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Sunita Williams hands over command of Space Station to Russian cosmonaut

WASHINGTON: Days before she board the SpaceX Dragon to return home, Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams officially handed over command of the International Space Station...

US pulls $400 million in funding from Columbia University over ‘antisemitism’

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration said that it's pulling $400 million from Columbia University, cancelling grants and contracts because of what the government describes as...

Freed Israeli hostages urge Netanyahu to implement Gaza deal ‘in full’

JERUSALEM: More than 50 freed Israeli hostages urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fully implement the Gaza ceasefire deal and secure the release of...

Mini American space shuttle lands after secretly orbiting Earth for 434 days

WASHINGTON: The US military’s classified mini space shuttle returned to Earth on Friday after circling the world for 434 days. The space plane blasted into...

Trump says he wrote to Iran, wants to negotiate nuclear weapons deal

In letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, US President expresses hope for talks as Tehran faces internal political strife, sanctions WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has said he wants...

India aims to strengthen trade with US by reducing barriers, says MEA

NEW DELHI: Days after President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners, India on Friday said it is looking at deepening trade...

‘Put Canadians first’: PM Trudeau breaks down during farewell speech

OTTAWA: Amid the ongoing trade war with the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday delivered an emotional farewell speech as the...

‘If you hold hostages, you are dead’: Trump issues ultimatum to Hamas amid direct US negotiations over hostages

WASHINGTON: In a major shift in US policy, the Donald Trump administration has engaged in direct talks with Hamas, the militant group that controls...

‘Deplore misuse of democratic freedom’: India on security breach during Jaishankar’s UK visit

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday condemned a security breach incident during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s trip to the UK, saying it deplored “the...

Ukrainian law still prevents Zelenskyy-Putin peace talks, says Kremlin

MOSCOW: A Ukrainian decree from 2022 that rules out negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin raises questions about who could participate in potential peace...

US education dept to face shutdown under Trump’s latest executive order

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order aimed at his long-held goal of abolishing the U.S. Department of Education, the...

Trump criticises high tariffs from India, other nations in Congressional address

Says reciprocal tariffs starting April 2 to balance trade, protect US interests WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, in his address to the Joint Session of...

France against using frozen Russian assets to finance Europe’s defence capacity-building

PARIS: French Finance Minister Eric Lombard told France Info radio that France is against using frozen Russian assets to finance Europe’s defence capacity-building. When asked...

Kremlin: Zelensky’s letter to Trump on readiness to negotiate is positive

MOSCOW: Russia welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement that Kyiv is willing to negotiate over the war, but it is not yet clear to...

Gaza aid stockpiles limited after Israel cuts flows, aid groups warn

GENEVA: Food, medicine and shelter stockpiles in Gaza are limited and aid intended for Palestinians in desperate need may spoil following Israel’s suspension of...

Trump announces US crypto reserve: What it is, and why it matters

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced his government would create a national strategic crypto reserve that would include five cryptocurrencies, adding...

Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for best documentary

Directors urge world to address Palestine issue LOS ANGELES: No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by Israel’s...

‘I agree’: Elon Musk on call for US to quit NATO, UN

WASHINGTON: Amid emerging differences between the US and its European allies on the Ukraine conflict, President Donald Trump’s close adviser and Department of Government...

Someone needs to force Zelensky to make peace after clash with Trump: Kremlin

MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday that someone needed to force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to make peace after a clash with US President...

Russia says Zelensky’s Washington visit ‘complete political, diplomatic failure’

MOSCOW: Russia has termed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States as a “complete political and diplomatic failure” of the Kyiv regime. Moscow’s...

UK PM announces joint ceasefire initiative with France, Ukraine following tensions with Trump

LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that the UK, France, and Ukraine are collaborating to develop a ceasefire plan to present to...

Zelenskyy says ready to sign minerals deal after White House showdown

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday expressed gratitude towards US President Donald Trump and the Americans categorically thanking them for their support "during...

Trump poised to designate English as official US language with new order

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the...

Students’ platform that toppled Hasina regime forms political party in Bangladesh

DHAKA: The students' group that led the protests against Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina launched itself as a political party on Friday, declaring there...

Trump’s crackdown on foreign students gains support from activist groups

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed executive orders in January targeting foreigners who espoused hateful ideology and antisemitism, specifically international students involved in university pro-Palestinian...

Israeli official rejects army’s withdrawal from Gaza corridor

GAZA STRIP: Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, an official said Thursday....

Trump says ‘gold card’ citizen scheme will help US companies hire Indian graduates

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that the newly proposed ‘gold card’ initiative will allow American companies to hire Indian graduates from top...

Absences, disputes disrupt G20 talks on global poverty amid foreign aid cuts

CAPE TOWN: South Africa sought to salvage international talks on tackling global poverty on Wednesday as finance chiefs of several leading economies skipped a...

Saudi Arabia to distribute 1.2m Qur’an copies in 45 countries

RIYADH: King Salman has approved the distribution of 1.2 million copies of the Holy Qur’an and its interpretations in 79 languages to Islamic and...

Syrian president arrives in Jordan

CAIRO: Jordan’s King Abdullah II has received on Wednesday the President of the Syrian Arab Republic Ahmed Al-Sharaa who is visiting Jordan to discuss...

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