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Russia launches mass strikes on Ukraine ahead of May 9 Victory Day holiday

Kyiv: Russia launched a large-scale wave of strikes on Kyiv and across Ukraine sowing destruction and injuries, officials said early on Monday, as Moscow...

India, Russia suspend negotiations to settle trade in rupees: Report

New Delhi/Mumbai: India and Russia have suspended efforts to settle bilateral trade in rupees, after months of negotiations failed to convince Moscow to keep...

Ukraine denies Kiev’s involvement in Kremlin drone attack

Kyiv: Ukraine has denied Kiev’s involvement in the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia says was an attempt on President Vladimir Putin’s...

Plan to distribute Sudan relief awaits protection promises: UN

Port Sudan: The UN relief chief has said his colleagues are ready to distribute aid supplies in Sudan but need firm commitments of protection...

No handshake, Jaishankar greets Bilawal, Qin, other SCO counterparts with Namaste

Benaulim (Goa): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday greeted his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, China's Qin Gang and other foreign ministers with a...

‘Ability of Ukrainian, Western friends to lie’: Russia’s FM on drone attack

New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said that Ukraine’s denial of its role in the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin...

Sri Lanka’s President calls for unity in solidarity to build affluent nation

Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday called on Sri Lankans facing "troubled times" due to the unprecedented economic crisis to unite to rebuild an...

Another US bank closed, JP Morgan to acquire assets of First Republic Bank

New Delhi: US-based First Republic Bank was closed on Monday (local time) by the local regulators and entered into an agreement with JP Morgan...

Global glaciers lost ice equivalent to weight of 4 trillion cows in one decade

Washington: If you were asked to imagine the damaging effects of climate change, the first image that pops into your head would probably be...

Bill Gates predicts AI chatbots will aid in teaching kids 18 months from now

Washington: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has predicted that AI chatbots will help children learn to read and enhance their writing skills in just 18...

UAE’s Sultan Al Neyadi makes history as first Arab astronaut to walk in space

Dubai: After already writing on the pages of history by becoming the first Arab astronaut to go on a long-term mission in space, Sultan...

UNSC unanimously condemns Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan women from working for UN

United Nations: The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned the decision by the Taliban to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations...

Airstrikes, artillery continue as Sudan fighting enters third week

Beirut: The sounds of air strikes, anti-aircraft weaponry and artillery could be heard in Khartoum early on Saturday and dark smoke rose over parts...

Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks in Washington today

Moscow: Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold a new round of talks in Washington on Sunday to try to normalise relations, the spokesperson of Armenia’s...

PM Modi set to attend G7, Quad summits in Japan, Australia

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to join US President Joe Biden and his counterparts from Australia and Japan at a summit...

Sudan crisis: First batch of Indians leaves from Port Sudan; uneasy ceasefire in Khartoum

New Delhi: Fighting in Sudan continued for the tenth day in a row on Tuesday, though a US official said that a three-day ceasefire...

US President Biden announces he’ll run for re-election

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden will be running for re-election as the President of the United States. Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he...

Protests in Sri Lanka over anti-terror bill

Colombo: Normal life was disrupted in Sri Lanka’s northern and eastern provinces on Tuesday due to widespread protests by the main Tamil party Tamil...

Dozens killed, hundreds injured in charity distribution stampede in Yemen

Sanaa: At least 85 people were killed while over 322 others were injured in a stampede that broke out during a charity distribution event...

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg makes surprise visit to Kyiv

Kyiv: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday paid a surprise visit to Kyiv, marking his first trip to Ukraine since Russia began its full-scale...

Arab League urges Sudanese parties to cease fire during Eid holiday

Riyadh: Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit called on conflicting Sudanese parties to cease fire during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday that follows the...

No respite in Sudan as truce falls apart, rivals battle

Khartoum: Fighting between forces loyal to rival generals raged in Sudan for a fifth day on Wednesday after an internationally brokered truce quickly fell...

India coordinating with various countries for safety of Indians in Sudan

New Delhi: India is coordinating closely with various countries, including the US, the UK and Saudi Arabia, to ensure the safety and security of...

New York City tops the list of world’s wealthiest cities 2023

New Delhi: New York City topped a new list of the world’s wealthiest cities in 2023, with Japan’s Tokyo and Silicon Valley’s Bay Area...

Iran unveils new radar system for detecting low-altitude drones

Tehran: Iran has reportedly unveiled a homegrown radar system capable of detecting low-altitude micro aerial vehicles (MAVs). The radar system, named Shahid (Martyr) Jalilvand, was...

Son of Iran’s last shah gets mixed reactions to visit to Israel

Tehran: A visit to Israel by the son of Iran’s last shah, during which he met with top officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...

Qatar and UAE in process of restoring diplomatic ties

Doha/ Dubai: Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are restoring diplomatic ties and reopening embassies, officials said on Tuesday, more than two years...

Russia upholds detention of US reporter

Moscow: A Russian judge on Tuesday upheld the detention of jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on spying charges as part of...

Indian students face restrictions from five Australian universities amidst surge in fraudulent applications

Melbourne: At least five Australian universities have placed bans or restrictions on students from some Indian states, amidst a surge in fraudulent applications from...

G7 nations set to expand solar, wind power capacity by 2030

New Delhi: The G7 climate change, energy, and environment ministers of rich nations wrapped up their two-day meeting in Sapporo with an agreement to...

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