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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...

Sudan death toll nears 100 as clashes continue

Khartoum: The death toll from fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has risen to 97, according to The...

Bangladesh capital records hottest day in decades

Dhaka: The heatwave has gripped many parts of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, as the country enters the height of summer, the Meteorological Department...

US warship sails in Taiwan Strait after China’s exercises

Taipei: The US Navy has sailed a warship through the Taiwan Strait in its first known transit since China carried out a large encirclement...

Myanmar military pardons more than 3,000 prisoners for New Year

Yangon: Myanmar’s military has announced plans to release 3,113 prisoners, including 98 foreigners, to mark the country’s traditional New Year. The statement by the military...

Hundreds of Houthi prisoners, 16 Saudis freed on day two of swap

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni Houthi rebels have freed hundreds of prisoners of war as part of a multi-day exchange amid concerted efforts...

Ukraine brings home 130 military in Easter prisoner exchange

Kyiv: One hundred and thirty Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released and returned home in a “great Easter exchange”, a senior Ukrainian presidential...

Flights out of Taipei delayed after China launches satellite

Taipei: Flights out of northern Taiwan were delayed Sunday after China launched a rocket carrying a satellite that dropped debris into waters north of...

Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big US city

Minneapolis: Minneapolis will allow broadcasts of the Muslim call to prayer at all hours, becoming the first major US city to allow the announcement...

Religious leaders join Guterres in praying for peace — ‘our most precious goal’

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave a clarion call for unity in a world ravaged by war and political polarisation, as religious leaders...

Safeguards needed to ensure AI systems are not misused or guided by biases: Amb Kamboj

United Nations: Artificial Intelligence, if harnessed properly, can generate enormous prosperity and opportunity, India has said, underscoring the need to ensure AI systems are...

UK imposes export bar on painting of Indian soldiers during World War I

London: A portrait by Anglo-Hungarian painter Philip de Laszlo of two Indian soldiers who fought in World War I was placed under a temporary...

US classified documents leak: Here’s what we know so far

New Delhi: A week after it emerged that hundreds of documents marked as classified by the United States security agencies have been made available...

Ukrainian President, entourage embezzled USD 400 million from fuel purchases aid: Report

New Delhi: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his entourage have embezzled at least USD 400 million, which was sent to the country for the...

Saudi crown prince launches 4 new special economic zones

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud have launched four new special economic zones in the kingdom. The zones,...

Gulf nations Bahrain, Qatar to restore ties after boycott

Dubai: The Gulf nations of Bahrain and Qatar agreed to restore diplomatic relations late Wednesday. Bahrain had been the last holdout of four Arab nations...

S Korea to conduct radiation test on 89 N Korean defectors from May

Seoul: South Korea plans to conduct a radiation test on 89 North Korean defectors who hailed from areas near the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site,...

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