US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he believes Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days, noting that Russia has added more troops to the border, The Hill reported. ....

Two-thirds, or 66 per cent, of Canadians support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for invoking the Emergencies Act to give the federal government extra powers to handle the truckers' protests across the country, according to a new survey. ....

Pakistan journalist Mohsin Baig, who was arrested following a raid at his residence, has claimed that he was tortured by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials on the orders of Prime Minister Imran Khan while in police detention, Friday Times reported. ....

More than a dozen of popular surf beaches in Sydney were closed on Thursday, following the first fatal shark attack in the Australian city's waters in almost 60 years. ....

Not just the air but also the river flowing through Lahore has been found to be the world's most polluted, with active pharmaceutical ingredients posing a 'threat to environment and human health', Dawn reported. ....

After the Ministry of External Affairs put out an advisory for the Indians in Ukraine to leave country, many students are unwilling to return due to skyrocketing flight ticket prices. ....

Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has suffered a major cyber attack that prevented users from accessing its website, amid heightened tensions with Russia. ....

As Russia announced that it was withdrawing some troops from the Ukrainian border, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said Western countries have been "destroyed without a single shot being fired", the BBC reported. ....

Madagascar is bracing for another tropical storm only 10 days after cyclone Batsirai killed at least 121 people earlier this month, a UN spokesman said. ....

Pakistan Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa held meetings with President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on the same day in a rare move, Dawn news reported. ....