Mt Everest’s highest camp littered with frozen garbage, cleanup likely to take years

KATHMANDU: The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash and dig up dead bodies frozen for years near Mount Everest’s peak. The Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas […]

High Blood Pressure In Kids: Tested Ways To Reduce The Risk

NEW DELHI: High blood pressure, or hypertension, isn’t just an adult issue. More children and teenagers are being diagnosed with this condition than ever before. According to the American Heart Association, nearly 4% of children and adolescents in the United States have hypertension. As per a study done by JAMA, 35% of 10 to 12-year-olds […]

Massive asteroid heading towards Earth at 65,000 kmph, warns NASA

NEW DELHI: A massive asteroid, named 2024 MT1, is hurtling towards Earth at an astonishing speed of 65,215 km/h, warned NASA. The asteroid, measuring approximately 260 feet in diameter, is as big as the Statue of Liberty in size. The asteroid is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on July 8, passing at […]

Israel conducts military operation in West Bank’s Jenin; 4 Palestinians killed

Israel conducts military operation in West Bank’s Jenin; 4 Palestinians killed

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Friday it was conducting counterterrorism activity that included an airstrike in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin. Palestinian authorities said four people were killed. The military said Israeli soldiers had “encircled a building where terrorists have barricaded themselves in” and the soldiers were exchanging fire, while […]

Rishi Sunak resigns after crushing defeat; Keir Starmer is next UK PM

Rishi Sunak resigns after crushing defeat; Keir Starmer is next UK PM

LONDON: Rishi Sunak conceded defeat on Friday as the outcome of the UK elections made a historic defeat for the Conservative Party very clear, with its lowest-ever total number of seats. The UK poll verdicts brings to an end to the incumbent Prime Minister’s premiership and paves way for Labour leader Keir Starmer’s way to […]

Change begins now: Starmer

LONDON: After securing resounding win in the UK general election, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said that his party is ready to restore Britain to the service for working people. Addressing his supporters at a reception to celebrate his win in the election, Starmer thanked the people for the amazing reception. The 61-year-old leader said, […]

Pro-Palestine candidates, including Corbyn, secure wins

LONDON: Five independent pro-Palestine candidates, including former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, have won in United Kingdom general elections with Israel’s war on Gaza among key issues for voters. The other four independent candidates who won their seats from Labour on Friday include Shockat Adam in Leicester South, Ayoub Khan in Birmingham Perry Barr, Adnan […]

Saudi approves granting citizenship to global experts under Vision 2030

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has approved granting Saudi citizenship to scientists, doctors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and other individuals with rare skills, experience, and specializations. According to a royal decree, the kingdom has offered citizenship to talented individuals in medical, scientific, cultural, sports, and technical fields to achieve its goals. The initiative is part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision […]

Iranians vote in run-off presidential race

TEHRAN: Polls opened in Iran on Friday for a run-off presidential election that will test the clerical rulers’ popularity amid voter apathy at a time of regional tensions and a standoff with the West over Tehran’s nuclear programme. State TV said polling stations opened their doors to voters at 8 a.m. local time (0430 GMT). […]

Pro-Palestine protesters scale Australia’s parliament roof

Pro-Palestine protesters scale Australia’s parliament roof

Unfurl banners slamming Israel’s Gaza war CANBERRA: A group of pro-Palestinian protesters have scaled Parliament House in the Australian capital, unfurling banners denouncing Israel’s brutal war on the besieged Gaza Strip. The anti-war protest move was carried out in Canberra on Thursday, the final day of parliamentary sessions before a six-week winter recess, forcing authorities […]