BEIRUT: Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah has announced the death of one of its top commanders amid Israel’s intense bombardment of the country. Hezbollah confirmed that Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi had been killed in a post on Telegram early on Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said he had been “eliminated” in an air strike on Ghobeiri […]
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the world leaders, gathered for the annual high-level meeting, that the world is edging towards the unimaginable – a powder keg – which risks engulfing the world. He said that the solutions to the crises require the reform of the international institutions, including the Security Council, and commitment […]
NEW YORK: Chief Advisor to the Bangladesh interim government, Muhammad Yunus, met US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly. President Biden congratulated Yunus on his recent appointment as the head of the interim government. The two leaders affirmed the “close partnership” between the United States and […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday evening, with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, lawmaker Vijitha Herath and himself taking on Cabinet portfolios. Dissanayake will now oversee defence, finance, economic development, policy formulation, planning, tourism, energy, agriculture, lands, livestock, irrigation, fisheries and aquatic resources, Xinhua news agency reported. […]
DUBAI: The death toll in Lebanon has risen to at least 558 after a series of Israeli airstrikes on the country, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. The strikes have also left over 1,800 people injured, including 50 children. The IDF has continued to strike Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, while the Iran-backed terror group has […]
UNITED NATIONS: The ”Group of Four” countries, which includes India, Germany, Japan, and Brazil, have again called for an urgent reform of the United Nations Security Council through text-based negotiations. The four countries, which are all claimants for permanent seats in the UNSC, stressed a comprehensive reform of the Security Council as an essential part […]
NEW YORK: The US Department of Commerce proposed a new national security initiative on Monday that would ban China-derived software in internet-connected cars in the United States. If enacted, the rule would focus on vehicles that can collect data from drivers and passengers and information on US infrastructure. The rule would prohibit importing or selling […]
Residents urged to leave areas housing Hezbollah arms as heavy exchanges of fire raise fears of a broader conflict TEL AVIV: The Israeli military on Monday called on people in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where Hezbollah stores weapons and said it was carrying out “extensive strikes” against the militant group. […]
NEW DELHI: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced plans for approximately five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars within the next two years, aiming to launch during the next Earth-Mars transfer window. Musk shared this timeline on social media platform X, emphasising that the success of these uncrewed flights will dictate the schedule for future crewed missions, […]
DUBAI: Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera aired footage of Israeli troops live on […]