WASHINGTON: Thousands of students in US university campuses are up in arms against President Joe Biden for his handling of the war in Gaza. From the Columbia University in the East Coast to the Stanford University in California, students have rallied behind the people of Palestine and are holding Biden responsible for the deaths of […]
NEW DELHI: The West is teetering on the brink of a direct military clash between nuclear powers with its support for Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Such a tendency is “fraught with catastrophic consequences” and indicates “serious strategic risks,” Lavrov added on Monday during a video message to a conference on nuclear non-proliferation […]
TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has censured the European Union over tightening sanctions on the country in reprisal for the recent extensive missile and drone strikes against Israel, saying the bloc should not yield to Washington’s demands to appease the occupying Tel Aviv regime. “It is regrettable to see the EU deciding quickly to […]
GENEVA: Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with floods and storms being the chief cause of casualties and economic losses. According to the report, in India, severe heatwaves in April and June resulted in about 110 reported fatalities due to heatstroke. […]
DAMASCUS: A convoy of US forces plundered more Syrian sources, taking out trucks of oil and grain through an illegal crossing with Iraq, the media reported. According to the state news agency SANA report released on Monday, 69 vehicles, including 45 tankers with oil and 24 trucks with wheat, were observed exiting the illegal Al-Mahmudiyah […]
TEL AVIV: The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday over the failures surrounding Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel’s history. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva’s resignation sets the stage for what’s expected to be […]
TEL AVIV: The Israeli war cabinet held a meeting late Sunday (local time) to discuss efforts for the release of remaining hostages held in Gaza, CNN reported, citing an Israeli official. The war cabinet has four members – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, and National Unity Party chairman Benny […]
TEHRAN: Despite fierce protests from society, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi wants to maintain strict police checks on women for headscarf offences. “Respecting the headscarf is not only a religious but also a political and legal obligation for Iranian women,” Raisi said. There is therefore “no doubt whatsoever” that checks must continue to be carried out […]
WASHINGTON: A total of 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according to the latest Congressional report. An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million, according […]
MALE: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s political party won 70 seats and secured a “super majority” in parliamentary elections, seen as a strong endorsement of his pro-Beijing foreign policy, as both India and China closely watched the polls amidst regional power dynamics in the archipelago nation, preliminary results suggested on Monday. Muizzu-led People’s National Congress (PNC) […]