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Powerful winds blowing on Mars are blasting craters, shaping Red Planet

NEW DELHI: Recent observations from European Space Agency's (ESA) Mars Express have revealed the dramatic influence that Martian winds have on shaping the planet's...

Israel strikes Gaza rocket launch site, ceasefire deal under strain

CAIRO/DUBAI: Israel’s military said on Thursday it had carried out a targeted strike on a rocket launch site near Gaza City after identifying a...

Iran ready to fight back if US or Israel attacks again, says foreign minister

BEIRUT: Iran does not want war with Israel or the United States, but is ready to fight back if attacked again, the country's foreign...

Greenland should hold talks with US without Denmark’

COPENHAGEN: Greenland should hold direct talks with the US government without Denmark, a Greenlandic opposition leader told Reuters, as the Arctic island weighs how...

Venezuela minister says 100 people died in US attack

CARACAS: Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello has said that 100 people died in the US attack which removed President Nicolas Maduro from power on...

Titan Aira smartwatch debuts with 24×7 AI features; price starts at Rs 6,999

NEW DELHI: Expanding its product portfolio in India, Titan has launched a new smartwatch called the Tata Smart Aira. The smartwatch comes equipped with...

Trump discussing how to acquire Greenland: White House

Says US military always an option WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland and the use of the...

France: working with allies on plan

PARIS: France is working with partners on a plan over how to respond should the United States act on its threat to ‌take over...

European leaders push back on Trump’s comments about US takeover of Greenland

BERLIN: Several European leaders pushed back Tuesday on US President Donald Trump's comments seeking an American takeover of Greenland. The leaders issued a statement reaffirming...

NATO ally Denmark warns US against taking Greenland by force

COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s prime minister warned Monday that any US move to take Greenland by force would destroy 80 years of transatlantic security links, after...

Iran, China demand Nicolas Maduro’s release

Rubio says Trump ‘retains optionality’ on occupying Venezuela NEW DELHI: Two days after the United States attacked Venezuela and captured its president along with his...

Trump threatens military operation against Colombia

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened military action against Colombia’s government, telling reporters that such an operation “sounds good...

Trump renews push to annex Greenland

COPENHAGEN: President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, despite calls by Denmark’s prime...

‘Modi knew I wasn’t happy, we can raise tariffs very quickly’

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi knew he was not happy with India's purchases of Russian oil and...

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...

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