DHAKA: Thousands of students and others on Thursday rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power by a mass uprising initially led by students over a quota system for government jobs. Hasina fled to India on August 5 after weeks of violence left more than […]
NEW DELHI: August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to 2020, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The data also showed that August 2024 was […]
NEW DELHI: Amid improving bilateral ties, India and the Maldives on Friday held their fifth ”Defence Cooperation Dialogue” in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Force General lbrahim Hilmy. “The meeting provided both sides with […]
In 1970, Nasa’s Apollo 13 mission captured the world’s attention as a routine lunar expedition turned into a harrowing struggle for survival. WASHINGTON: Nasa is preparing to rescue astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore from the extended mission to Space Station. The two astronauts, who were on an eight-day mission will have to spend eight […]
WASHINGTON: The United States Justice Department has announced criminal charges against top leaders of Hamas over their roles in the October 7 attacks in southern Israel in what some see as a largely symbolic move against the Palestinian organisation. Six defendants, three of whom are deceased, were named in the complaint unsealed on Tuesday. The […]
CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli forces killed at least 48 Palestinians in the past 24 hours across the Gaza Strip as they battled Hamas-led militants, Palestinian officials said on Monday, while medics conducted a second day of polio vaccinations for children in the enclave. Palestinian and UN officials said more than 80,000 children had been vaccinated in central […]
GAZA: The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility for shooting and bombing attacks earlier this week in the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank. The Brigades identified the attackers as Mohammed Marqa and Zahdi Abu Afifa, members of the armed group, who executed the two attacks in settlements near Hebron. […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia has been acquitted in five separate cases, including one filed over allegations of celebrating a “fake birthday” and another for supporting war criminals, a media report said on Tuesday. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque’s court issued acquittal orders in four cases whereas Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate […]
TEL AVIV: Hamas continues to hold 101 hostages in Gaza including women, children, and the elderly, said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani, in a statement on Sunday regarding the recovery of the bodies of six hostages. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that the bodies […]
MOSCOW: The Russian air defence has intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions over the past night, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement. UAVs were shot down over more than a dozen Russian regions, according to a statement issued by the Ministry on Sunday morning. Nine of the downed drones targeted […]