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Musk’s X agrees to pay about $10 mn to settle Trump lawsuit: Report

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s social media platform X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit that US President Donald Trump brought...

Trump’s Gaza plan will harm ‘peace and stability’ in Middle East: Arab officials

Israeli PM threatens to resume war on Gaza if captives not released by Saturday WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and...

Apple renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on its maps based on Trump’s order

WASHINGTON: Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps Tuesday after an order by President Donald Trump was...

Nasa-SpaceX capsule switch poised to bring Starliner astronauts home days sooner

WASHINGTON: NASA has swapped out the astronaut capsule it plans to use for an upcoming routine flight to the International Space Station, a scheduling...

After US threat, Hamas says ‘Trump must remember respecting truce is only way to bring Israeli hostages home’

GAZA: After US President Donald Trump’s threat of an immediate cancellation of the Gaza ceasefire if all remaining Israeli hostages were not freed by...

Elon Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI, Sam Altman says ‘no thank you’

SAN FRANCISCO: A consortium led by Elon Musk said it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in...

Trump renames ‘Gulf of Mexico’ as ‘Gulf of America,’ says ‘Indelible part of US’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sunday to rename the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ as the ‘Gulf of America’ and declared...

US visit to build on success in bilateral ties in Trump’s first term: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday his visit to the US will be an opportunity to build upon the successes in...

Afghan Police arrest 34,000 beggars to end begging culture

KABUL: Police in Afghanistan have arrested more than 34,000 beggars from across the country over the past year to give an end to the...

Kremlin spokesperson ‘neither confirms nor denies’ report of conversation between Putin, Trump

MOSCOW: Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that he could “neither confirm nor deny” reports of a conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US...

Israeli forces withdrawing from key Gaza corridor: Official

Ceasefire deal with Hamas GAZA: Israeli official said Sunday that Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from a key Gaza corridor, part of a ceasefire deal...

PM to lead 8th edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha with insights from leading experts

NEW DELHI: Examinations often bring stress to students and their families but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Pariksha Pe Charcha” (PPC) initiative has been reshaping...

PM Modi likely to meet Elon Musk during US visit

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, slated to visit the United States this month to meet President Donald Trump, is also likely to see...

Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages for dozens of Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire

GAZA STRIP: Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli civilian men they held for the past 16 months on Saturday, and Israel was freeing...

China installs deep-sea detector to hunt mysterious ‘ghost particles’

BEIJING: Chinese scientists have placed special detectors deep in the South China Sea to explore the possibility of building a huge underwater observatory, reported...

Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court for ‘targeting’ US, Israel

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court for its “illegitimate and baseless...

Iran supreme leader says US talks ‘not intelligent, wise or honourable’ but doesn’t rule them out

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honourable” after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with...

Putin fires Russian space agency chief with tenure marked by Moon crash

MOSCOW: The Kremlin dismissed the head of Russia's space agency on Thursday after a tenure of less than three years scarred by the spectacular...

Bangladesh protesters target homes of Awami League leaders in fresh wave of vandalism

DHAKA: Protesters in Bangladesh targeted the houses of several leaders of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League and continued Thursday with the demolition...

China cries foul over India, several countries imposing curbs on DeepSeek

‘Actions amounted to politicisation of trade’ BEIJING: After several countries, including India, clamped restrictions on officials accessing the newly-released Chinese AI tool DeepSeek, China on...

World reaction to Trump’s ‘take over’ and ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza

DOHA: United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his shocking plan to take over the Gaza Strip after Palestinians are forcibly moved out of...

Why China is probing Google, the US giant that shut almost all its operations in country in 2010

NEW DELHI: Google became the first American company to face China's ire after the US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on the country. In...

‘Trump admin deporting migrants to India via military aircraft’

WASHINGTON: A US military plane is deporting migrants to India, marking the farthest destination for such flights under the Trump administration, Reuters reported, citing...

China retaliates with tariffs on US goods after Trump’s move

BEIJING: China will impose tariffs of 15 percent on imports of coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States in retaliation for...

Billionaire walks out of podcast, Lancet finds cancer in never-smokers on rise

NEW DELHI: Bryan Johnson, an entrepreneur best known for his quest to fight ageing, said he had walked out of a podcast with Zerodha...

Netanyahu says possible to ‘broaden the circle of peace’

TEL AVIV: It is possible to strengthen security and expand peace, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday before departing for Washington, where...

Iran unveils 3 new homegrown satellites

TEHRAN: Iran has unveiled three new domestically developed satellites in the Iranian capital Tehran to mark its National Space Technology Day, media reported. The satellites,...

Thousands flee homes as Australia battles massive floods

CANBERRA: A woman has died while thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall caused flooding in northern Queensland,...

Netanyahu says he will discuss ‘victory over Hamas’ in his meeting with Trump

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss "victory over Hamas,” countering Iran and expanding diplomatic relations with Arab countries...

Syria’s interim president lands in Saudi on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran

DUBAI: Syria's interim president made his first trip abroad Sunday, travelling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus' shift away...

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