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Maldives ban Israelis to protest Gaza war

MALE: The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in “resolute solidarity” with the Palestinian people. President...

Int’l students file lawsuits against Trump admin over US visa revocations

WASHINGTON: Several international students who have had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied...

Trade war: China halts Boeing jet deliveries in retaliation against US tariffs

Beijing: China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets in response to the U.S. decision to impose 145%...

Hamas will free hostages if end to Gaza war guaranteed

CAIRO: A senior Hamas official said on Monday that the Palestinian group is prepared to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for a “serious...

Musk called ‘most irritating person’ as Trump officials raise alarm over ‘erratic’ behaviour

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, one of the most influential entrepreneurs of the 21st century, has maintained close ties with the US federal government and has...

Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, forcing evacuation as strikes intensify

Calls for ceasefire, humanitarian relief grow DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza: Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The...

Over 860,000 Afghans left Pakistan since Sept 2023

ISLAMABAD: More than 860,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since September 2023, with more than half a million entering Afgha­nistan through border crossings in Khyber...

Earthquake jolts Myanmar again: Why is the country prone to quakes?

NAYPITAW: A 5.5 magnitude earthquake rattled Myanmar on Sunday morning. The epicentre was recorded in Wundwin township near Meiktila in central Myanmar. The quake...

Engineers build a hologram you can touch

NEW DELHI: For the first time, a team of engineers from the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) have created a hologram you can interact...

Hamas expects ‘real progress’ in Cairo talks to end Gaza war

CAIRO: Hamas expects “real progress” toward a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, an official said, as senior leaders from the Palestinian...

UN warns US aid cuts threaten millions of Afghans with famine

KABUL: Fresh US cuts to food assistance risk worsening already widespread hunger in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Programme, which warned it can...

‘Mr Satan’ charged with Trump assassination threat: Justice Dept

WASHINGTON: A US man posting content online as “Mr Satan” has been charged with threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump and other government officials,...

Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in Ukraine are mercenaries: US officials

WASHINGTON: More than 100 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine are mercenaries who do not appear to have a direct link...

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felonies

WASHINGTON: Twelve protesters were charged with felony vandalism for their actions during a June 2024 pro-Palestinian protest at Stanford University in which demonstrators barricaded...

Saudi FM says aid entry to Gaza cannot be linked to ceasefire

ANTALYA: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said on Friday aid entry to Gaza cannot be linked to a ceasefire. Prince Faisal also said...

XI urges EU to join hands with Beijing in resisting ‘unilateral bullying’ by US

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged the European Union to join hands with Beijing in resisting "unilateral bullying". Xi, who met Spanish Prime...

Trump admin cuts thousands of immigrants off from Social Security

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has added over 6,000 immigrants to a database of dead Social Security recipients, effectively cutting off benefits and their ability...

29 killed by Israeli attack on eastern Gaza City: Hamas

GAZA: At least 29 Palestinians were killed and more than 50 others injured on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential block...

ASEAN economic ministers: No ‘retaliatory measures’ against US

KUALA LUMPUR: Economic ministers of the ASEAN regional bloc committed on Thursday “to not impose any retaliatory measures” against the United States over sweeping...

Crimes against humanity case against deposed Bangladesh PM Hasina nearly ready: prosecutors

DHAKA: The investigations into charges of "crimes against humanity" against Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina are almost ready and will soon be filed...

US, Russia swap prisoners

MOSCOW: Russia released a dual Russian-US citizen jailed for donating to a charity providing aid to Ukraine, her lawyer said on Thursday, in what...

US tariffs: China vows ‘resolute, effective measures’ but holds back on further retaliation

BEIJING: China on Wednesday promised to take “resolute and forceful” measures to safeguard its rights and interests, after net total tariffs of 104 per...

Targeting immigrant scholars, activists; Trump plans expansion of detention centre

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is seeking to spend up to $45 billion to expand immigrant detention on an unprecedented scale, according to The New...

Now minor traffic offences in US can revoke student visa

NEW DELHI: Amid increasing scrutiny of international students, the United States may now revoke student visas for minor traffic violations. According to a report...

Is Elon Musk an American?

Naturalised in 2002, Musk’s path from South Africa to becoming a key figure in US government highlights the complexities of immigration and influence WASHINGTON: Elon...

Iran daily’s chilling editorial calls for Trump’s assassination

‘Few bullets into that empty skull’ WASHINGTON: It reads like fiction. In Tehran, Kayhan, a hardline Iranian newspaper closely aligned with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...

Dubai crown prince arrives in India on official visit

NEW DELHI: The crown prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for his first official...

US aid cuts a ‘death sentence’ for millions: UN

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The United States has ended emergency food aid for 14 countries, endangering the lives of millions of hungry or starving...

Israel controls 50% of Gaza as Palestinians get squeezed into shrinking wedges of land

TEL AVIV: Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more...

Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities, Israel issues evacuation orders in Gaza

JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Palestinian militant group Hamas said it fired a barrage of rockets at cities in Israel’s south on Sunday in response to Israeli “massacres”...

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