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Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases Palestinians as part of ceasefire deal

GAZA/CAIRO: Hamas released three hostages in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel, and Israel began releasing...

Trump repeats ‘100% tariffs’ threat to dissuade BRICS nations from replacing US dollar

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has warned off BRICS member countries from replacing the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency by repeating a 100%-tariffs threat...

UN chief calls for urgent evacuation of 2,500 critically ill children from Gaza

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged for the immediate evacuation of 2,500 children from Gaza to receive medical treatment, after meeting...

Hamas frees first hostage under Gaza ceasefire; Israel to release 110 Palestinian prisoners

GAZA: Hamas-led militants freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold...

Over 60 feared dead in Washington after jet hits helicopter, crashes into river

WASHINGTON: More than 60 people were feared dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on...

Syria’s military admin appoints al-Sharaa as interim president, dissolves armed factions

DAMASCUS: Syria’s Military Operations Administration announced the appointment of Ahmed al-Sharaa as president during the transitional period, granting him authority to establish an interim...

India look to bounce back in 4th T20I against resurgent England

NEW DELHI: India will be keen to make up for the lost opportunity in Rajkot, and bounce back with a win to seal the...

Poll debunks Trump’s claim that Greenlanders want to be with US, 85% votes against

WASHINGTON: An opinion poll indicated that 85% of Greenlanders do not wish their Arctic island - a semi-autonomous Danish territory - to become a...

Trump invites Israel’s Netanyahu to meet at White House next week

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House next week, according to a statement...

Scientists move ‘Doomsday Clock’ one second closer to destruction

WASHINGTON: The atomic scientists on Tuesday moved the “Doomsday Clock” one second forward, 89 seconds to midnight, which symbolises how near humanity is to...

Trump says PM Modi will ‘do what is right’ on illegal immigrants; likely to visit US soon

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will do "what is right" on illegal immigrants, underlining that discussions are...

Middle East is extended neighbourhood for India: Jaishankar

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday underlined that the history of India and the Middle East are inextricably linked, saying the...

Trump prod to allies on Palestine; Egypt, Jordan likely to snub US President’s offer

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a...

Hamas to release six hostages, Israel to allow Gazans to return to North this week

GAZA: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Gaza based Hamas militant group will release six hostages this week and Tel Aviv will...

Will speak to Vladimir Putin soon over Ukraine war, says Donald Trump

MOSCOW: US President Donald Trump has said that he would soon speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and help in settling the war...

Investigators seek cause of Palisades fire as rain brings relief in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES: One of the worst fire disasters in Pacific Palisades history, the charred hills continue to smolder as much needed rains approach the...

Embassies across world extend warm wishes to India on its 76th Republic Day

NEW DELHI: As India marked its 76th Republic Day with celebrations, embassies from across the world extended their warm wishes, emphasising the significance of...

55,000 people there want to be with us’: Donald Trump iterates Greenland demand

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is bent on taking Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. Insisting that the world’s largest island needs to be...

Hamas ceasefire: Four female Israeli soldiers freed from Gaza in second hostage swap

GAZA CITY: The Palestinian militant movement Hamas handed four female Israeli soldier hostages over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza...

Trump’s admin fires ind inspectors general of more than dozen govt agencies

WASHIGNTON: US President Donald Trump's administration fired the independent inspectors general of more than a dozen major government agencies late on Friday, U.S. media...

Ethiopia earns 1.36 billion USD from gold export in six months

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia has disclosed that it earned 1.36 billion US dollars in revenue from gold exports over the past six months. Speaking of an...

What to know about legal battle over Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's executive order denying US citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally faced the first of what...

Firefighters battle for upper hand on huge, rapidly moving wildfire in Los Angeles

NEW YORK: Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los...

Modi explains to students about PM Suryagarh Yojana as tool to tackle climate change

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday interacted with students on ‘Parakram Diwas’ and explained to them about the PM Suryagarh Yojana as...

Netanyahu denies Palestinian Authority’s control over Rafah crossing

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Wednesday media reports claiming that Israel has allowed the Palestinian Authority (PA) to manage the...

Canadian visa backlogs to worsen as country cuts thousands of immigration jobs

NEW DELHI: Canada’s immigration system is under further strain as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced 3,300 job cuts under the government’s Refocusing...

Musk worked Ramaswamy out of DOGE following ‘differences’: Report

WASHINGTON: As Indian-origin entrepreneur and Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy pulled out of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), just 69 days after he was...

FS Misri to visit China this week

NEW DELHI: In a major step towards normalisation of Sino-India ties, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will visit Beijing on 26-27 January for a meeting...

‘Thank you, Mr Trump’: Jan 6 rioters rejoice at blanket pardon

Capitol security call it ‘slap in the face’ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, in one of the first moves by him after assuming office, signed...

India, US to arrange meeting next month between Modi & Trump

WASHINGTON: Indian and U.S. diplomats are trying to arrange a February meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump in...

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