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White House says Nobel Trump omission was ‘politics over peace’

WASHINGTON: The White House lashed out at the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday after it awarded the peace prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria...

What we know about next steps in deal to pause war in Gaza

CAIRO: A breakthrough deal pausing the war in Gaza has been reached. But will it lead, as US President Donald Trump proclaimed, to “a...

UK govt signs 350 million pounds missile deal with India to boost defence ties

MUMBAI: Britain said on Thursday it had signed a 350 million pound ($468 million) contract to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles,...

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin getting ready to launch rocket to Mars

NEW DELHI: Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is primed for a major leap to Mars as it readies its second New Glenn rocket for launch...

Hamas official says hostage & prisoner lists exchanged

CAIRO: Senior Hamas official Taher Al-Nounou said on Wednesday that negotiators from his group and Israel have exchanged lists of prisoners and hostages who...

Erdogan: Not fair to put burden of peace only on Hamas, Palestinians

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday it was neither fair nor realistic to put the burden of achieving peace in Gaza solely...

Mamdani accuses Netanyahu of ‘genocidal war’

LONDON: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for waging a “genocidal war” in Gaza, and called for...

UK police arrest second man over mosque attack

LONDON: British police have arrested a second man in connection with an alleged arson attack on a mosque, The Independent reported on Wednesday. Emergency services...

3,000 years of secret found hidden beneath ancient Egyptian temple

NEW DELHI: A sweeping new geoarchaeological study has just transformed our understanding of Egypt’s famed Karnak Temple near Luxor, one of the largest and...

King Salman orders 24-hr access to Madinah’s historic Masjid Al-Qiblatain for worshippers

RIYADH: From dawn till the quiet hours of the night, worshippers in Madinah can now step into Masjid Al-Qiblatain anytime they wish. On October...

25 years after landmark UN resolution

UN chief says women are too often absent from peace talks UNITED NATIONS: Twenty-five years after a landmark UN resolution demanded equal participation for women...

Is Juno mission orbiting Jupiter dead? No one knows as Nasa is closed

NEW DELHI: Nasa’s Juno spacecraft, a solar-powered explorer of Jupiter and its moons, may have finally reached the end of its historic mission, yet,...

Trump warns of ‘massive bloodshed’ as Israel, Hamas head for talks

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday that the first phase of the Gaza peace plan would be completed this week, urging Israel and...

French PM resigns after only 2 weeks in office

PARIS: France’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday, just hours after unveiling his cabinet, the presidency confirmed. The Outgoing PM said that...

Ozempic in India, but its genesis lies in a 1970s experiment: How it was made

Its origin is rooted in decades of careful research and innovative science that transformed a naturally occurring hormone into a powerful medicine NEW DELHI: Danish...

Israel strikes Gaza as Palestinians pin hopes on Trump peace plan

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip overnight and on Sunday, destroying several residential buildings, witnesses said, as traumatized Palestinians...

Pope Leo hopes Gaza plan achieves ‘desired results’ soon

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo hopes that a plan to end the war in Gaza would soon reach the “desired results,” he said on Sunday...

World Teachers’ Day 2025: Why it is observed on Oct 5 — theme, history and significance

NEW DELHI: World Teachers’ Day is observed every year on October 5 to honour teachers and to reflect on the support and conditions they...

Six billion tonnes a second: Rogue planet eating everything around it at record speed

NEW DELHI: Astronomers have detected an extraordinary “growth spurt” in a rogue planet—a planet not orbiting a star but drifting freely through space. This newly...

Six killed in Gaza hours after Trump’s peace plan accepted by Hamas

GAZA: Six people were killed in fresh Israeli attacks in Gaza on Saturday hours after US President Donald Trump appealed to Israel to stop...

Big shakeup in US military ranks: Navy Chief of Staff Jon Harrison fired

WASHINGTON: US Navy Chief of Staff Jon Harrison, who played a key role in reshaping internal protocols to align with the Trump administration’s vision,...

Iran executes six fighters accused of ties to Israel: State media

TEHRAN: Iran has executed six fighters accused of waging armed attacks in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, according to state media, as the country...

NASA closer to completing rocket that will carry humans to Moon

NEW DELHI: Nasa has reached a significant milestone toward launching the first humans to the Moon in over 50 years, with engineers successfully integrating...

Ahead of India visit, Putin lauds Modi, reaffirms ‘special’ ties, slams US tariffs

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is looking forward to his visit to India in early December and awaits his meeting...

‘Fake news is a speciality of India’: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus on anti-Hindu violence

MEA dismisses claims NEW YORK: Downplaying concerns around minority repression in Bangladesh, Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Mohammad Yunus, in an interview with...

Nasa is closed: Here’s why American space agency is shut down

NEW DELHI: Nasa has announced that its operations are currently halted due to a lapse in government funding, with a notice on its website...

‘An act of terror’: Protests across countries after Israel’s interception of Gaza-bound Flotilla

BARCELONA: Israel’s interception of an international flotilla carrying food and medicine to Gaza has triggered sharp condemnation and street protests across several countries, with...

G7 ministers to target those increasing Russia oil purchases

WASHINGTON: G7 finance ministers pledged Wednesday to take aim at those who are continuing to step up purchases of Russian oil, since Moscow’s invasion...

Scientists make big discovery on far side of the Moon not visible to us

NEW DELHI: The mysterious far side of the Moon may be significantly cooler deep within its interior than the side that permanently faces Earth,...

Gaza flotilla says vessels approached its boats as it nears Israeli blockade

BARCELONA: The international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza said unidentified vessels approached some of its boats before dawn on Wednesday as it...

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