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Saudi police women, who are recently deployed to the service, stand alert in front of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, in Saudi Arabias holy city of Mecca. (AP)

In a first, Saudi female officers allowed to guard Islam's holiest...

This year, 60,000 vaccinated citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia have been allowed to perform the Hajj

22 July 2021 10:15 AM IST

A woman sitting on a fence on a flooded street following heavy rains in Zhengzhou in Chinas central Henan province. (Photo: AFP)

Severe rainstorms kill 12 in flooded China subway

President Xi Jinping described the situation as 'extremely severe' with flood control measures entering a 'critical...

21 July 2021 10:21 AM IST

The joint investigation into Pegasus identified at least 180 journalists in 20 countries who were selected for potential targeting between 2016 to June 2021. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Pegasus: French prosecutors open probe into alleged spying on French...

Around 30 journalists and bosses in the French media were allegedly targeted by Moroccan security services

20 July 2021 6:35 PM IST

Security personnel inspect a damaged vehicle which was firing rockets in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid-a-Adha. (AP)

Afghan official says rockets hit near presidential palace

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the rocket attack, which destroyed at least one car parked on a nearby...

20 July 2021 2:26 PM IST

The global body against money laundering and terror financing also asked Pakistan to work to address its strategically important deficiencies. (Photo: AFP/File)

US asks Pakistan to keep working with FATF to complete its 27-point...

The Financial Action Task Force retained Pakistan on its 'grey list' for failing to check money laundering, leading to...

20 July 2021 12:44 PM IST

An employee in full protective gear checks the temperature of passengers arriving to check in for their flight bound for Beijing at the Barajas airport in Madrid on June 20, 2020. (AFP)

US eases travel recommendations on India as COVID-19 cases fall

The US also eased travel recommendations on Pakistan from Level 4 to Level 3

20 July 2021 11:30 AM IST

The blasts targeted St Anthonys Church in Colombo, St Sebastians Church in the western coastal town of Negombo and a church in the eastern town of Batticaloa when the Easter Sunday mass was in progress on April 21, 2019. (AFP Photo)

Easter Sunday attacks: Lanka's failure to act on Indian intel played...

Three explosions were reported from three five-star hotels - the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury in...

19 July 2021 5:43 PM IST

The NTAGI chairman also stated that Canada, Sri Lanka and few other countries are using 12 - 16 weeks interval for the AstraZeneca vaccine which is the same as the Covishield vaccine. (ANI)

France allows visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine

Several other EU countries already accept the Indian version, which is notably used in the U.K. and around Africa

17 July 2021 6:01 PM IST

Debris of houses and trees surround houses in Schuld, Germany, Friday, July 16, 2021. Two days before the Ahr river went over the banks after strong rain falls causing severals deaths and hundreds of people missing. (AP)

Death toll from Europe floods tops 150 as water recedes

In addition to worst-hit Germany and Belgium, southern parts of the Netherlands also have been hit by heavy flooding

17 July 2021 1:25 PM IST

A security gate is set up near the National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Tokyo on July 17, 2021. (Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)

First coronavirus case hits Tokyo Olympics Village

Japanese media reported that the person who had tested positive was a foreign national

17 July 2021 11:19 AM IST

A regional train sits in the flood waters at the local station in Kordel, Germany, Thursday July 15, 2021 after it was flooded by the high waters of the Kyll river. (Sebastian Schmitt/dpa via AP)

Europe floods: search for missing goes on as toll tops 90

The flash floods this week followed days of heavy rainfall which turned streams and streets into raging torrents that...

16 July 2021 1:04 PM IST

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP)

Scuttlebutt! Australian PM Scott Morrison denies soiling himself in...

Australian PM Scott Morrison abruptly decided to squash the rumour -- which has turned 'Engadine Maccas' into internet...

15 July 2021 3:17 PM IST