TEL AVIV: Hardline Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on the prime minister to annex the occupied West Bank if the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules Israeli settlements are illegal this week. Smotrich told reporters, “no one will move the people of Israel from their land”, the Times of Israel quoted him as saying […]
UNITED NATIONS: UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives. Speaking on behalf of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Mohammed on Monday called for immediate and decisive action to salvage the faltering Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Xinhua news agency reported. “Conflicts in Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, […]
WASHINGTON: The US Secret Service has said it would participate fully in probes announced by President Joe Biden and members of Congress, after its agents failed to prevent a gunman from shooting and injuring former President Donald Trump over the weekend. The FBI says it is investigating the incident on Saturday at a Trump rally […]
NEW DELHI: Two UN agencies have called for a catch-up in child immunisation, warning global vaccinations of children stalled last year, leaving 2.7 million unvaccinated or with insufficient inoculations. The latest World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates of national immunisation coverage provide the world’s largest and most comprehensive dataset on […]
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden used the formal setting of the White House Oval Office on Sunday to ask Americans to lower the political temperature and remember they are neighbors after a would-be assassin wounded Republican rival Donald Trump. Trump’s shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday “calls on all of us to take […]
WASHINGTON: The world’s most powerful observatory — the James Webb Space Telescope — has made a variety of stunning discoveries since its launch in December 2021. From exoplanets to galaxies and stars languishing in distant space, the James Webb Telescope has thrilled science enthusiasts across the world with its discoveries. The most recent (July 12) […]
NEW DELHI: Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, took to social media on Sunday to share his thoughts on the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, emphasising the impact that small margins can have on the course of history. “Thinking a lot about what a difference an inch can make to history,” Altman […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Mr K P Sharma Oli on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal. He expressed hope to work closely with the new PM of Nepal to further strengthen the deep bonds of friendship and expand the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. In a […]
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, delivered a message of solidarity and cooperation during the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fund four community development projects in the Marshall Islands. “Ladies and Gentlemen, Namaskar from Bharat,” Jaishankar began, adding, “It is my pleasure to deliver this message on the occasion of […]
WASHINGTON: Presidents and prime ministers across the world have expressed their support for former United States President Donald Trump and spoken out against political violence following an assassination attempt against the Republican candidate at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The shooting on Saturday pierced Trump’s right ear and killed one bystander. Two other spectators were […]