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One in two people facing cataract blindness need access to surgery: Lancet study

NEW DELHI: Nearly one in two people with cataract blindness worldwide still cannot access a simple surgery that restores sight, according to a study...

Israeli minister calls West Bank measures ‘de facto sovereignty,’ says no future Palestinian state

Palestinian boys look out over the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron from a rooftop on February 9, 2026. (AFP) RAMALLAH (WEST BANK): A top...

Russia’s Lavrov flags pressure on India as energy politics sharpens globally

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the United States of attempting to block India and other partner countries from purchasing Russian oil,...

‘Only references, no evidence’: Tibetan exiles say Dalai Lama never met Epstein Flag China-linked campaign

NEW DELHI: The exiled Tibetan community in Dharamshala on Monday condemned reports and social media posts attempting to link the Dalai Lama with Jeffrey...

Gaza’s Rafah crossing reopens, allowing limited travel

Palestinians claim delays and mistreatment CAIRO: A limited number of Palestinians were able to travel between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday, after Gaza's Rafah crossing...

Dalai Lama’s name appears 169 times in Epstein Files

Office denies connection with convicted financier NEW DELHI: The office of the Dalai Lama has issued a statement denying claims that the Tibetan spiritual leader...

Netanyahu to meet Trump in Washington, discuss Iran talks

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that he will travel to Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Iran-US talks with US President...

Meloni condemns anti-Olympics protesters, labels them ‘enemies of Italy’

MILAN: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned anti-Olympics protesters as "enemies of Italy" after violence on the fringes of a demonstration in Milan...

UK leader’s chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties

London, Feb 08: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furore surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the...

White House removes Trump post with racist footage of Obamas

WASHINGTON: The White House has removed an election-conspiracy video shared by President Donald Trump on social media that included racist footage depicting former President...

India trusted partner for growth, says PM Modi in Malaysia

Cites trade deals with various countries KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is seen as a “trusted partner for growth” and...

Abu Dhabi has ambitious plan to create world’s richest seas

NEW DELHI: Abu Dhabi has launched an ambitious environmental initiative aimed at transforming its marine ecosystem into what officials describe as the “world’s richest...

‘Leave Iran now’: US issues warning for its citizens

WASHINGTON: The virtual US Embassy in Iran on Friday warned its citizens to 'leave Iran immediately' and prepare departure plans that don’t rely on...

Trump claims again he stopped war between India, Pakistan

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump repeated twice in a single day the claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last...

40% Indians at risk of liver disease linked to obesity, diabetes: Lancet study

NEW DELHI: Nearly 40 per cent of participants in the Phenome India-CSIR Health Cohort could be affected by metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according...

Plastic now outweighs all animals on Earth combined: Why this should alarm us

NEW DELHI: Plastic produced by humans has reached staggering levels, now outweighing the total mass of all animals on Earth, according to remarks by...

Nasa Crew-12 to study blood flow, practice Moon landing in space

WASHINGTON: As Nasa’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission readies for launch, the crew is set to embark on a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space...

White House confirms US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman today

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: The United States will hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday in Oman, a White House official said, as tensions between the countries...

Kremlin laughs off idea Epstein was Russian spy

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday that it did not want to waste time answering questions ‌about unproven suggestions ‌in ‌Western ⁠media and ‌by...

Turkiye determined to take relations with Saudi Arabia to higher level, Erdogan tells crown prince

  RIYADH: Turkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Tuesday and told him Turkiye was determined to...

Pope Leo warns of ‘new arms race’ as US-Russia treaty to expire

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV warned Wednesday of the risk of “a new arms race” as the last US-Russia nuclear treaty is set to...

China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027

HONG KONG: China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla’s electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All...

WHO appeals for $1 bn for world’s worst health crises in 2026

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday appealed for $1 billion to tackle health crises this year across the world’s 36 most severe emergencies,...

Russia has not received any message from India about stopping oil purchases: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russia has not heard any statements from India about stopping Russian oil purchases, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. His comments came a...

Iran’s president orders team to open fresh talks with US

TEHRAN: Iran’s president has announced that he has instructed diplomats to seek talks with the United States, as tension around the threat of a...

French authorities raid X offices, summon Musk in cybercrime probe

PARIS: French police have raided the Paris offices of X and summoned its owner, Elon Musk, to appear at a hearing, amid an ongoing...

Study links intelligence to overall brain activity rather than specific region

NEW DELHI: Researchers have found evidence for a theory that views intelligence as a property of how the brain functions as a whole, rather...

Gaza’s Rafah crossing reopens for limited traffic

Reopening of link between Palestinian enclave & Egypt stipulated under second phase of US-brokered ‘ceasefire’ Ambulances wait on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border...

Khamenei warns of ‘regional war’ if US attacks Iran

Iran’s supreme leader accuses the US of aiming to seize his country’s oil and natural gas resources TEHRAN: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has warned...

India to buy Venezuelan oil, claims Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has claimed that India will be buying oil from Venezuela, a move he said would help Caracas economically while...

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