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PM Modi to attend AI Action Summit in France on Feb 10-11: French President

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in France from February 10 to 11, in what...

Nicolas Maduro sworn in for third term as Venezuela’s President amid election dispute

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term on Friday, following a controversial election in which his opponent, Edmundo...

Egypt reiterates two-state solution as ‘only option’ for Mideast peace

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has emphasised the need to implement the two-state solution “as the only option for achieving sustainable peace and stability...

New LA fire prompts more evacuations; 10,000 structures lost to 2 biggest blazes

LOS ANGELES: At least 20 arrests have been made for looting, and the city of Santa Monica declared a curfew because of the lawlessness,...

Lebanon Army Chief Joseph Aoun elected as country’s new President

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s parliament elected Army Chief Joseph Aoun as the country’s new president, bringing an end to a prolonged political deadlock and presidential vacancy,...

India ‘significant regional, economic partner’: Taliban

NEW DELHI: The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting with its most senior foreign...

Turkey establishes cybersecurity directorate to combat cyber threats

ANKARA: Turkey has established a new Cybersecurity Directorate to strengthen defence against cyber threats, according to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette. The...

Pope Francis named first woman to head major Vatican office, choosing Italian nun

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, appointing an Italian nun, Sister Simona Brambilla, to become...

‘More flu patients than hMPV in China, no unusual outbreaks’

NEW DELHI: Though hMPV or human metapneumovirus cases have increased in China, especially in the Northern Provinces, the increase is within the expected range...

European Union warns of ‘serious blow’ from Donald Trump on climate change

BRUSSELS: Global efforts to address climate change will be dealt a severe blow if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump again pulls the country out of...

Iran launches air defence exercise near nuclear facility

TEHRAN: Iran’s armed forces began a large-scale joint air defence exercise near the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Isfahan province on Tuesday, state...

Damascus resumes civilian aviation with flights connecting Syria, Gulf countries

DAMASCUS: Damascus International Airport resumed international operations with flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar as the interim administration in Syria continues...

Draft DPDP rules prioritise India’s citizen-centric governance: PMO

NEW DELHI: The Draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, prioritise India’s commitment to citizen-centric governance as they aim to safeguard personal data...

At least 126 dead; 188 injured in 6.8-magnitude quake in southern Tibet, tremors felt in Nepal

KATHMANDU: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and injuring 188 others with tremors...

Trump predicts strong rapport with Xi Jinping, calls for ‘two-way street’ in US-China ties

WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have been speaking through representatives and he believes the two leaders...

China says its world’s biggest dam over Brahmaputra will not impact water flows to India

BEIJING: China on Monday reiterated its plan to build the world's biggest dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border, saying...

EAM Jaishankar holds talks with NSA Sullivan, reviews India-US ties in last 4 years

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, broadly reviewing the trajectory of India-US...

‘Justin Trudeau expected to resign as Liberal Party leader’

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation as Liberal Party leader on Monday, amid growing dissent within his caucus,...

Biden notifies US Congress of planned $8bn arms sales to Israel: Reports

WASHINGTON: The administration of outgoing United States President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8bn arms sale to Israel, according to US...

Washington Post cartoonist to quit after satire on Bezos, Zuckerberg bowing to Trump is rejected

WASHINGTON: Ann Telnaes, a cartoonist who has worked for The Washington Post since 2008, on Saturday announced that she would be quitting the newspaper...

NSA Sullivan to visit India to finalise important ongoing initiatives: White House

WASHINGTON: Outgoing US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to India January 5 and 6 to meet his counterpart Ajit K Doval and...

Syria’s FM to head to UAE, Qatar and Jordan to ‘build partnerships’

DAMASCUS: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani has announced he will visit Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, having just made his first...

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 54 across Gaza, medics say

CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 11 people in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families, medics...

‘US is breaking down’: Trump blames open borders, Democrats after deadly New Orleans attack kills 15

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has criticised what he called “weak, ineffective, and virtually nonexistent leadership” in the United States. His comments followed a...

French, German foreign ministers visit Damascus to meet Syria’s new rulers

DAMASCUS: The French and German foreign ministers have arrived in Damascus to meet Syria’s new rulers, marking the first trip by top European Union...

‘Israeli airstrike killed 18 people in Gaza Strip, including three children’

Gaza: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 people in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including three children and two high-ranking officers in the Hamas-run...

New Year tragedy: 10 people wounded in mass shooting in New York’s Queens

NEW YORK: A group of men fired at least 30 gunshots into a crowd gathered outside a nightclub in New York’s Queens on New...

Al Jazeera slams Palestinian Authority move to suspend West Bank operations

DOHA: The network says the PA’s decision is ‘in line with the occupation’s actions against its staff’. Al Jazeera has deplored the Palestinian Authority’s...

Israeli strikes kill 12 people in Gaza as war grinds into new year with no end in sight

GAZA: Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war...

Jeju Air crash highlights need for revised regulations on airport runway safety zones

SEOUL: South Korea’s aviation experts have highlighted the need to revise regulations governing airport safety, including those on runway safety zones, amid growing views...

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