Hamas warns escalation threatens cease-fire talks DEIR-AL-BALAH (GAZA STRIP): Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip’s largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday from an area ravaged in the early weeks of the nine-month-long war. Hamas warned that the latest raids and displacement in […]
MOSCOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described Russia as India’s “all-weather friend” and hailed President Vladimir Putin’s leadership in strengthening the bilateral relationship over the past two decades. The Prime Minister’s praise of Putin, during an address to the Indian diaspora here, came amid attempts by Western powers to isolate the Russian leader over […]
WASHINGTON: The US reiterated its appeal to India in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to make it clear to Russia that any resolution to the conflict in Ukraine will need to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity as specified by the UN Charter for all member countries. The US also expressed its concerns about […]
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has condemned the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting, held in Moscow, coincided with a tragic missile strike in Ukraine that resulted in the deaths of 37 people, including three children, and injuries to 170 others, 13 of whom were children. In […]
WASHINGTON: Nasa’s ambitious Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) mission recently concluded its first year-long Mars simulation, with four crew members emerging from their 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew, consisting of a medical officer, mission specialist, and two other trained professionals, faced numerous challenges during their mission. During […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he will review all aspects of bilateral cooperation apart from discussing various regional and global issues with President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Russia. In a statement ahead of his departure for Russia for the 22nd India-Russian Annual Summit and Austria, he said, ”I look […]
GAZA: The civil defence agency in Hamas-run Gaza said a second Israeli strike in two days on a school sheltering displaced families killed at least four people, as the U.N. condemned the targeting of its shelters. Israel’s military said it hit “the area of the school” in Gaza City, adding the school complex was used […]
SEOUL: Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has slammed South Korea’s recent live-fire drills as “provocation,” warning of serious consequences. South Korea said last week it had resumed live-fire artillery drills near the borders with the North, following the suspension of a 2018 bilateral military pact aimed at reducing […]
NEW DELHI: Amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave here on Monday on an official visit to Russia to hold the 22nd Annual India-Russia Summit with President Vladimir Putin. From Moscow, the PM will leave for Austria in what will be the first visit by an Indian PM to the […]
TEHRAN: Iran’s Constitutional Council has confirmed the result of the July 5 presidential runoff election, which led to the victory of Masoud Pezeshkian. “The validity of the second round of the 14th presidential election has been approved by the Constitutional Council,” spokesman Hadi Tahan Nazif said on Sunday. He added that the Interior Ministry, the […]