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Myanmar hit by 154 aftershocks following deadly 7.7-magnitude quake

NEW DELHI: A total of 154 aftershocks have hit Myanmar since a devastating earthquake struck the country on March 28, according to the country’s...

Trump to end US-China trade war?

US President says China tariffs to ‘come down substantially’ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has signalled a potential U-turn on the trade war unleashed against...

EU imposes €700 million fines on Apple & Meta, risking Trump fury

Penalties mark first major enforcement action under Digital Markets Act BRUSSELS: The EU on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with €700 million in fines for...

US ready to provide all assistance in fight against terrorism: Vance tells PM

NEW DELHI: US Vice President J D Vance on Wednesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack. He expressed...

Vatican opens St Peter’s Basilica for public to pay respects to Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican opened St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday to allow the public to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, following his...

Cardinals set Pope Francis’ funeral for Saturday morning

Public viewing starting Wednesday VATICAN CITY: Cardinals have taken their first decisions following the death of Pope Francis, setting Saturday as the date for his...

Vance calls for greater ties with India, hails progress on trade talks

NEW DELHI: US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday called for enhanced engagement with India and said that the South Asian country should buy...

Pope Francis dies day after meeting Easter worshippers

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on...

Who will succeed Pope Francis? Meet 8 frontrunners

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88 on Easter Monday after prolonged illness. He was the first Latin American pontiff...

China threatens to retaliate against countries striking trade deals with US at its expense

BEIJING: China threatened to impose countermeasures on countries seeking to strike trade deals with the US at its expense in order to get American...

Israeli fresh strikes in Gaza claim over 90 lives

GAZA: Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 90 people in the last 48 hours, Gaza’s health ministry said on Saturday, as Israeli...

Thousands protests in New York, Washington against Trump

WASHNGTON: Thousands of protesters in New York, Washington and other parts of the United States rallied on Saturday against President Donald Trump and his...

‘China for end to trade war, but ready to fight’

DUBAI: China’s ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, has urged Washington to seek common ground with Beijing and pursue peaceful coexistence while warning...

Putin attends Orthodox Easter service after ceasefire

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin joined other worshippers for an Easter service led by the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church,...

Bangladesh seeks Interpol Red Notice against ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has requested Interpol to issue a red notice against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others in connection with a...

Gazans resort to turtle meat in hunt for food

KHAN YUNIS: With food scarce in the besieged and war-battered Gaza Strip, some desperate families have turned to eating sea turtles as a rare...

Trump to recognise Russian control of Crimea as part of Ukraine peace framework

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is prepared to recognise Russian control over Crimea as part of a broader peace proposal aimed at ending the ongoing...

Once in 500 billion years: New study reveals our universe could be spinning

NEW DELHI: A new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society suggests that the universe may be rotating — albeit...

Musk denies reports of SpaceX building ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system for US

Washington, Apr 19: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has denied reports that his rocket company is currently providing technology for the proposed Golden Dome missile...

Ancient Indian texts like Gita, Natyashastra find UNESCO’s global shelf

‘Proud moment’: PM Modi NEW DELHI: The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra have been inscribed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. PM Modi,...

Palestinian photojournalist, who features in docu selected for Cannes, killed in Israeli airstrike

WASHINGTON: Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna, the protagonist of a documentary selected for premiere at Cannes this May, was killed along with nine members of...

Controversial ex-CIA analyst says US devised project to ‘destabilise Ukraine, provoke Russia’

NEW DELHI: A controversial YouTuber, who was also a former CIA analyst, has claimed the Ukraine war was the result of a US project...

Kyiv receives 909 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers

KYIV: Kyiv said Friday it had received the bodies of hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers killed during battles with Russia, the second such patriation in...

China says it will ignore US ‘tariff numbers game’

BEIJING: China will pay no attention if the US continues to play the “tariff numbers game,” China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the...

Members of UK Jewish group say can’t ‘turn blind eye’ to Gaza war

LONDON: Members of the largest organization representing British Jews have said they can no longer “turn a blind eye” to the war in Gaza,...

OpenAI is reportedly building Elon Musk’s X-like social network

NEW DELHI: OpenAI, headed by Sam Altman, is reportedly working on developing their social media network in what appears to be a significant move...

China ‘not afraid to fight’ trade war with US: Foreign Ministry

Appoints new top trade negotiator BEIJING: China warned Wednesday it was “not afraid” to fight a trade war with the United States and reiterated...

UNICEF projects 20% drop in 2026 funding after US cuts

UNITED NATIONS: UNICEF has projected that its 2026 budget will shrink by at least 20 percent compared to 2024, a spokesperson for the UN...

Action Against Hunger: Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts

KABUL: Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts, an aid agency official said. The warning follows the cancelation of foreign aid contracts...

Hamas says it’s sending a delegation to Qatar to continue Gaza ceasefire talks

DEIR AL-BALAH: A senior Hamas official told AFP on Tuesday that the Palestinian Islamist movement will “most likely” respond to an Israeli ceasefire proposal...

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