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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...

Russia plans nuclear power plant on moon within decade

MOSCOW: Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade to supply its lunar space program and a...

Trump repeats claim he stopped potential nuclear war between India, Pakistan

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of resolving the India-Pakistan conflict and asserted that Islamabad's leadership credited him for saving...

Israel defense minister vows to stay in Gaza, establish outposts

JERUSALEM: Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday vowed Israel will remain in Gaza and pledged to establish outposts in the north of the Palestinian...

Martian moon Phobos looks like tiny rock flying above Red Planet

NEW DELHI: The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a stunning new pair of images showing Mars’ inner moon Phobos crossing the face of...

Israel’s security cabinet approves 19 new settlements in West Bank

JERUSALEM: Israel’s security cabinet approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move the country’s far-right finance minister said...

Elon Musk makes another Mars prediction

NEW DELHI:SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has once again started the discussion about interplanetary colonisation with a fresh prediction about Mars. In a post shared...

Tension grips Bangladesh after unrest over uprising leader’s death

Vandalism at several places DHAKA: Bangladesh interim government on Friday urged citizens to resist violence by “a few fringe elements” as the body of a...

Over 1,000 patients have died awaiting evacuation from Gaza since July 2024: WHO

GENEVA: More than 1,000 patients have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation from war-ravaged Gaza in the last year and a half, the...

China threatens ‘forceful measures’ over US arms sales package to Taiwan

BEIJING: China’s military will step up training and “take forceful measures” to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the defense ministry said on...

Hubble telescope watches as asteroid crashes into sun outside Solar System

NEW DELHI: Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope has achieved a historic milestone by capturing direct evidence of catastrophic asteroid collisions in a nearby planetary system,...

India, Oman ink free trade agreement as PM Modi holds talks with Sultan Haitham

MUSCAT: India and Oman on Thursday inked a free trade agreement, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and...

PM Modi conferred with Oman’s highest civilian honour

MUSCAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently on a state visit to Oman, was conferred with the country’s highest civilian award—the First Class...

UN, aid groups warn Gaza operations at risk from Israel impediments

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations and aid groups warned on Wednesday that humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories, particularly Gaza, were at risk of...

India, Ethiopia natural partners in regional peace, security, connectivity: PM Modi

ADDIS ABABA: India and Ethiopia are "natural partners" in regional peace, security and connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday in his address...

Elon Musk becomes first person with $600 billion fortune

‘He is twice as rich as the world’s second-richest man’ NEW DELHI: Elon Musk has just set a new record. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO...

India, Jordan target $5 billion trade goal as PM Modi & King Abdullah II envision new economic corridor

AMMAN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Tuesday pledged to use the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between their two...

PM Modi arrives in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ethiopia on Tuesday evening on the second leg of his three-nation tour to strengthen India’s links...

Hamas says Israeli violations ‘threaten viability’ of Gaza ceasefire deal

GAZA: Hamas says Israel’s violations risk jeopardising a ceasefire deal in Gaza and the move towards the second and more complicated phase of the...

Sydney Bondi Beach shooting:  Death toll rises to 15; father & son named as attackers

SYDNEY: Australia is grappling with one of its deadliest acts of mass violence in decades after the death toll from a shooting at Sydney’s...

Gunmen kill at least 12 people at a Jewish event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

SYDNEY: At least 12 people were killed, and 29 others were injured after gunmen opened fire during a Jewish event at Australia’s famous Bondi...

PM Modi condemns ‘ghastly terrorist attack’

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday strongly condemned the “ghastly terrorist attack” that targeted people celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at...

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