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North Korea links missile launch to ‘recent geopolitical crisis’

SEOUL: North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the Sunday test-firing of hypersonic missiles in a drill made necessary by “the recent geopolitical...

US VP Vance’s Ohio home attacked; suspect in custody

WASHINGTON: US law enforcement agencies on Monday arrested a suspect following an attack on Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home. Several windows of his...

Venezuelans wonder who’s in charge as Trump claims contact with Maduro’s deputy

CARACAS: Venezuelans on Saturday scrambled to understand who was in charge of their country after the US military captured President Nicolás Maduro, ousting the...

Maduro now in New York jail as Trump says US to ‘run’ Venezuela

PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was in a New York jail Saturday, hours after American special forces seized and flew him...

Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured in ‘large scale’ US strike

CARACAS: President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a “large scale strike” on the South...

‘Act of armed aggression’: Russia, EU, others call for de-escalation

NEW DELHI: Russia, Iran, the European Union and several countries across the world on Saturday urged restraint, de-escalation and respect for international law after...

UN chief calls on Israel to reverse NGOs ban in Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for Israel to end a ban on humanitarian agencies that provided aid in Gaza, saying...

Trump, top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic,...

Islamophobic attacks on public transport growing in UK

LONDON: Islamophobic attacks are on the rise on public transport across Britain, according to new information revealed by The Guardian, as community organizations warn...

Zohran Mamdani takes mayoral oath on Quran, becomes New York City’s first Muslim mayor

NEW YORK: New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was sworn into office early Thursday, taking his oath on a centuries-old Quran in a...

Tragic fire at Swiss ski resort leaves dozens presumed dead, many injured

CRANS-MONTANA (SWITZERLAND): Several dozen people were presumed dead, and about 100 others were wounded, many of them gravely, after a major fire at a...

128 journalists killed worldwide in 2025’

BRUSSELS: A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International...

EU warns Israel suspending Gaza NGOs would block ‘life-saving aid’

Palestinians receive donated food at a temporary camp for displaced people, on the beach near the port of Gaza City. (AP) BRUSSELS: The EU warned...

Khaleda Zia’s funeral prayer held in Bangladesh amid tight security

DHAKA: Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia's funeral prayers were held on Wednesday amid tight security. The funeral prayer (namaz-e-janaza) was held at the Manik...

How Nasa brought Mars closer to Earth in 2025

NEW DELHI: For decades, the Red Planet was a distant, dusty dream, a rust-coloured speck in the night sky that felt tantalisingly out of...

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia dies at 80

Funeral today, EAM Jaishankar to attend DHAKA: Former Bangladesh prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia passed away at around 6...

Netanyahu hands Trump Israel’s highest civilian honor, after Nobel snub

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will receive Israel’s highest civilian honor in 2026, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that his country will...

Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian orgs in Gaza starting in 2026

JERUSALEM: Israel on Tuesday said it will suspend over two dozen humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules...

Russia urges restraint as Trump warns Iran of possible strike

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday said it was necessary to develop a dialogue with Iran and urged all parties to refrain from escalation after...

Elon Musk says Bill Gates has always been a liar

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk has once again called Bill Gates a ‘liar’. This time he was responding to an X user’s post which said...

Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn’t want peace

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was in no hurry for peace and if it did not want to resolve their conflict peacefully,...

Freezing rain floods Gaza camps

Palestinian children carry plastic jerrycans filled with water as they walk through a displacement camp in Gaza City on Sunday. (AP) KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza: Rain...

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland ‘threat’ to regional stability: Somali Prez

MOGADISHU: Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland “is (a) threat to the security and stability of the world and the region,” Somali...

Lunar base: Nasa chief unveils bold plan for permanent home on Moon

WASHINGTON: Nasa has moved forward with a detailed proposal to construct a lunar base, positioning the project as critical to advancing American influence in...

Top climate books to look out for in 2026 – recommended by experts

LIVERPOOL (UK): From compelling stories to non-fiction, books can spark ideas that help us navigate the climate crisis. As part of The Conversation’s ongoing...

Houston, we’ve a bottle: Chinese students’ epic plastic and water rocket launch

NEW DELHI: In Jiangxi, China, a teacher partnered with students to construct a rocket featuring two stages, each made from ordinary plastic bottles and...

China opens world’s ‘longest’ expressway tunnel in Xinjiang

BEIJING: China on Friday opened to traffic a 22.13-km-long tunnel, which it claimed to be the "world's longest", in Xinjiang province. The Tianshan Shengli tunnel,...

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza Says how can we not think of the tents in Gaza, exposed...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is...

Bangladesh interim govt bars Awami League from Feb 2026 parl elections

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government announced on Thursday that the Awami League party will not be allowed to contest the February 2026 national parliamentary elections,...

US ends H-1B visa lottery, shifts to system favouring higher-paid skilled workers

WASHINGTON: The US government is scrapping the lottery system used for decades to issue H-1B work visas and replacing it with a model that...

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