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Conflict-induced famine, hunger deaths likely in Gaza, Sudan in months: UN

Millions of people in ‘hunger hotspots’ pushed to the brink, new report by UN food agencies says DOHA: The Palestinian territory, Sudan and South Sudan,...

Hamas underscores ‘immediate’ lifting of blockade amid Israeli ravges in northern Gaza

BEIRUT: A senior spokesman for the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has called for the immediate removal of Israel’s crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip...

Iran lifts its ban on imports of new iPhone models in place since last year

TEHRAN: Iranians will soon be able to get their hands on iPhones 14, 15 and 16 after authorities lifted a ban on new smartphone...

Canada claims Amit Shah ordered violent campaign targeting Sikh separatists

NEW DELHI: Top officials of the Canadian government have claimed that India’s Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a “campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering”...

Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new chief

BEIRUT: Hezbollah has announced Naim Qassem as its new head. Qassem, whose promotion from deputy leader was announced on Tuesday, replaces Hassan Nasrallah as secretary-general...

Musk emerges as Trump’s campaign lightning rod

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has emerged as both a surrogate for Donald Trump and a lightning rod for the Republican’s campaign. The...

Egypt urges two-day truce as Israel kills 1,000 during north Gaza siege

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el- Sisi has proposed a two-day truce in Gaza that would potentially pave the way for a long-term ceasefire,...

Musk says real threat to democracy is people who accuse Trump of endangering it

LANCASTER (UK): Tech mogul Elon Musk, speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald Trump, played down the January...

Condemnation, calls for restraint: World reacts to Israeli strikes on Iran

Israeli military says retaliatory attack ‘completed’, as Iran says it is ‘entitled and obligated to defend itself’ DOHA: The Israeli military launched strikes on military...

Polls show tie as Harris appears to slip; 2 US dailies refuse to endorse candidates

NEW YORK: Underscoring the uncertainty hanging over the presidential election ten days away, two major newspapers, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times,...

Somerville College, Oxford University announces scholarship for Indian students

NEW DELHI: Somerville College announces the launch of the Dr Gita Piramal Scholarship, in collaboration with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development (OICSD)...

Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian prez towards unity govt for post-war Gaza

MOSCOW: Palestinian militant group Hamas wants Russia to push Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to begin negotiations on a national unity government for post-war Gaza,...

Al Jazeera condemns Israel’s ‘unfounded allegations’

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military named on Wednesday six Palestinian Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza it said were also members of the Hamas or Islamic...

No country, whether US or China, can ignore India: FM Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that India wants to enhance its influence in the world as one in every six...

Bangladesh interim govt bans student wing of ex-PM Hasina’s party

DHAKA: The Bangladesh interim government has banned Bangladesh Chatra League, the student organisation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League, after a...

India supports dialogue and diplomacy, not war: PM Modi at BRICS Summit

Kazan (Russia): India supports dialogue and diplomacy and not war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BRICS Summit here on Wednesday, in an...

FBI initiates investigation in documents leak of potential Israel plans to attack Iran

WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into the leak of classified documents pertaining to the plans of Israel preparing a...

North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia for Ukraine war: S Korean lawmakers

SEOUL: North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday after being briefed...

More than 10 pc votes cast in US polls, two weeks before election day

WASHINGTON: More than 10 per cent of registered voters in the US had already voted by Tuesday with election day still two weeks away. The...

Israel claims to find Hezbollah’s hidden bunker with ‘millions of dollars in gold and cash’ in Beirut

NEW DELHI: Israel has claimed to find a hidden bunker of Hezbollah with millions of dollars in gold and cash as it declassified intelligence...

BRICS emerged as imp platform for dialogue, discussion on key global issues: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: India values close cooperation within BRICS which has emerged as an important platform for dialogue and discussion on a range of key...

Trump leading Harris among Arab Americans, poll suggests

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is narrowly leading Kamala Harris among Arab Americans as the race for president of the United States enters the final stretch,...

Hamas claims targeting Israeli soldiers, military vehicles in Gaza

GAZA: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, have announced that they had killed and wounded Israeli soldiers in several operations in the...

Israeli army demolishes UN observation tower, fence in Lebanon: UNIFIL

BEIRUT: A bulldozer of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “deliberately demolished” an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in Marwahin, a...

US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused of Turkey coup attempt, dies at 83

ANKARA: Turkish Muslim leader Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says was behind a 2016 failed coup, has died in the United States where he was...

Israel strikes Hezbollah’s intelligence HQ, kills three commanders in Beirut raid

BEIRUT: Israel said its air force attacked Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Beirut on Sunday as well as an underground workshop for the production of...

Israel vows Iran ‘will pay a price’ for drone attack on PM Netanyahu’s home

TEL AVIV: Israel has vowed that Iran will “pay a price” for the drone attack on the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which...

Billionaire Elon Musk promises to give away $1 million each day until Nov’s US election

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA: Billionaire Elon Musk promised on Saturday to give away $1 million each day until November's election to someone who signs his online...

How did Israel kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? What we know so far

Israel, US claim intelligence provided Sinwar’s whereabouts, but this is doubtful DOHA: On Thursday, news that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, 62, had been killed fighting...

China’s Xi calls for troops to boost war preparedness

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called this week for troops to strengthen their preparedness for war, state media reported on Saturday, just days after...

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