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Is interstellar comet 3I/Atlas an alien spaceship? Nasa breaks silence

NEW DELHI: Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, recently observed by Nasa and global space missions, is estimated to be between 5 to 8 billion years old,...

Trump Embraces Foe, Hails ‘Great Meeting’ With Socialist Mayor-Elect Mamdani

Both adopt markedly warmer tone after months of insults, catching many off guard NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump lavishly praised New York City...

Trump repeats claim he solved Indo-Pak conflict

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has again claimed to have solved the conflict between India and Pakistan, repeating his assertion during a meeting...

G20 Declaration adopted despite US attempt to stop it

JOHANNESBURG: The heads of state attending the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday adopted a Declaration by consensus despite US attempts to stop...

PM Modi arrives in South Africa to attend G20 summit

‘Look forward to productive discussions with world leaders on key global issues’ JOHANNESBURG: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Johannesburg on Friday to attend the...

Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teens in escalating West Bank violence

JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during an overnight raid on a town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, residents said, as...

5.5 magnitude earthquake in Bangladesh kills 6

DHAKA: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least six people and leaving dozens injured, authorities said. Buildings in the country’s...

Trump repeats Ind-Pak peace claim; says threatened with 350% tariffs, Modi, Sharif called him

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he settled tension between India and Pakistan after threatening the two countries with 350 per cent tariffs...

Almost half of people in UK would end friendships over Israel-Palestine: Poll

LONDON: Almost half of people in the UK would end a friendship over the Israel-Palestine conflict, new research has suggested. The More in Common think...

Trump says visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi...

Jaishankar inaugurates two new Indian consulates in Russia

MOSCOW: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday (November 18, 2025) inaugurated two new Indian consulates in Russia, saying their establishment will boost trade,...

UN Security Council endorses Trump’s Gaza peace plan, authorises stabilisation force

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has adopted a draft resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan and authorising the establishment of...

UN says verdict against Hasina ‘important’ step for victims but regrets death penalty

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has said that the verdict against Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity is...

B’desh interim govt cautions media: Sharing Hasina’s statements violates cyber security law

NEW DELHI/DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim administration has issued a warning to all print, electronic and online media outlets, instructing them not to publish or broadcast...

Ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina sentenced to death for ‘crimes against humanity’

Dhaka, Nov 17: Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was on Monday sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal for "crimes against...

Hasina says tribunal ‘rigged’, claims no fair chance to defend herself

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the verdict announced against her on Monday were "biased and politically motivated". "I am not afraid...

From uprising to verdict: How Hasina trial unfolded after Bangladesh’s 2024 student revolt

NEW DELHI/DHAKA: The fall of Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina began with a student-led uprising on August 5 last year, triggering a chain...

Israeli leaders voice opposition to Palestinian state before UN Gaza vote

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his government underscored their opposition to a Palestinian state ahead of a UN Security Council...

Pope Leo urges leaders not to leave poor behind

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV decried poverty on Sunday, urging world leaders and Catholics to reach out to marginalized people, as the Church celebrated...

UN Security Council to vote tomorrow on Trump Gaza plan

UNITED NATIONS/UNITED STATES: The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, diplomats said. Last week...

Trump to proceed with legal action against BBC despite apology

LONDON: US President Donald Trump has declared that he intends to proceed with legal action against the BBC despite the British public service broadcaster...

Iran confirms seizure of oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday confirmed the seizure of a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it travelled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz over violations,...

NASA resumes full operations as the longest US shutdown ends

NEW DELHI: Nasa has resumed full operations after the longest U.S. government shutdown in history came to an end on November 12, 2025, following...

Aid still woefully short of Gaza needs as heavy rains, winter approach

Young Palestinian girls play in a new displacement camp set up by the Egyptian Committee in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, on November 11, 2025 ...

BBC apologises to Trump but rejects legal basis for $1 bn defamation claim

LONDON: The British Broadcasting Corporation sent a personal apology to U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday but said there was no legal basis for...

Chinese astronauts stranded after debris hit spacecraft return to earth safely

BEIJING: Three Chinese astronauts, who aborted their departure home after their spacecraft was hit by debris, returned to earth safely on Friday. The return capsule...

Big blue world: The story of how Nasa clicked first colour picture of Earth

NEW DELHI: We have all seen hundreds of pictures of Earth, shining like a blue marble in the darkness of endless space. But that...

Trump signs spending bill to end longest US gov’t shutdown in history

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has signed a federal government spending bill less than two hours after the House of Representatives passed it,...

Bangladesh verdict in ex-PM Hasina trial on Nov 17

DHAKA: Bangladeshi judges will issue the hugely anticipated verdict in the crimes against humanity trial of fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on November...

‘We stay in darkness’: Gaza mother struggles to feed children as power cuts persist post-war

Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip GAZA: Palestinian mother Hanan al-Joujou,...

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