Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday conveyed his condolences to US President Joe Biden over the demise of Henry Kissinger, a former US Secretary of State and a key player in thawing tensions between China and the US in 1972, the Global Times reported.
Afghanistan's Taliban appointed second Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi has said the Taliban wants good relations with the world and the member countries of the European Union, and especially with the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan, TOLO News reported.
Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Wahidi has said the country will deport Afghan immigrants who do not have legal documents for residence, TOLO News reported.
Singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan, the legendary frontman of the Irish band, the Pogues, died early Thursday, his family announced online. He was 65, reported the New York Post.
A local Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Ayaz Khan, was killed in a firing incident in Pakistan's Mardan district on Thursday, ARY News reported citing the police.
American film director Zack Snyder is a fan of actor Amber Heard. The 57-year-old director worked with Heard on his 'Justice League' film, in which she played her Mera comic-book character, which she will reprise in James Wan's upcoming 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom', reported People.
American actor and comedian Ed Helms, who starred as Stuart Price in 'The Hangover' trilogy expressed his willingness to be part of it in the fourth part, reported People.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an investigation into the allegations of sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, the Times of Israel reported.
A US Navy warship shot down an Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen on Wednesday, the same day the Pentagon said it warned Tehran over its drone use in the region, the Hill reported.
Republicans are considering holding a formal vote to authorize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with Minnesota Republican Majority Whip Tom Emmer, told members in a closed-door meeting Wednesday they could vote in the coming weeks on a move that could bolster the invest
Three Israelis have been killed and at least a further seven injured in a terror shooting on Thursday morning, Israeli police have confirmed the two shooters responsible have been neutralised, The Times of Israel has reported.