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Putin’s order for three-day truce with Ukraine enters force

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for a three-day truce with Ukraine to coincide with Moscow’s World War II Victory Day commemorations has taken...

How world leaders are reacting to India-Pakistan military attacks

NEW DELHI: There has been global consternation in the wake of India launching “Operation Sindoor”, hitting multiple locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir that...

Vatican conclave to pick new pope, world awaits white smoke

VATICAN CITY: Roman Catholic cardinals began the task on Wednesday of electing a new pope, locking themselves away from the world until they choose...

Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza believed to be alive

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living. “As...

China says US side initiated upcoming Geneva meeting on tariffs

BEIJING: An upcoming meeting between China and US trade representatives in Geneva was requested by the US side, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry...

Elon Musk’s Starlink approval in final stages: Union Minister

‘It is a little complicated issue’ NEW DELHI: Elon Musk-led satellite internet provider Starlink is close to getting approval to operate in India, reports news...

Israeli plan to seize Gaza alarms many: ‘What’s left for you to bomb?’

DEIR AL-BALAH: An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted...

Top Hamas official says Gaza truce talks no longer of interest

GAZA: A senior Hamas official said Tuesday the group was no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to...

What name the new pope chooses can signal what’s ahead

ROME: The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope”...

Harvard University will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands

WASHINGTON: Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from President Donald Trump’s administration, the Education Department...

Australia’s Macquarie University announces AUD $40,000 scholarship for Indian students

NEW DELHI: Macquarie University will provide scholarships worth AUD $40,000 to Indian students aspiring to study at the university, under the Early Acceptance Scholarship...

Russian spacecraft destined for Venus to crash on Earth after 53 years

MOSCOW: Russian spacecraft Cosmos 482, which was destined to land on Venus, is returning to crash on Earth nearly 53 years after it was...

Israeli cabinet approves plan to capture ‘all of Gaza’

JERUSALEM: Israel's security cabinet has approved a plan to capture the entire Gaza Strip and remain there for an unspecified amount of time, Associated...

Putin accepts Modi’s invitation for annual high-level India visit

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to visit India for the annual high-level meeting as the two...

4.2-magnitude earthquake hits Pak, Afghan

NEW DELHI: A 4.2-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan at 4PM on Monday, according to a report from the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). No casualties have...

108 billion tons per year: Antarctica witnesses sudden rise in glacier ice

This image provided by the Ministry of Defence shows the iceberg, known as A23a, off the coast of Antarctica. (Cpl Tom Cann RAF/Crown Copyright...

India looking for partners, not preachers: Jaishankar

Highlights New Delhi's 'Russia realism' NEW DELHI: India is looking for "partners" and not "preachers", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday, in a...

Putin hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast on Sunday said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen,...

Chinese president to visit Russia on May 7-10

MOSCOW: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia on May 7-10 and join Vladimir Putin at the 80th commemoration of the Allied victory against...

Missile launched from Yemen lands near Israel’s main airport

TEL AVIV: A missile landed inside the perimeter of Israel’s main airport on Sunday, wounding six people, halting flights and gouging a wide crater,...

Big explosion rocks Elon Musk’s Starship testing, launch postponed

NEW DELHI: SpaceX has postponed the much-anticipated ninth flight of its Starship rocket after a dramatic explosion rocked the company's Starbase facility in Texas...

Desperate children, adults in Gaza struggle to get food as Israel blocks aid

KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP: Screaming in anguish as the desperate crowd crushes them against a barrier, young children and adults frantically wave pots and...

CIA, other spy agencies set to shrink workforce under Trump admin plan

WASHINGTON: The White House plans to cut staffing at the CIA and other intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency, Trump administration officials told...

Illinois man, who killed Palestinian child, sentenced to 53 years for hate crime

Washington: An Illinois man was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison after a jury convicted him in the killing of a 6-year-old...

Earth’s oceans are surprisingly heating up around New Zealand

NEW DELHI: The world's oceans are heating at an accelerated rate within two specific regions, raising concerns about marine ecosystems and extreme weather events. The...

Top UN court wraps week of hearings on humanitarian aid to Gaza

Proceedings are taking place as humanitarian aid system in Gaza is nearing collapse, ceasefire efforts remain deadlocked THE HAGUE: The top United Nations court on...

China ‘evaluating’ US offer to negotiate tariffs; Beijing’s door is ‘open’

BEIJING: US-China Trade Negotiation: Beijing is “evaluating” an offer from Washington to hold talks over US President Donald Trump’s crippling tariffs, China’s Commerce Ministry...

‘Equal partnership’: Zelenskyy on Ukraine-US minerals deal

KYIV: As Washington and Kyiv finalised a landmark natural resources agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the newly signed minerals deal with the United...

Wikipedia adopts new AI strategy to ease workloads of humans editors, volunteer staff

NEW DELHI: Wikipedia has announced plans that are focused on integrating generative AI into the workflows of its human editors rather than replacing them...

BJP slams Congress for giving caste census credit to Rahul Gandhi

‘Difference between empty slogans & true intentions’ NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed the Congress for trying to give credit for...

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