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Israel holds nearly 10K people in prisons, some from Lebanon, Syria

LONDON: More than 9,250 prisoners and detainees are in Israeli occupation prisons, mostly held without charge or trial under administrative detention or pending investigation,...

New UN report tackles ‘inequality-pandemic cycle’

JOHANNESBURG: High inequality makes the world vulnerable to pandemics and creates a vicious cycle that puts public health and economies at risk, leading economists,...

Dick Cheney, powerful former US VP who pushed for Iraq war, dies at 84

WASHINGTON: Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, was considered by presidential historians as one of the most...

Nasa under pressure to release images of interstellar comet

NEW DELHI: Amid growing scientific and public intrigue over the unusual in-plane acceleration exhibited by the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, mounting pressure is being placed...

EAM Jaishankar reiterates support for Gaza peace plan

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday reiterated India’s support for the Gaza peace plan, which, he hoped, would lead to a...

No nuclear blasts, only system checks: US clarifies Trump’s testing order

WASHINGTON: New tests of the US nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright...

UK MPs call for govt adoption of new Islamophobia definition after hate crime surge

LONDON: Prominent UK politicians have written to Steve Reed, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, urging him to adopt a new...

‘We will rebuild with greater strength’: Iran’s Prez responds to US warnings over nuclear sites

TEHRAN: Tehran will rebuild its nuclear facilities "with greater strength", Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told state media on Sunday, adding that the country does...

Israel warns of intensifying attacks against Hezbollah in south Lebanon

JERUSALEM: Israel warned Sunday that its military would step up its attacks against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, a day after the Lebanese health ministry...

Pope Leo decries Sudan violence, urges dialogue, relief effort

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo on Sunday appealed for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying he was following with...

White House tightens journalist access; Trump returns to CBS News’ ‘60 Minutes’

WASHINGTON: The White House has imposed new restrictions on reporters’ access to key West Wing offices, marking the second major limitation on press movement...

JD Vance defends conversion remark, hopes wife may ‘see things as I do’

NEW DELHI: US Vice President JD Vance defended his earlier statement that he hoped his wife, Usha Vance, a Hindu, would become a Christian...

Israel launches more strikes on Gaza overnight, testing fragile truce

GAZA: The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a third day on Thursday night, killing two people, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency...

India, US ink defence framework pact

NEW DELHI: India and the US on Friday inked a 10-year defence framework agreement, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh describing it as a “signal”...

Over 2790 Indian nationals deported from US this year: MEA

NEW DELHI: Over 2790 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States this year for illegally staying in the country, the Ministry of...

NASA, Lockheed test quiet supersonic jet

WASHINGTON: A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the southern California...

Extinction rate among plant and animal species has surprisingly slowed down

NEW DELHI: Prominent new research challenges the widely held belief that Earth is currently undergoing a sixth mass extinction, suggesting instead that extinction rates...

China says it’s on track to land astronauts on moon by 2030

JIUQUAN: China said Thursday it’s on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it introduced the next crew of astronauts who...

Israel kills over 100 Palestinians in Gaza as Trump insists truce holds

US president says Israel has a right to ‘hit back’ after reports that a soldier was killed in southern Gaza Palestinians carry aid supplies that...

North Korea responds to Trump’s meeting offer with cruise missile launch

SEOUL: North Korea has remained tight-lipped about US President Donald Trump’s repeated offer to meet leader Kim Jong-un, responding only with a cruise missile...

Why is the Sun’s outer layer hotter than its surface? 80-year-old Mystery solved

NEW DELHI: Researchers have made a landmark discovery in solar physics by directly observing small-scale waves in the Sun’s corona, elusive magnetic waves that...

Pope urges Catholic teachers to focus less on professional outcomes, more on spiritual lives

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV urged Catholic teachers on Tuesday to focus less on pre-professional outcomes and more on educating students to have rich...

South Africa exits FATF ‘grey list’ after nearly 3 years

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has been delisted from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) 'grey list' nearly three years after being added to it.The global...

Biden calls Trump era ‘dark days,’ urges Americans to fight for free speech, democracy

WASHINGTON: Former President Joe Biden called these “dark days” as he urged Americans to stay optimistic and not to check out in response to...

Trump says Putin should end Ukraine war not test missiles

AIR FORCE ONE: US President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin should end the war in Ukraine instead of testing a nuclear-powered...

Netanyahu faces vote with coalition weakened by Gaza truce

JERUSALEM: With no majority in parliament and surrounded by allies outraged by his acceptance of a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems...

East Timor, Asia’s youngest nation, becomes ASEAN’s 11th member

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Asia’s youngest nation East Timor on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set...

Thailand, Cambodia sign ceasefire deal in Trump’s presence at ASEAN Summit

KUALA LUMPUR: The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an enhanced ceasefire deal on Sunday in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump, who...

Trump’s Asia tour to feature summit with Chinese President, trade, investment deals across region

KUALA LUMPUR: US President Donald Trump arrives in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday on the first leg of his Asia tour that will take him...

US staging drone flights over Gaza to monitor ceasefire: Report

LONDON: The US military is operating surveillance drones over Gaza to monitor the status of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the New York Times reported. The operation...

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