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‘Every country has dumb people’: Rubio on anti-Indian racism in US

NEW DELHI: United States secretary of state Marco Rubio remarked that “every country has stupid people” while responding to a reporter’s question on recent...

China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay

JIUQUAN (CHINA): China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in...

China-Nepal team extracts first full-depth ice core from Everest summit

BEIJING: A joint China-Nepal scientific expedition has completed the first full-depth ice core drilling at the summit of Mt Everest to collect samples for...

Another round of UN nuclear talks ends in deadlock

Iran blames US for third straight collapse of NPT conference UNITED NATIONS: Fresh tensions erupted between Iran and the United States after the latest round...

Trump vows Iran ‘will never have nuclear weapon’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump today claimed that Iran is now seeking negotiations following recent American military strikes, asserting that Tehran’s military infrastructure had...

Gaza flotilla activists say Israeli captors raped, beat prisoners

JERUSALEM: Members of the flotilla captured by the Israelis say they were subjected to humiliating attacks by their captors in which they say they...

Israel fears surprise Iranian strike amid ceasefire talks with US: Report

JERUSALEM: Israeli security officials fear Iran could launch a surprise missile and drone attack targeting Gulf countries and Israel amid ongoing indirect negotiations between...

China’s Jinping, Russia’s Putin praise ties at Beijing talks; energy in focus

BEIJING: China and Russia's leaderslauded on Wednesday the progress in their strategic ties, as they met in Beijing for summit talks where Moscow is...

US lost 42 aircraft, including fighter jets, MQ-9 Reaper drones in Iran war: Report

WASHINGTON: At least 42 US aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, were lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury launched on February 28 targeting...

‘Iron fist of Iran’s armed forces will force US to retreat’: Iran warns Trump

Trump says US attack delayed as Gulf nations mediate Verbal confrontation pushes West Asia into spotlight TEHRAN: Senior Advisor of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba...

UN demands Israel prevent ‘genocide’ in Gaza

GENEVA: The United Nations demanded Monday that Israel take measures to prevent acts of “genocide” in Gaza, and decried indications of “ethnic cleansing” in...

PM Modi receives Norway’s highest civilian honour

OSLO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday conferred with Norway's highest civilian honour, the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit. This...

Iran sends new peace plan to US via Pakistan

IEA chief says only weeks of commercial oil inventories left DUBAI: Pakistan has shared with the US a revised proposal from Iran aimed at ending...

WHO declares Ebola a global emergency. What is it, and is there a vaccine?

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a global health emergency. The...

‘New world order emerging’: Iran’s Parliament Speaker

Ghalibaf claims ‘70-day resistance’ against US marks rise of Global South TEHRAN: Amid intensifying geopolitical rivalry between the United States and Iran, Iranian Parliament Speaker...

‘Calm Before Storm’: Trump’s warning fuels speculation of fresh US-Iran showdown

WASHINGTON: A cryptic warning from US President Donald Trump has reignited fears of a possible military escalation involving Iran, with tensions once again rising...

Putin to visit China May 19-20, days after Trump trip

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of US President Donald...

Neanderthals were dentists, treated teeth: 59,000-year-old tooth reveals

The tooth was unearthed from Chagyrskaya Cave in Siberia and pushes back the record of primitive dentistry by more than 40,000 years NEW DELHI: The...

Russia blames US-Israel’s ‘unprovoked aggression’ for West Asia crisis

FM Lavrov says ‘India should invite Iran, UAE for talks’ NEW DELHI: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday sharply criticised the United States and...

Trump claims ‘fantastic’ US-China trade breakthroughs

BEIJING: US President Donald Trump on Friday projected confidence after fresh talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, claiming the two sides had...

Nasa to launch four astronauts on Artemis 3 mission, but not to Moon

NEW DELHI: Nasa is preparing for one of its most complex missions yet, and this one will not even touch the Moon. Artemis 3, now...

Why Sam Altman’s OpenAI is unhappy With Apple

NEW DELHI: OpenAI is weighing legal action against Apple, and the frustration didn't happen overnight. The AI company, which wove ChatGPT into Apple's software...

‘Iran a victim of illegal expansionism and warmongering’: FM Araghchi

Lashes out at US, Israel from BRICS stage in Delhi NEW DELHI: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday launched a strong attack on the...

New attacks hit ships near Hormuz as Trump discusses Iran war with Xi Jinping

DUBAI: US President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, while new attacks on vessels near...

Trump and Xi: Hormuz must stay open and Iran must not have nuclear weapon

BEIJING: China’s Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump agreed that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon and the Strait of Hormuz should remain...

Study finds high risk of conflict clusters specifically in regions where El Nino brings drier conditions

NEW DELHI: We know that the planet is warming at an alarming pace, which is causing a number of impacts, affecting billions around the...

Ahead Of Talks – China’s stark warning: ‘Four Red Lines’ in US relations must not be crossed

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: Hours before US President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing, China issued a blunt warning to Washington, declaring that the “four red lines” in...

Zubala: Ancient meeting point for caravans, pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

The village of Zubala in Saudi Arabia’s Northern Borders region is considered one of the most important civilizational landmarks on the Arabian Peninsula. (SPA) RIYADH:...

Africa may be breaking apart as Earth’s crust beneath Zambia begins splitting

NEW DELHI: Scientists studying geothermal springs deep in Zambia have uncovered evidence that the Earth’s crust beneath southern Africa may be slowly breaking apart,...

Elon Musk is just 200 satellites away from matching rest of world combined

NEW DELHI: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is on the verge of achieving a staggering milestone in spaceflight history, launching nearly as many satellites into orbit...

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