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Israel’s Gaza plan risks ‘another calamity’: UN

UNITED NATIONS: A UN official on Sunday warned the Security Council that Israel’s plans to control Gaza City risked “another calamity” with far-reaching consequences...

Amnesty Int’l slams ‘deeply concerning’ UK arrests of Palestine Action protesters

LONDON: Amnesty International has branded reports that police in the UK arrested 474 people at a Palestine Action protest “deeply concerning.” It comes after a...

European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

KYIV: European nations rallied behind Ukraine, saying peace in the war-torn nation can’t be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of a planned meeting between US...

India endorses Trump-Putin Alaska meet, sees hope for Ukraine conflict end

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday welcomed the upcoming meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15. In...

James Cameron warns AI weapons could trigger ‘Terminator-style apocalypse’

NEW DELHI: Acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron has raised urgent concerns about the growing role of artificial intelligence in modern weaponry, particularly nuclear systems, warning...

UN asks Israel to immediately halt plan to control Gaza

Palestinians watch aid pallets parachute down after being dropped from a military plane over Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip during an airdrop mission...

US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s President Maduro to $50m

WASHINGTON: The United States has offered a $50m reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, doubling an earlier reward...

ChatGPT-5 can now detect cancer, other major health conditions, claims OpenAI

NEW DELHI: ChatGPT-5, the newest artificial intelligence language model from OpenAI, is not just another upgrade—it’s a significant leap in how AI-powered healthcare assistance...

Majority seek end to Israel weapons sales: Survey spanning three continents

DOHA: A majority of people in five nations – Brazil, Colombia, Greece, South Africa and Spain – believe that weapons companies should stop or...

Trade war: Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs go into effect on dozens of countries

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump’s sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs officially came into effect just after midnight on Thursday, hitting exports from over 60 countries...

UK pensioner, student arrested for backing Palestine Action

LONDON: Pensioner Marji Mansfield never imagined she would end up suspected of terrorism for protesting against the banning of a pro-Palestinian group. But the British...

What to know as Israel considers reoccupying Gaza in what would be major escalation of war

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering ordering the full reoccupation of the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media, a move that would...

Israeli cabinet may order complete Gaza takeover

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel’s cabinet could authorize on Tuesday a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, despite international...

Russia slams United States for ‘illegal’ tariff pressure on India over oil trade

NEW DELHI/MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday accused the United States of exerting “illegal” trade pressure on India after US President Donald Trump renewed his threat...

Ukraine alleges components from India found in Russian drones targeting civilians

KYIV: Kyiv has found components from India in Russian drones used for attacks on Ukraine, the country's top presidential official said on Tuesday. Andriy Yermak,...

More Gazans die seeking aid & from hunger, as burial shrouds in short supply

CAIRO/GAZA: At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Gaza on Monday, including 10 seeking aid, health authorities said, adding...

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 sets Guinness world record with 3.53 cr registrations

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Education’s initiative, Pariksha Pe Charcha (PPC), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been awarded the Guinness World Record...

Chinese scientists turn Moon soil into oxygen and water needed for life

NEW DELHI: In a breakthrough that could transform the future of space exploration, Chinese scientists have developed a technology that can extract water from...

‘Israeli forces kills over 20 people seeking food in Gaza’

DEIR AL BALAH: Israeli forces killed at least 23 Palestinians seeking food on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, according to hospital officials and witnesses,...

UK to take in hundreds of children from Gaza for medical treatment

LONDON: The UK government is set to announce plans to evacuate hundreds of children from Gaza for medical treatment. Up to 300 children will be...

OpenAI chairman calls for human-centric skills for future

NEW DELHI: OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor said that studying computer science remains "extremely valuable” in the era of artificial intelligence (AI). The executive emphasized...

Volcano erupts after 600 years: The chain reaction is shaking Russia

NEW DELHI: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands close to the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East, triggering tsunami warnings. The Pacific Tsunami...

One in three Palestinians in Gaza going days without food, UNICEF says

GAZA: Gaza faces a grave risk of famine, with one in three people going days without food, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned. UNICEF...

Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘disgusting’, says Trump

US president condemns Russian attacks on Kyiv as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls for ‘regime change’ in Moscow WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has threatened new...

Trump threatens trade deal after Canada moves towards recognising Palestine

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada after it announced that it...

France, 14 other nations urge recognition of Palestinian state

PARIS: France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognize a Palestinian state, France’s top diplomat said Wednesday. The foreign...

‘At least 46 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire’

DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli strikes and gunfire in the Gaza Strip killed at least 46 Palestinians overnight into Wednesday morning, most of them among crowds...

Australia bans YouTube for children under 16, joining TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat in age limits

NEW DELHI: Australia is going to ban children under 16 from creating YouTube accounts starting December, expanding its world-first social media restrictions. The ban,...

‘Worst-case scenario of famine’ is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say

TEL AVIV: The “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,” the leading international authority on food crises said in...

What to expect, and what not to, at UN meeting on Israel-Palestinian two-state solution

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly is bringing high-level officials together this week to promote a two-state solution to the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict that...

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