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UK PM’s threat to curtail pro-Palestine protests slammed as attack on free speech

LONDON: The UK prime minister’s threat to ban some protests against Israel’s actions in the Middle East has been condemned as an attack on...

Israeli raid in West Bank leaves 1 Palestinian dead, 4 wounded

NABLUS (WEST BANK): One Palestinian man was killed and four others seriously wounded during an Israeli military raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city...

Pope marks World Press Freedom Day

Laments violations, honors slain reporters VATICAN CITY: Pope ‌Leo on Sunday marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning persistent violations of media freedom around the...

Isro advances talks with Russia for semi-cryogenic engines for next-gen rockets

NEW DELHI: India’s space ambitions may receive a significant boost as the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) advances discussions with Russia’s Roscosmos for the...

Iran military official says renewed war with US ‘likely’

TEHRAN: A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was “likely,” hours after President Donald Trump...

Trump jokes US Navy will take on Cuba on way home from Iran

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has joked that the US Navy will take on Cuba on the way home from Iran. "Cuba's got problems," Trump said...

UK PM says some pro-Palestinian marches could be banned

LONDON: Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an interview broadcast on Saturday that banning some pro-Palestinian marches could be justified, especially when they...

Pentagon signs classified AI deal that Google employees objected to with seven tech companies

NEW DELHI: The Pentagon on Friday signed agreements with seven leading artificial intelligence companies to run their technology on classified military networks. The War...

Iran offers new proposal amid stalled US peace talks

TEHRAN: Iran delivered a new proposal for peace talks with the US via mediator Pakistan, state media reported Friday, with negotiations between the two...

Iran cannot be trusted over Strait of Hormuz: UAE

DUBAI: A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Friday Tehran could not be trusted over any unilateral arrangements it makes for the Strait...

‘Why shouldn’t I?’: Trump hints at US troop cuts in Italy, Spain over Iran rift

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has indicated that American troops could be withdrawn from Italy and Spain, sharply criticising both countries for their stance...

Iran’s supreme leader says it will protect its ‘nuclear, missile capabilities’

DUBAI: Iran’s supreme leader said Thursday that the Islamic Republic will protect its “nuclear and missile capabilities” as a national asset, even as US...

Trump likely nominated for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, among nearly 287 individuals

OSLO: Some 287 candidates will be considered for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Thursday, with...

India slips six places in year in World Press Freedom Index 2026

NEW DELHI: India slipped six places to 157 out of 180 countries in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders...

Donald Trump urges Iran to ‘get smart soon’

US weighs extended port blockade amid nuclear deadlock WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Iran to 'get smart soon' and sign a deal,...

‘No More Mr Nice Guy’: Trump issues fresh warning to Iran

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a fresh warning to Iran over the delay in signing the peace deal, saying the Islamic...

Why Strait of Hormuz is crucial not just for global oil trade but for digital world too

DUBAI: Iran warned last week that submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz were a vulnerable point for the region's digital economy, raising concerns...

Iran ready to share ‘experiences of America’s defeat’ with Asian partners, minister says

TEHRAN: Tehran is ready to share its defensive weapons capabilities with "independent countries, especially members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)", Iran’s deputy defence...

Israel could become ‘incompatible with Jewish values’: UK rabbis

LONDON: Israel’s political trajectory could see the country become “incompatible with Jewish values,” according to two senior rabbis in the UK, The Guardian reported...

Sam Altman has five new principles for OpenAI

Here's what's different from the 2018 charter NEW DELHI: When OpenAI wrote its founding charter in 2018, it was a scrappy nonprofit trying to prove...

Google reportedly signs a classified AI deal with Pentagon

NEW DELHI: Tech giant Google has signed a classified AI deal with the Pentagon, says a report by The Information. The agreement allows the...

‘Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and war ends’

CAIRO: Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the US lifting its blockade on the country...

China opposes US sanction on oil refinery

TEHRAN: China said Monday it opposed a decision by the United States to sanction one of its refineries for purchasing Iranian crude oil shipments. The...

Bernie Sanders quotes world’s biggest AI scientists to warn everyone on AI

NEW DELHI: US Senator Bernie Sanders is sounding the alarm on artificial intelligence, citing top AI scientists—including Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua...

Trump says shooting won’t ‘deter’ him from Iran war

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner would not deter him from the Iran war, although...

‘Violence has no place in democracy’: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday strongly condemned the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC, calling it...

Accused attacker is tutor, computer programmer from California

WASHINGTON: Social media posts that appear to match the California man arrested Saturday in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner show he...

Pope says ‘thieves’ who wage war steal our chance at peaceful future

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo on Sunday described those who wage wars and appropriate the earth's resources as thieves who rob the world of a...

Historic UK appointment:  Pritpal Singh Nagi sworn in as first Sikh High Sheriff of Staffordshire

LONDON: Pritpal Singh Nagi stepped into his new role as the Staffordshire county’s High Sheriff. The appointment itself is not political, but the moment...

Mojtaba Khamenei using secret human chain, handwritten messages to evade digital trail

TEHRAN: In a striking revelation, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is reportedly commanding the country through a clandestine “human chain” and handwritten letters, a...

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