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US universities sound warnings, ask int’l students to return before Trump takes oath

WASHINGTON: Amid growing uncertainty over President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policies, US universities are urging international students and staff to return to campus before his...

Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media despite safety concerns

CANBERRA: A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate on Thursday and is set to become a world-first law. The legislation...

Putin threatens Ukraine with new missile as Russian barrage hits power grid

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has said 100 drones and 90 missiles were launched at Ukraine over the past two days “in response to strikes...

Iran welcomes ceasefire in Lebanon, reserves right to react to Israeli airstrikes

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated on Wednesday that Tehran reserves the right to respond to last month’s Israeli airstrikes on Iran but...

Hezbollah vows to continue resistance, support for Palestinians

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Wednesday pledged to maintain its resistance and support for Palestinians, including fighters, a day after a ceasefire agreement between the...

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect, civilians head back to south Lebanon

BEIRUT: A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the US and France,...

India welcomes ceasefire between Israel & Lebanon

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. hoping such developments will lead to peace and stability in the region. ”We...

30 detained over killing of lawyer in clash between B’desh police, followers of jailed Hindu leader

DHAKA: At least 30 suspects were detained in Bangladesh's Chattogram city for their alleged involvement in the killing of a lawyer and attacking security...

Iran’s Khamenei seeks death sentence for Israeli PM Netanyahu

TEHRAN: The supreme leader of Iran, which backs the Hamas and Hezbollah militants fighting Israel in Gaza and Lebanon, said on Monday that death...

Bangladeshi court denies bail to Hindu leader arrested for ‘sedition’

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on alleged "sedition" charges, and sent him...

Winter rain in Gaza threatens deluge of sewage

GAZA: Aid officials warn that winter rains in Gaza threaten to unleash a deluge of sewage on to hundreds of thousands of displaced people...

Israeli strike killing three Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, says HR group

BEIRUT: An Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists and wounded others in Lebanon last month was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and...

India supports ceasefire in West Asia, favours two-state solution: EAM Jaishankar

ROME: India supports an immediate ceasefire in West Asia and favours a two-state solution in the long-term, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Monday...

20 killed, 66 injured in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon

BEIRUT: At least 20 people were killed and 66 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Lebanese capital Beirut,...

UN climate summit agrees to triple public finance to developing countries

The new Baku Finance Goal aims to triple previous commitments to climate finance, yet objections from developing nations highlight ongoing concerns over the adequacy...

Musk, Ramaswamy will be biggest threat for Beijing in Trump 2.0, warns Chinese advisor

BEIJING: US President-elect Donald Trump's plan to overhaul the government with a new department headed by tech billionaire Elon Musk and Indian-origin entrepreneur Vivek...

Gaza war crimes: ICC arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant, World reacts

DOHA: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged...

Russia, Belarus to use int’l law to resist Western sanctions

MOSCOW: Russia and Belarus will use international law to uphold justice and combat various forms of illegal Western sanctions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

Elon Musk is now world’s richest person ever in history

$70 billion jump in net worth in flat 20 days NEW DELHI: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is officially the richest he’s ever been (and the...

‘We go to sleep without dinner’: Hunger spreads in Gaza as aid trucks robbed at gunpoint

Accusing Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu of using 'starvation as a method of warfare', the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against him Deir-Al-Balah...

Canada denies linking PM, Jaishankar, Doval with Nijjar killing

NEW DELHI: Canada has denied media reports suggesting that it sought to link Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National...

‘Ludicrous, smear campaign’: India slams Canadian media report over Nijjar killing

NEW DELHI: India has dismissed a Canadian media report as a “smear campaign" that claimed that the Indian prime minister was aware of an...

OP29 in crisis All countries reject climate finance draft

BAKU (AZERBAIJAN): A draft text released early Thursday on a new climate finance package for the developing world was rejected by every single country...

Israeli strikes kill 15 people in Gaza

Hospital in north of region makes distress call CAIRO: Israeli forces killed at least 15 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, including a rescue...

North Korea recently supplied add’l artillery systems to Russia: S Korea

SEOUL: North Korea recently supplied additional artillery systems to Russia to support its war efforts against Ukraine, while some of the thousands of North...

‘At stake is our survival’: India speaks for developing countries on climate change adaptation

BAKU (AZERBAIJAN): “Developing countries are suffering from the impacts of climate change largely due to the historical emissions of developed countries. For us as...

Modi, Aus PM reiterate commitment to strengthen Quad cooperation

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese have reiterated their commitment to strengthening cooperation through Quad as a force...

Putin signs new doctrine that lowers threshold for using nuclear weapons

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is...

G20 leaders call for ‘comprehensive’ ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon

RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies have called for “comprehensive” ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, while also stressing the...

Modi, Starmer resolve to resume negotiations on India-UK FTA soon

NEW DELHI: In his first meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the importance of addressing the issue...

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