disillusioned,” said 26-year-old first-time voter Sara Ahmed* days before the next US presidential election on November 5. “It feels like there are two sides of the same coin at this point.” With the 60th presidential election approaching, the Pakistani American community faces a dilemma — to vote for a system they distrust or risk empowering candidates they fear may exacerbate the situation in Gaza and the Middle East. Ahmed is one of many young Pakistani Americans who will vote to decide the fate of American political leadership for the next four years. But seeing the crisis in Gaza and

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was shaken by the fact that people stand with survivors but don’t look at those who remain under threat, questioning if everything was about receiving awards or creating systems of accountability and justice. Yousafzai’s comment came during an interview with CBS Mornings, where the activist sat with Hollywood actor Jennifer Lawrence and Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani while they spoke about their documentary Bread and Roses. Directed and produced by Mani, executive produced by Yousafzai and produced by Lawrence, the documentary features footage shot by three Afghan women living under the Taliban regime. Mani said, “Women in

Government ministers on Friday blasted former first lady Bushra Bibi’s remarks about an alleged incident involving former premier Imran Khan in Saudi Arabia while the PTI denied the allegations. In a video message on Thursday, the PTI founder’s spouse had claimed that some foreign powers were unhappy over his religious posture of walking barefoot in Madina. She said after the ex-PM returned from the holy city, then-army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa had begun receiving calls of disapproval. She didn’t specify who made the calls. The statement seemingly baffled PTI leaders and workers who were expecting a favourable outcome from back-channel diplomacy in the lead-up

Story by Euronews and AP An Australian Cabinet minister rejected X Corp owner Elon Musk’s claim that the government intended to control access to the Internet after they introduced legislation to ban young children from social media. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Musk’s post was “unsurprising”. “The idea that Elon Musk is not delighted with our steps to try and protect kids online is not an especially big surprise to us, nor does it trouble us greatly,” Chalmers told reporters. The spat continues months of open hostility between the Australian government and the tech billionaire over regulators’ efforts to reduce public

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy might receive the ultimate weapon to defeat Vladimir Putin and his army, according to one expert. After Donald Trump’s victory in last November’s presidential election, the billionaire is set to take office in January. While he has claimed he could end the war in a single day, one expert suggests he might take a different approach—one that could hand victory to Kyiv. Nicholas Drummond, a security and defense expert, speculated that Trump might ultimately send nuclear warheads to Ukraine. “A deal could be done very quietly, and suddenly Ukraine becomes very powerful. Zelensky can say ‘we have nuclear

The “Digital Morocco 2030” strategy aims to transform education and training in the Kingdom by leveraging modern digital solutions to create a more innovative and accessible learning environment, Stefania Giannini, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education, said on Thursday in Rabat. In a videoconference speech during a workshop on the digital transformation of education in Morocco, initiated by UNESCO and the Higher Council for Education, Training, and Scientific Research (CSEFRS) , Stefania Giannini emphasized that this workshop represents a key step toward generating ideas that lay the groundwork for a modern, inclusive, and future-ready education system, noting that it reflects Morocco’s

Saudi Arabia could plunge the Russian economy into crisis by flooding the oil market and sending oil prices crashing. According to Business Insider, the kingdom has suggested that crude prices could fall to as low as $50 a barrel. This would hurt Russia, which relies heavily on oil revenues to fund its war in Ukraine. Russia already sells its oil at discounted prices and faces high production costs, making it vulnerable to a low-price environment. Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s de facto leader, had previously advocated for higher oil prices. But with global crude prices hovering below $80, that strategy has likely failed.

On the last day of the climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, a second draft agreement puts a number to crucial climate finance goal for the first time. With negotiations running right up to the wire on the final day of talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, a second draft text has proposed developed countries should provide $250 billion per year by 2035 for developing countries to take climate action. The figure was met with deep disappointment from observers from the developing states, who have called on industrialized nations to provide at least $1 trillion in funding. “We are really deeply insulted by this proposal,” Lydinyda

Dubai: Dubai Police is building a new forensic medicine facility that will speed up detection of crimes, with tests taking hours instead of days and results reaching 95% accuracy. The building, inspired by the shape of the human body, is under construction on Tunisia Street and expected to be ready by the end of 2026. The project is part of seven initiatives being implemented by Dubai Police with the aim of enhancing innovation across various sectors. Virtual autopsy technologies will be available, reducing the examination time from 10 days to just two hours, while also reducing the required personnel by