LONDON: The United Kingdom, Australia and Japan are among 21 countries that have condemned Israel’s plans to build a controversial illegal settlement in the...
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Friday arrested in Colombo for allegedly misusing government funds for a private visit to London...
NEW DELHI: Nasa’s ambitious Psyche mission, now more than halfway on its journey to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, has delivered a spectacular milestone: it...
JERUSALEM: Mediators were awaiting an Israeli response Tuesday to a fresh Gaza ceasefire plan, a day after Hamas accepted the proposal and signaled its...
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pledged to mobilise more than four million militia fighters in response to new United States “threats” after Washington...
NEW YORK: The human rights group Amnesty International has accused Israel of enacting a “deliberate policy” of starvation in Gaza as the United Nations...
WASHINGTON: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has said that it is risky for American companies to transfer cutting-edge military capabilities to India, which...
Families of Israeli captives launch protest as pressure grows to halt onslaught, release captives from Gaza
JERUSALEM: Thousands of protesters in Israel have taken to...
NEW DELHI: The Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) mission has successfully deployed its massive radar reflector in orbit, marking the transition from launch to...
RIYADH: The foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday denounced statements about a “Greater Israel” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was...
NEW DELHI: Leaders across the world on Saturday pledged continued support for Ukraine and stressed that “dialogue and diplomacy” remain the only path to...
NEW DELHI: Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to the interim government in Bangladesh, on Saturday greeted the country’s Hindu community on Janmashtami, saying “the ideals...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday accused Lebanon’s government of “handing” the country to Israel by pushing for the group’s disarmament, warning it...
GENEVA: Delegates discussing the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution failed to reach consensus, diplomats said on Friday, voicing disappointment and...
Vikas Swarup says US tariffs linked to India's BRICS membership
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump is miffed that India has not acknowledged his role...
MOSCOW: Russia has announced restrictions on voice calls made on the WhatsApp and Telegram messaging apps, the latest moves by Moscow to tighten its...
JERUSALEM: New Israeli legislation regulating foreign aid groups has been increasingly used to deny their requests to bring supplies into Gaza, according to a...
JERUSALEM: A Hamas official said Wednesday that Israeli forces were making “aggressive” incursions into Gaza City, after the military approved the framework for a...
Move easing tension between world’s largest economies
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying...
PARIS: Three-quarters of UN members have already or soon plan to recognize Palestinian statehood, with Australia on Monday becoming the latest to promise it...
DOHA: Al Jazeera Media Network has issued a statement on the killing of Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal. Below is...