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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,...

PM Modi’s landmark Bhutan visit celebrates 70 yrs of friendship, boosts ties

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day State Visit to Bhutan marked a significant milestone in the enduring partnership between the two nations, reinforcing...

Army Chief calls Ukraine war a ‘living lab’ for modern warfare

Highlights India’s own military outlook NEW DELHI: India’s Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday described the battlefields of Ukraine as a “living lab” for...

Extreme weather events killed over 8.3 lakh people, cost world $4.5 trillion

NEW DELHI: Between 1995 and 2024, extreme weather events claimed more than 8,32,000 lives and inflicted nearly $4.5 trillion in direct economic losses, according...

Earth’s skin is getting peeled from below, triggering quakes in oceans

NEW DELHI: Earth’s outer shell is undergoing a dramatic and previously unseen transformation. Geoscientists have found that continents are not just splitting at the...

US ‘pretty close’ to seal trade deal with India, says Donald Trump

WASHINGTON: The US is "pretty close" to reaching a "fair trade deal" with India, President Donald Trump has said, adding that he will lower...

PM Modi, Bhutan King hold talks on energy, defence, connectivity projects

THIMPHU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks during which they discussed cooperation in sectors...

UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children

GENEVA: UNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by...

Powerful burst from Sun causes radio blackout over Europe, Africa

NEW DELHI: The Sun unleashed its strongest solar flare of 2025 on November 11, sending shockwaves across Earth's atmosphere and disrupting global communications. The X5.1-class...

PM Modi on two-day Bhutan visit from today: A background on historic bilateral ties

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in neighbouring Bhutan on Tuesday for a two-day visit. The visit has been dubbed a vital...

Nepal seals border with India ahead of Bihar polls’ second phase

KATHMANDU: Nepal closed all India-Nepal border points, including Birgunj-Raxaul, for 72 hours ahead of Bihar’s second phase of Assembly elections on November 11. The move...

Blue Origin scrubs launch of Escapade Mars mission due to bad weather

The Escapade mission, which seeks to study Mars' magnetosphere and atmospheric loss using twin small spacecraft named Blue and Gold, was scheduled to lift...

Scientists baffled as three toad species defy evolution to give live births

NEW DELHI: An international team of researchers has discovered three new species of fascinating tree-dwelling toads in Tanzania that skip the typical tadpole stage...

Syria’s al-Sharaa arrives in US for official visit

WASHINGTON: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has arrived in the United States for an official visit, according to state media, during which Washington hopes to...

Russia’s Lavrov says US considering Putin’s proposal on nuclear arms control

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States has informed Russia through diplomatic channels that it was reviewing President Vladimir Putin's proposal...

New Trump admin guidelines : People with health conditions like diabetes could be denied US visas

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has reportedly directed American consular offices around the world to reject visa applications from individuals seeking to enter and live...

Trump announces US boycott of G20 Summit in South Africa

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced that no American government officials will attend this year’s Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa, accusing...

Kabul: Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks fail again

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Saturday the latest round of peace talks with Pakistan had failed, blaming Islamabad’s “irresponsible and uncooperative” approach and stoking...

Istanbul prosecutor issues arrest warrants against Netanyahu

ISTANBUL: The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued arrest warrants for 37 individuals, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on charges of “genocide”...

New ice created by squeezing water under the weight of 34,000 elephants

NEW DELHI: The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has announced a groundbreaking discovery in water science: the identification of a new...

Donald Trump says he could travel to India in 2026

New Delhi will host leaders from Aus, Japan, US for Quad summit New York/Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump has said he could travel to...

Trump unhappy with Mamdani’s victory speech, says ‘he should be nice to me’

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has reacted to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech, expressing displeasure with the Indian-American Muslim’s tone...

Pope Leo receives Palestinian president Abbas at Vatican

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday, where the Vatican said they discussed the “urgent...

School children in England to learn about fake news in curriculum

LONDON: In what is being dubbed as the biggest curriculum shake-up in a decade, pupils in England will be taught about identifying fake news...

ChatGPT banned from giving health and legal information

Here's what OpenAI’s head of health AI said on the 'viral ban' claim NEW DELHI: "Not True" ...: OpenAI has strongly refuted the viral social...

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